WNC Business Review

Seven Falls developer hit with more charges -
HENDERSONVILLE -- More fraud charges have been filed against developer Keith Vinson in connection with his handling of health insurance premium money at one of his companies.

Asheville and Buncombe County property transfers -
The following transfers were filed in the Register of Deeds office Jan. 23-27

Q&A: Hospital head explains why ranking matters -
ASHEVILLE -- "Your chance of dying in this hospital compared to the typical hospital is 21 percent lower. I would think that would make a difference to people," says Dr. Ronald A. Paulus, president and CEO of Mission Health.

Engage Asheville: Mardi Gras, new thrift -
Asheville Mardi Gras wants folks to come out for its annual parade and party. The parade will start along Wall Street at 3:05 p.m. Feb. 19 and will take a new route through downtown.

Asheville business success story: Cleaning a green blue streak -
MILLS RIVER -- Minority entrepreneur built his business on faith

Real estate today: Evaluating real estate investment options -
In my earlier columns on residential real estate investments, I reviewed the strong results that this segment has produced over the past decades.

O'Keefe: Changes in the natural order in US -
My grandmother was born in the 1880s, died in the late 1940s, and lived what I have come to think of as a 19th-century life.

Asheville area business people -
BURCO Promotional Printing, an INDEXX subsidiary specializing in printing for the recreation, hospitality, and golf industries, announced that John Duval, a sales representative in the golf division, has been certified as a Mailpiece Design Professional b

Made in WNC: Oowee Koozie -
Oowee Koozie

Neal: Sharing a new way to do business -
We all learned back in kindergarten that sharing was good, but in our capitalist society, the laws and regulations sometimes frown on sharing.

Asheville area health kudos -
Haywood Family Medicine, 490 Hospital Drive, led by Dr. David Mulholland and Dr. Linda Dula, an osteopathic physician, has expanded its hours of operation to include Friday afternoon. The practice now sees patients 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Asheville area business briefs -
The Trustees of the Fred A. Moss Charitable Trust awarded Western Carolina Pacesetters Inc. a $7,500 grant to help provide outdoor adventure-based services for at risk and underprivileged youth.

Joblessness up in Asheville -
ASHEVILLE - -- Two and a half years after the Great Recession technically ended, new jobs remain scarce in the mountains.

Penney hopes Ellen DeGeneres can boost its image -
NEW YORK -- As J.C. Penney Co. aims to re-invent itself, it's hoping a famous former employee can help out.

Best January for stocks since 1997 -
NEW YORK -- It's the best start for stocks in 15 years.

Incomes up 0.5 %, consumer spending flat -
WASHINGTON -- The Commerce Department says the rise in incomes was the strongest increase since March.

Echo Mountain Recording Studios makes waves -
ASHEVILLE -- With a blend of vintage and cutting-edge equipment, downtown Asheville studios makes music stars feel at home.

Engage your Asheville community: A time capsule and kudos -
Engage briefs: Time capsule on display, money management help and more

Columnist: Demise of the political elites not all good news -
When I was young and living in New York, I wandered one day into a political storefront at the other end of my neighborhood and began one of the great adventures of my life.

Citizen-Times Q&A: Raw passion drives pet-food entrepreneur -
CANDLER -- Kristi King makes her own line of raw pet food out of her Candler home.