Western
Rehab hospital to merge with Mission Health
April 4, 2013
(Asheville Citizen-Times)
CarePartners Health Services, an Asheville rehabilitation hospital and home health-care provider, will merge with Mission Health, though it will keep its board and name.
Asheville tries to lure Ironman event for 2014
April 3, 2013
(Asheville Citizen-Times)
Asheville officials are trying to attract an Ironman triathlon event for fall 2014, contributing more than $100,000 for the effort.
Watauga County purchasing 199 acres for business park
April 3, 2013
(The Watauga Democrat)
Watauga County commissioners will purchase 199 acres off N.C. 194 for $1.7 million to create a business park. The county's current industrial park is full.
Jackson County moves forward with railroad plans
April 2, 2013
(The Sylva Herald)
Jackson County commissioners will continue negotiations with Great Smoky Mountains Railroad for a loan that would allow it to bring service to Dillsboro and Bryson City.
Online petitions try to save historic sites
April 2, 2013
(Asheville Citizen-Times)
Online petitions are seeking to save historic sites Vance Birthplace in Buncombe County and Mountain Gateway Museum in Old Fort after Gov. Pat McCrory recommended closing them in his proposed budget.
Mission continues expansion with neonatology expansion
April 1, 2013
(Asheville Citizen-Times)
Mission Health plans to take over Asheville Neonatology and its five physicians, another move as it snaps up more practices.
Real-estate investment firm buys Etowah country club
March 29, 2013
(The Times-News, Hendersonville)
Asheville-based Hi-Alta, a real-estate investment firm, purchased Etowah Valley Country Club for an undisclosed amount. The club previously filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and was in danger of closing.
Consultant examining MedWest's future
March 27, 2013
(The Sylva Herald)
MedWest Health System and Carolinas HealthCare System, which manages MedWest, have hired an independent consulting firm to examine its strategic future. The three-hospital system formed in 2010, but two of the hospitals voted last year that they wanted out of the partnership.
Report: ASU headed for Sun Belt Conference
March 26, 2013
(The Watauga Democrat)
Appalachian State University is close to accepting a bid to join the Sun Belt Conference and vault into college football's top football division, according to multiple media reports. The team could face a $600,000 exit fee if it leaves its current conference without two years' notice.
