There’s a new type of corporation on the horizon, one that demonstrates social concern across a broad range of interests. Not surprisingly, Asheville is in the forefront of this movement. We’re talking about a Certified B Corporation. There are 1,200…

Asheville City Council members unveiled their 2015 strategic operating plan Jan. 30, collecting data on three focus areas: economic growth and sustainability, affordability and economic mobility and high quality of life. Affordability in Asheville was high on the topic list. “Affordability is…

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Using business to solve social and environmental problems becomes more than marketing when it becomes a Certified B Corporation, supporters say.(Photo: Thinkstock/Special to the Citizen-Times) ASHEVILLE – It’s one thing for a corporation to say it provides a living wage,…

Last SlideNext Slide A small plow is driven through Times Square in New York City Monday. Much more snow is expected overnight.(Photo: Alex Trautwig/Getty Images) ASHEVILLE – Karen Tessier, an Asheville public relations executive who was in New York for…

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Buy Photo The Rankin House Inn on Elizabeth Place in Montford opened as a bed-and-breakfast about a year ago. Unlike short-term rentals, the Rankin House Inn has been zoned as a bed-and-breakfast establishment and has not run into any legal…

Login / Register OR No Account? Register here. Commentary, Money Business, Transportation I rode the streetcar to work for a week. Here’s what I learned. January 20, 2015 Rebecca Burns Add a comment There’s little doubt that the Atlanta Streetcar,…

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