During the last several weeks, we have seen vast amounts of support flowing into our communities and our businesses. Collaborative efforts are happening everywhere, and we know it’s that collaborative spirit that will help our region to recover the most.

The upcoming Q1 issue, the #WNCStrong edition, will highlight the impacts, resources, and collaborations emerging from the recent storm. To showcase the strength and resilience of our community, we invite stories from business owners, leaders, and organizations about their experiences working together toward rebuilding and recovery. 

As always, we’ll feature a work-life balance article, and this time, we’d love to explore how balancing work responsibilities with recovery efforts has supported the journey forward. Additionally, we are also accepting contributed Pro-Tip articles that offer general helpful advice for the business community as well as announcements for our Cheers! section.

Please submit your story, or the story of a business or organization you know, to us at [email protected] for consideration. Stories may be edited for length and tone, and we may reach back to you if clarification or further details are needed. To accompany these stories, we’d also love to see photos showing efforts toward cleanup, humanitarian relief, rebuilding, and reopening.

Thank you in advance for helping us shine a light on our incredibly resilient #WNCStrong community!