Post-Helene Asheville, Buncombe homeless count will include those on FEMA hotel vouchers
More than 100 volunteers have embarked on the January point in time count, a tally of people experiencing homelessness in ...
Buncombe County TDA tackles $11.5M shortfall with post-Helene budget
The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority (TDA) in Asheville is grappling with a significant financial shortfall due to Hurricane Helene.
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Facing potential $25 million shortfall in Helene's wake, county eyes school cuts
ASHEVILLE – Buncombe County is projecting upward of $25 million in revenue loss after Tropical Storm Helene swept through Western North Carolina Sept. 27, upending local economies all along its ...
Asheville, Buncombe hotel sales declined 74% in October, 57% in November after Helene
The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority has previously estimated that the impact of lost visitors after Helene ...
Living wage for Asheville, Buncombe County up 5% amid post-Helene economic uncertainty
The living wage in Buncombe County increased 5% to $23.15 an hour, according to Just Economics of Western North Carolina.
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Buncombe County implements hiring freeze to offset Helene's budgetary impacts
ASHEVILLE – Citing reduced revenues in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene, Buncombe County has implemented a hiring freeze affecting more than 80 vacant positions across all county ...
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4 months after Helene, county takes steps to remove abandoned cars from rights-of-way
Four months after Tropical Storm Helene ripped through Western North Carolina, Buncombe County is taking steps to remove upward of 300 abandoned cars, mobile homes, recreational vehicles and ...