BPR s Matt Bush speaks with AVL Watchdog reporter Tom Fiedler
Five years ago, entrepreneur and philanthropist Mack Pearsall thought he had discovered Asheville’s path to great wealth and world acclaim. Not through its beer; not because of its natural amenities.
Rather, in this time of global climate concern, the 84-year-old descendent of a pioneering North Carolina family believed Asheville could prosper by monetizing a unique yet little-known asset: Its federal archive of climate and weather data the largest such collection among all the nations on Earth curated by a local talent bank that includes several Nobel laureates and scores of climate scientists.
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Olsen is running for the District 1 seat on council, which is currently held by Sheila Franklin.
Olsen has lived in Fletcher for 15 years, moving to the town from the Chicago suburbs in 2005.
Olsen and his wife, Holly, have three children, Natalie, Hunter and Claire. When Olsen came to Fletcher, he continued a career in manufacturing at Plastic Injection Molding at Nypro (now Jabil) in Arden. He later enrolled at Blue Ridge Community College where he developed a passion for economics.
After completing a degree at University of North Carolina Asheville, Olsen entered the private sector with a new career in renewable energy with a solar development firm, according to Olsen’s campaign website.
Photo by Cynthia R. Greenlee
In Asheville’s Triangle Park, a vibrant mural depicts real Black businesses on the Block, such as John Darity’s cab company.
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Overlooking downtown Asheville, North Carolina, from a vista in the city’s hilly East End neighborhood, DeWayne Barton points to a tall gray-and-white tower under construction.
“At the top [end of the price range], you’ll pay $750,000 to live in that building,” he says.
That future high rise is being constructed on the same ground as quarters for enslaved people who spent their bondage serving guests in one of the city’s hotels before the Civil War.
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