Asheville
Economic Development

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Below is a list of reports that contain demographic, business and economic information.

Building Activity Business Demographics Income Taxes

Population Crime Climate Economic Indicators

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Advantage West North Carolina Regional Economic Development Commission

Affordable Housing Coalition During the past ten years, AHC has been privileged to work with the people of Asheville and Buncombe County by providing those in search of a new home the housing counseling, educational and supportive services they needed to accomplish their goals. Please learn about each of our direct services by clicking on the Programs page, or call, 828-259-9216.

Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) is a Western North Carolina community-based collaborative focused on sustaining farms and rural communities through an integrated action program of farmland protection, sustainable production systems, policy development, and promotion.

Ashevillage: A City Imagined ...  Green roofs, naturally  built bus shelters, beautiful murals and mosaics, tree plantings,  neighborhood gathering places built by the people who live there,;  ponds that catch, clean, and re-use rain water, simultaneous  neighborhood block parties, multicultural exchanges, herb walks  downtown, theatre in the streets, urban regeneration, more community  gardens; more bicyclists; a Green Kid's Parade & Festival, Pritchard Park as Vilalge Squar, volunteering for a better Asheville.

City of Asheville For more information about the Asheville City Government

Mountain Microenterprise Fund assists low and moderate income individuals in starting or expanding local small businesses. Membership Program provides vendor discounts, one-to-one consulting, monthly networking events, cooperative advertising, and access to a computer and the Internet.

The MAP Media Arts Project Science and Technology serving the arts. The arts serving Science and Technology.

Pisgah Legal Services mission is to provide effective, high-quality legal counseling and representation for poor people in certain non-criminal matters that address the client's basic needs; to ensure equal justice for poor people; to advance and protect the legal rights of the poor, and substantially improve their live.

The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County
If you want to get involved in helping to preserve Asheville and Buncombe County's heritage, then get involved with this organization. You will enjoy the people and the projects on which you will have an opportunity to work. Call 828-254-2343 for further information.

SCORE offers free and confidential counseling to anyone who plans to start a business.

Smart Growth Partners of Western North Carolina is a grassroots non-profit organization working to achieve livable, healthy, and economically robust communities through compact and orderly development and redevelopment.

Western North Carolina Film Commission