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The plant is seen as the anchor facility in the 1,000-acre Biltmore West industrial park what Cecil called a “lighthouse of innovation” shining the way for more business and more high-paying jobs. “This is the largest industrial economic development project in Western North Carolina that we are aware of,” David Rhoades, communications director of the state Department of Commerce, told the Lightning. “Due to the multiplier effect, our economists have projected that the project will grow to a $7.4 billion economic impact in 12 years.” The Golden Leaf Foundation and community colleges in Hendersonville and Asheville also were partners on the team that landed one of the region’s biggest economic development catches in recent decades. The partnership’s incentives add up to $62 million and include a bridge over the French Broad River. We predict years from now, everyone will recognize the largesse as a wise investment. ....
A long-running zoning dispute over housing on the Tap Root Dairy property finally came to an end while the land-use fight over an asphalt plant in East Flat Rock fizzled to an uncertain resolution. Downtown could be transformed by hotel and parking deck plans that neared the dirt-turning stage as the year drew to a close. Cloaked over every hour of every day from March 3 on was the coronavirus and its wide-ranging impacts. Covid-19 cases devastated long-term care facilities as the virus swept in. The pandemic claimed the Flat Rock Playhouse and Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra seasons, the North Carolina Apple Festival, prep football and more. Here are number 7, 6, 5 in the Lightning’s annual Top 10 news stories from an unforgettable year. ....