We continue to fill your pre-holiday stockings with year-in-review content -- a perfect listen while you are wrapping gifts or cleaning before the in-laws arrive!

This week's Mind Your Business puts the focus on the year that was for Watauga County. Newly sworn Chairman of the Watauga County Board of Commissioners, Braxton Eggers, is this week's guest. As expected, we will discuss the county's role in hurricane relief and we'll also update the list of projects that were in queue prior to the storm. Chairman Eggers will also address economic development priorities, school construction, and other projects that could come to the top of discussions in 2025.

Mind Your Business is a weekly production of the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce. The program is made possible thanks to the sponsorship support of Appalachian Commercial Real Estate.

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Tis the season for year in review content, and we will not disappoint!

Over the next few weeks, our Mind Your Business episodes will feature local leaders with conversation around the year in review, but also what is to come in 2025. Our first guest is Town of Boone Mayor Tim Futrelle. We will discuss Helene recovery, the recently approved Howard Street development project, and the approval and eventual rollout of Boone Next.

Mind Your Business is a weekly (for the most part) production of the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce. The program is made possible thanks to sponsorship from Appalachian Commercial Real Estate.

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The question continues to get asked - "What are the current needs in Western North Carolina?"

We have dedicated this week's episode of Mind Your Business to answering that question, with discussion straight from the community leaders that are working in the ever-evolving trenches of Hurricane Helene recovery.

This week's panel of guests include:
Casey Gilbert, Vice President of Public Policy, Asheville Chamber of Commerce
Kim Effler, President/CEO, McDowell Chamber of Commerce
Robin Morgan, Executive Director, Avery County Chamber of Commerce
Kitty Honeycutt, Executive Director, Ashe County Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center.
Panel moderated by David Jackson, President/CEO, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

Our panel will discuss current conditions in each community, silver linings that have developed since the storm, and how can people provide impactful help at this time.

Each community is working on local fundrasing initiatives for individual and business support:

Asheville Chamber of Commerce: - Mountain Strong Fund for Small Business Recovery
McDowell County Chamber of Commerce - Hurricane Helene Business Relief
Avery County Chamber of Commerce - Avery County Business Recovery Fund
Ashe County Chamber of Commerce - Ashe County Advantage Project
Boone Area Chamber of Commerce - Hurricane Helene Business Resiliency Disaster Grants

Mind Your Business is a weekly production of the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce. The show is made possible thanks to the sponsorship support of Appalachian Commercial Real Estate.

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