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NEWLAND — Few institutions in Avery County are as loved and revered as Yellow Mountain Enterprises, although such organizations do not become what they are today without superior leadership. For the last 10 years, David Tate has led the organization from the brink of bankruptcy to where it is today. For this reason, he is now looking toward the future ahead and retiring from the nonprofit once the organization finds his replacement.
“I’ve worked too hard and too long for it not to continue,” Tate said. “My motivation for retirement now is not so much personal, but this is a good time for the organization. Things are more financially stable than they have ever been.” ....

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