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Engineering and Manufacturing Firm On The Move
In 2009, Duane Aiken, owner and manager of Automated Tool & Machine Inc., began renovating and expanding a building near Brevard, and in January of 2010 moved his operations from a small facility in Penrose to the new site at 1540 Greenville Highway.
“In effect, we gutted the building, installed additional electrical capacity and lighting systems, built a new loading dock and added a wing to house engineering design, offices and a break room,” Aiken says.
ATM specializes in engineering and fabricating replacement machine parts and components but also designs and manufactures turnkey Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) machines. Recent examples of the latter are automated electrical testing machines for General Electric’s Lighting Division in Hendersonville, the firm’s major customer. complete article
Duane Aiken checks programming of
his automated wire EDM machine
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$10,000 Business Development Plan Competition Underway
Business Plan Application
County residents thinking about starting or expanding a business in Transylvania County have an opportunity to enter a business development plan competition this summer that will offer a $10,000 cash prize for the winning business plan and its successful implementation.
This will be the second year for the competition sponsored by the Transylvania Partnership, a local non-profit organization that helps new and existing businesses create jobs and increase business investment. complete article |
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High School Business Plan Contest Winners
Five business plans emerged as winners of a business plan contest held at Rosman and Brevard high schools this Spring that resulted in cash awards for the authors.
Winners (l to r) Christina Rice, Lea Kilpatrick, Catie Jackson, Michala Guinn and Juan Mundo Mendez
First place: (tie -- $250 total prize) went to “Elsie’s 50’s Diner” submitted by Christina Rice and Lea Kilpatrick and “Lea’s Star Salon” by Lea Kilpatrick.
Second place: (tie -- $150 total prize) was won by “Don Juan Bakery” by Juan Mundo Mendez and “Michala’s Flowers” by Michala Guinn.
Third place: ($100 prize) went to “Patisserie” by Catie Jackson.
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Quote of the Month
“Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a
ship
that
has
set
sail
with
no
destination.”
Fitzhugh Dodson
–
Clinical
psychologist
and
author
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Meetings
County Offices CLOSED
Monday, July 5th
Economic Development
Thursday, July 8
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8:00AM
2nd floor DSS conference room
County Commissioners
Monday, July 12
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7:00PM
County Courthouse large courtroom
Planning Board
Thursday, July
15
- 7:00PM
Community Services Building conference room
County Commissioners
Monday, July 26
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7:00PM
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Independence Day Spirit!
Come catch the hometown spirit Saturday, July 3, 2010!
During the day, downtown streets are closed to an overflowing
crowd.
The
Transylvania
Community
Arts
Council
hosts
its
38th
Annual
Fine
Arts
&
Craft
Showcase.
The Classic Automobile Show stretches for blocks and delights
even
the
casual
aficionado
of
1920s
to
1970s
vintage
vehicles.
For more information visit
www.brevardnc.org.
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Sliding
Rock
in
Pisgah
National
Forest
photo
courtesy
Rich
Stevenson
www.ncwaterfalls.com
What
a
great
way
to
cool
off
on a
hot
Summer
Day!
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