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Western North Carolina Green Building Council

The WNCGBC began as a casual gathering of five building professionals over food and drink in the spring of 2000 . A common desire to educate others on the health and environmental impacts of design and construction led to the official formation of the council levitra.

In 2001, the WNCGBC organized, along with then Asheville mayor Leni Sitnick, a Mayor’s Roundtable presentation on residential green building programs. Over the next several years, the council continued to grow, and organized dozens of educational events, tours, publications and workshops temovate.

WNCGBC is a 501C3 non-profit organization whose mission is to promote environmentally sustainable and health conscious building practices through community education.

American Institute of Architects – Asheville

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is the professional society of architects, established more than 140 years ago as a national organization. AIA works to promote the value of the architectural profession and to advance the living standards of people through an improved built environment. Representing approximately 70,000 members nationally, 2,000 statewide, and more than 200 members locally, this three-tiered organization is the largest voice of the architectural community.

AIA Asheville, one of 300 local and state components of The American Institute of Architects, unites the community of design professionals who live and work in the Western North Carolina region.

AIA Asheville seeks to build affiliations with other community-based organizations and local or regional boards and commissions. We want to work together to address issues of concern for our region such as historic preservation, smart growth, sustainability, green building, affordable housing and more.

Asheville Citizen-Times

The Asheville Citizen-Times is a Gannett newspaper based in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.A.. It was formed on July 1, 1991 as a result of the merger of the morning Asheville Citizen and the afternoon Asheville Times.

Founded in 1870 as a weekly, the Citizen became a daily newspaper in 1885. Writers Thomas Wolfe, O. Henry, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, a common visitor of Asheville, frequently could be found in the newsroom in earlier days.

Each year the Asheville Citizen-Time publishes the Western Carolina Home Show Guide and inserts it into their daily paper the Wednesday before the Home Show begins. The Citizen-Times also distributes thousands of copies of the guide during the three day event.

Averaging 9.7 million page views and 524,548 unique visitors per month, Citizen-Times.com is the most-visited Web site in the region. The print edition of the Citizen-Times is read by more than 240,000 people each week, making it the most-read daily newspaper in the region.

AVL Marketing

AVL Marketing’s mission is to simplify effective marketing for small businesses. AVL Marketing helps small to medium-sized businesses coordinate and manage a disparate collection of vendors and services. AVL provides highly effective marketing programs for small businesses with different levels of needs, leaving them to focus on what they do best.

The creators and managers of this new effort are Kevin Donaldson and Tracy Sigler. Kevin is a 15+ year veteran of the information technology industry, and self-proclaimed “marketing technologist.” In 2010 he merged his consulting company Renovo Technology with AVL Marketing. Kevin has consulting experience in a wide array of business categories including retail and media.

Tracy founded AVL Marketing in 2009. He has previously owned small businesses in real world retail and online commerce. Tracy was formerly VP, Web Operations at The Motley Fool where co-invented a patented method of gathering community intelligence.

Asheville Savings Bank

The first charter was granted to Asheville Federal Savings and Loan Association in February 1936 and the Association opened in April that year. The first offices were at 12 Church Street (across the street from the current location) and Charles D. Parker was elected as the first President.

In January 1942, Asheville Federal moved to 16 Church Street and by year-end the Association had almost 4,000 members and assets of just over $4 million. Continued growth resulted in moving again, to the street level floor at 18 Church Street, and by the end of 1955, assets stood at over $13 million. Today, Asheville Savings Bank provides quality financial services to aid customers in their economic growth and prosperity