Asheville, N.C.–The Economic Development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County (EDC), Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College and the NC Biotechnology Center jointly announced today that f(x) Immune Company will locate its new company in Asheville.

In early January 2014, f(x) Immune Co. will begin operations in the Technology Commercialization Center at the A-B Tech Community College’s Business Acceleration Site in Enka (BASE) as a participant in the Business Incubator Program. f(x) Immune Co. is a spin-out from parent company Flow Applications Inc. with headquarters in the greater St. Louis area and with labs in the greater Atlanta area. f(x) Immune Co. is an immuno-diagnostic companion assay developer, offering laboratory services and biologics development support for member companies of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRma).

Over the next three-years, f(x) Immune Co. will hire up to six lab technicians for its new operation in Asheville. The company will give priority to associate degreed Laboratory Technicians trained in NCCLS accredited programs and graduates of the former A-B Tech Biotechnology Associate Program in Applied Science. Resumes and cover letters are invited and will be accepted atinfo@fx-immune.com. f(x) Immune Co. also plans to use lab services of the NC BioNetwork hosted at A-B Tech.

Company principals

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From The Greeneville Neighbor News

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Known as one of the Southeast’s most beloved and storied holiday travel destinations is Christmas at Biltmore. Candlelight Christmas Evenings, offering evening candlelight tours of Biltmore House, take place through Jan. 4, 2014.

This year’s Christmas displays throughout Biltmore House, the gardens and grounds will draw inspiration from nature, with designs that evoke thoughts of forests, birds and other woodsy elements.

On Christmas Eve 1895, George Vanderbilt opened Biltmore House for the first time to his friends and family. In subsequent years, he and his wife, Edith, welcomed family, friends and the estate’s employees and their families into the Banquet Hall for the annual Christmas party.

Biltmore’s modern-day Christmas celebration is modeled on that first Christmas, with an elaborately decorated, 35-foot tall Fraser fir dominating the Banquet Hall. Guests will see 56 trees throughout Biltmore House, each intricately designed and decorated by members of Biltmore’s floral team. Miles of fresh garland and wreaths create a yuletide scent throughout the House, with around 1,000 red and white poinsettias in the Winter Garden and other areas.

Biltmore House takes on a warm glow during Candlelight Christmas Evenings, creating a unique holiday experience. Local choirs and small

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DURHAM — No. 2 Duke just finished final exams and now the Blue Devils’ women’s basketball players are preparing for a different kind of test.

No. 1 Connecticut is coming to town.

The Blue Devils (10-0) and Huskies (10-0) meet tonight in the biggest game of the season so far.

Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie said the matchup means more to women’s basketball as a whole than it does to her team.

“I think the 1-2 thing is already doing what it should do — drawing attention to the game,” McCallie said Monday. “It’s very important that women’s basketball continues to grow.”

But for her Blue Devils, she added that “this is one game. We’ve got a lot of games to play. That’s it. I’m sorry to disappoint. It’s one game, and we’ve got a whole lot after that, and it’s not March or April. It’s a chance to test ourselves.”

Tests this tough don’t come along all the time — especially for a Duke program that can take a huge step forward with a win against a perennial nemesis that has won six straight in the series by an

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Images like these, taken by Asheville visitors and posted on social media, are increasingly shaping opinions of Western North Carolina. Photos courtesy of Instagram users (clockwise from top left) travelvirtue, andrepece, artliquorlove, cindyallmond, outsidetheden, hrohed.

“We must redefine and reinvent what we do. Change or be changed,” declared Mike Konzen. “You have a chance in Asheville to build something that’s really special on top of what you already have that’s really

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It’s looking less like the week before winter starts than the week before the start of spring here in Asheville, but there is snow sledding to be had not too far away.

Youth sledding hill at Beech Mountain

The Beech Mountain youth sledding hill in Avery County has opened for the winter season, brought to you by the magic of a snow gun. The sledding hill offers a wonderland of fun daily for children 12 and younger. Located next to the town’s visitors center, the hill provides good sledding conditions with a combination of natural and man-made snow.

The free sled run is operated by Beech Mountain Parks Recreation Department seven days a week (weather permitting) with safety personnel on duty. A loud speaker plays music and hot chocolate is available at nearby restaurants.

Plastic sleds are required. Families may bring their own, or they’re available for rent and purchase at nearby stores on the mountain.

“The sledding hill is a great option for families with younger children who aren’t ready for skiing or snowboarding yet, but still want to play in the snow,” says Amy Morrison of the Beech Mountain

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Editor’s note: With 2014 fast approaching, we begin a three-part series today on Mooresville’s early growth, written by local historian and frequent Tribune contributor Cindy Jacobs.

In 1914, visitors to Mooresville’s business district found more than 35 stores offering a wide variety of goods and services. With a population of 4,500, the town was growing and expanding its residential and business districts.

A commercial building boom started in 1908 and expanded the business district north and south including large brick and mortar structures for McNeely Livery, Merchants and Farmers Bank, W. C. Johnston Hardware, W.M Freeze and the Mystic and Artcraft movie theaters. James W. Brown opened the Crystal Palace Theater in 1908 and was showing moving pictures every evening by 1910. Citizens were entertained and educated with newsreels, news from Hollywood as well as programs provided by the United Daughters of the Confederacy for the celebration of Memorial Day.

H. N. Johnston’s ice plant added to the industrial community in 1908. The latest electric machinery produced perfect, clear ice available for pick up or delivery in special ice wagon with the

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