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36266
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Included in plans to economically and occupationally improve Western North Carolina were newer industries such as craft brewing, as well as mainstays agriculture, tourism, and higher education. Collaboratively, these ventures promised to improve the quality of life in towns ranging from Asheville to Sylva, from counties such as Caldwell and Henderson.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 37 Issue 7, July 2017,
p78-80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90-91
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Asheville Tourists; Asheville Industries (Asheville); Tourism; Agriculture; Higher education; Caldwell County--Economic conditions; Henderson County--Economic conditions; Henderson County--Industry; Rutherford County--Economic conditions; Buncombe County--Economic conditions; Buncombe County--Industry; Cherokee County; Graham County--Industry; Haywood County--Economic conditions; Haywood County--Industry; Jackson County--Industry; Macon County--Economic conditions; Madison County--Economic conditions; Swain County--Economic conditions; Transylvania County--Industry; North Carolina State University; Appalachian State University
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24274
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In Sylva, North Carolina, Jackson Paper is a paper mill that produces paper for the construction of corrugated containers. The plant is one of three paper mills in the United States that does not discharge waste into surface or city water supplies. Rather, all of the water the plant uses is recycled, as is the material they use to make paper.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 35 Issue 10, October 2015,
p60-65, il, por
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14794
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Jackson County relied predominantly on agriculture and before the war on tourism. However, there were three predominate industries during the war era important to the county. Mead Corporation produced tannic acid extract and paperboard from the local chestnut forests. Armour Leather Company tanned leather for belting and shoe soles. Lastly, Blackwood Lumber Company built a mill at East LaPorte and a railroad called Tuckaseigee and Southeastern Railway to ship both raw timber and sawn logs to and from the mill.
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