Our Economic Development department staffs the Economic Development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County (EDC). The EDC is a public-private partnership funded by Buncombe County, the City of Asheville, the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce and private investors through the AVL 5×5 Campaign.
Chair: Michael Meguiar, ThermoFisher
Vice Chair: Jay Richardson, New Belgium Brewing
Past Chair: Janice Brumit, Brumit Restaurant Group
Secretary: Kit Cramer, Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce
Mayor Esther Manheimer
City Manager Debra Campbell
County Commissioner Al Whitesides
County Manager Avril Pinder
Dr. Tony Baldwin, Buncombe County Schools
Lew Bleiweis, Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority
Matthew Burril, Brick Street Equity Management Inc.
Brad Galbraith, Biltmore Farms, LLC
Lee McElrath, Dominion Energy
Jael Rattigan, French Broad Chocolates
Bobbie Short, Asheville City Schools
Jeff Slosman, National Wiper Alliance, Inc.
Jason Walls, Duke Energy
EDC meetings take place at 7:45 a.m. at the Asheville Chamber 2nd floor boardroom at 36 Montford Ave. unless noted. All details subject to change.