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Comments: 0 Views: 81USA Today rates Buncombe’s Navitat zipline one of US’s 10 best
Comments: 0 Views: 258EPA holds series of hearings on proposal to regulate coal ash disposal
Comments: 0 Views: 155UPDATE: Buncombe is one of 19 least-economically distressed counties in state, but some surrounding counties dropped this year. Star1043.com reports: “The Department of Commerce has released its new Economic Development Tier Rankings for 2010,” noting that McDowell County is now one of the most distressed counties in the state. Madison County dropped a notch. Buncombe is still in the least distressed tier.
The full report from NC Dept of Commerce is at http://www.nccommerce.com/en/BusinessServices/SupportYourBusiness/Incentives/CountyTierDesignations2010.htm
A partial list: (tier 1=most distressed; tier 3=least distressed)
Henderson = tier3
Haywood = tier2
Madison = tier2
Jackson = tier2
Yancey = tier2
McDowell = tier1
Mitchell = tier1
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