Business Buzz: 6/13/22

July 13, 2022

Community: 

  • Archetype Brewing is excited has announced a special event with Connect Buncombe to help raise awareness and needed funds to expand Buncombe County’s greenways. Connect Buncombe is kicking off its Brewing for Greenways event series on July 1. “Brewing for Greenways” is a month-long fundraising and public engagement campaign meant to educate residents about Buncombe County’s current and future greenways and multimodal trail networks. On eight different nights in July, Connect Buncombe will be partnering with a different local brewery to raise awareness about our greenway system and help raise funds for future greenways and trails—all while consuming some of the county’s finest craft beer. Archetype – North is hosting Connect Buncombe’s Brewing for Greenways event on July 25 between 5 – 7 p.m. at the Five Points Broadway taproom located at 174 Broadway Street. Learn more here.

Opening:

  • The Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) has announced the formation of a new department of pharmacotherapy at its UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC campus. The department will be chaired by Mollie Ashe Scott, PharmD, regional associate dean for UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. The expansion, supported by recent state budget appropriations, firmly anchors the school of pharmacy on MAHEC’s campus alongside programs affiliated with UNC’s top-ranked schools of medicine, public health, and dentistry with the goal of improving health across Western North Carolina. Learn more here.