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Last Updated: Mar 26, 2025 02:36PM • Subscribe via RSS • ATOM

Gracie Award Honors Mix 96.5’s Melanie Wilkinson for Exceptional Hurricane Helene Crisis Coverage

Mar 26, 2025 02:36PM ● By WNC Business

The Gracie Awards honors exemplary programming and individual talent created by, for and about women.

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Two Asheville Businesses Selected as NC IDEA Semi-Finalists for Spring 2025 SEED Grant Cycle

Mar 25, 2025 02:24PM ● By WNC Business

Along with 16 other businesses, the semi-finalists seek $50,000 each in NC IDEA’s 39th SEED grant cycle.

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Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation Earns Outstanding Public Engagement Award

Mar 23, 2025 12:22PM ● By WNC Business

The Public Lands Alliance bestowed the award on the foundation for its Blue Ridge Rising initiative.

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Dr. Shelley White Receives President of the Year Distinction from the North Carolina Community College System

Mar 20, 2025 08:36AM ● By WNC Business

The North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) excellence awards honor the pinnacle of academic achievement and the highest levels of collaboration among community college students, faculty, staff, and business partners.

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Two Davidson County Employers Recertified as Carolina Star Sites

Mar 20, 2025 08:13AM ● By WNC Business

The Carolina Star Program recognizes leaders in occupational safety and health that are successfully protecting employees by implementing comprehensive and effective safety and health programs and management systems.

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Asheville Attorney Wyatt S. Stevens Recognized Posthumously with John B. McMillan Distinguished Service Award

Mar 19, 2025 08:54AM ● By WNC Business

Family of the late Wyatt S. Stevens accepted the award from the North Carolina State Bar.

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AmeriHealth Caritas Foundation Awards Grants for Youth Mental Healthcare Post-Helene

Mar 01, 2025 08:42AM ● By WNC Business

YMCA of Western North Carolina and NAMI Western Carolina receive funds to expand youth mental health programming.

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NC Nonprofit IFB Solutions Names Maximus and Guidant Global as 2024 Partner of the Year

Feb 28, 2025 08:22AM ● By WNC Business

Maximus and its recruiting partner, Guidant Global, joined IFB Solutions in 2022 to integrate employees who are blind or visually impaired into its workforce.

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Two Western North Carolina Organizations Recognized in Land Rover's 2024 Defender Service Awards

Feb 27, 2025 03:15PM ● By WNC Business

Linville-Central Search & Rescue Squad and Appalachian Wildlife Refuge each received a $25,000 cash prize and a customized Land Rover defender 130 for their organizations.

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Always Best Care of Asheville-Hendersonville Receives 2025 Best of Home Care® – Leader in Experience Award

Feb 21, 2025 01:59PM ● By WNC Business

The recognition was awarded by Activated Insights, formerly Home Care Pulse, the leading firm in experience management for post-acute care.

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