BPR News: Growth & Development

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Growth & Development

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Buncombe TDA awards $11.2M to tourism-related projects, including RAD Creative Campus 30.09.2026 1:05

The LIFT fund supports projects that are expected to bring more tourists to the region and benefit the local community.

Two years after Helene, a mill town works to find a way forward 25.09.2026 4:54

The Haywood County town of Canton is working to forge a path that honors its history while also navigating the new challenges brought on by Hurricane Helene.

$2.8 billion: Pigeon River Gorge I-40 repairs nearly triple original estimate 03.09.2026 1:01

North Carolina Transportation Secretary Daniel Johnson said the post-Helene restoration project is the most complex in state history.

Four hospital systems propose competing expansions in Buncombe County 20.08.2026 2:10

Mission Hospital, AdventHealth, UNC Health West and Novant Health are all vying for state approval to add up to 92 beds to their new or existing facilities.

Construction to begin on one of the last WNC roads still closed by Hurricane Helene 17.08.2026 1:37

For nearly two years, residents of Tryon and Saluda have had to take a detour that some say has left them feeling isolated and taken a toll on local businesses.

Asheville municipal candidates talk senior issues, displacement at Shiloh forum 13.08.2026 1:41

Candidates touched on issues like infrastructure, Helene recovery and the displacement of longtime residents in historically Black communities like Shiloh.

More than 99% of roads damaged by Helene have reopened, NCDOT says 31.07.2026 0:53

Several major projects remain underway in the western part of the state, including the reconstruction of I-40 in the Pigeon River Gorge.