March 18, 2009

Stimulus can energize Asheville’s green economy

ASHEVILLE – In the green industry of tomorrow, electricians will wire solar panels with the aid of instructions loaded into an iPod.
Construction workers will insulate houses with a foam spray made from soybeans. And cars will run on biodiesel made from algae.
With people already training for those jobs in the classroom, business leaders in Western [...]

March 18, 2009

AB-Tech to host hospitality career fair

ASHEVILLE – The second-year students of the A-B Tech Hotel and Restaurant Management program will sponsor the fifth annual Hospitality Career Fair from 9 a.m. to noon April 2 in the Magnolia Building on the Asheville campus.
The purpose of the job fair is to showcase hospitality industry careers, create opportunities for hospitality career building and [...]