Business News

Final beam placed at new hospital

With an eye on the future and supporting healthcare throughout the Western North Carolina region, the final beam was placed at the new 82,500 square foot Angel Medical Center.

Located at One Center Court, Franklin, the new 30-bed facility will be 1.5 miles from the current facility. The new hospital will have three operating rooms, one endoscopy suite, and a 17-bed Emergency Department, that will include three dedicated behavioral health beds.

This new $68 million state-of-the-art healthcare facility offers the most up-to-date clinical services and integrates the latest wireless technology available. It will provide larger rooms, better lighting and healing views, and the capacity to allow for the latest technologies to be incorporated into the hospital.

The new Angel Medical Center is scheduled to open in the fall of 2022.

Haywood libraries expand hours

Beginning Monday, Aug. 2, the Fines Creek and Maggie Valley branches of the Haywood County Public Library will be open an additional day each week. • Waynesville will be open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. • Canton will be open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. • Fines Creek will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. • Maggie Valley will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.

Access the library’s website at www.haywoodlibrary.org and like the Haywood County Public Library on Facebook for the latest updates regarding hours and services.

Record home sales

The Asheville region’s housing market shows no sign of slowing down as summer sales marked yet another month of gains, with 1,296 homes sold across the 13-county area of the western North Carolina mountains, representing a 24.4 percent year-over-year increase over sales in June 2020.

This was a record number of transactions ever for any June, according to data from Canopy MLS. Sales compared to the previous month (May 2021) increased 12.6 percent, while year-to-date figures show sales at midyear pacing 35.9 percent ahead of sales during the first six months of 2020. These are completed transactions that include single family and condo/townhome data only.

Pending sales figures show the region still has plenty of demand, as buyers drove 1,388 properties under contract during the month, an increase of 2.4 percent year-over-year.

Inventory declined 49.8 percent year-over-year, leaving 1,922 homes for sale or 1.5 months of supply at report time.

Prices across the region continued to rise with both the median sales price ($348,000) and the average sales price ($427,218) increasing 24.3 percent and 32.1 percent year-over-year respectively.

The Asheville region includes Burke, Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania and Yancey counties.

Appointments at Haywood Urgent Care

Haywood Urgent Care locations in Canton and Waynesville are now offering convenient appointments by phone. Walk-ins are still always welcome. Both locations are open from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. seven days a week.

To make an appointment at Urgent Care - Waynesville, call 828.452.8890. Call 828.648.0282 for Urgent Care – Canton. For more information on both, visit MyHaywoodRegional.com/UrgentCare.

Cut Cocktail Lounge reopens

The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Ambassador team recently held a grand re-opening ribbon cutting ceremony for The Cut Cocktail Lounge.

Located at 486 West Main Street in Sylva, The Cut offers late night bites, hand crafted cocktails, select beers, wines and non-alcoholic drinks and more. The Cut has indoor and outdoor seating available in an extremely eclectic atmosphere. They will host live music from time to time as well. For more information call 828.631.4795, visit them on Facebook or email thecutcocktaillounge@gmail.com.

Support local businesses to win

In partnership with 36 small local businesses, a new outreach initiative encourages Haywood County residents to shop local, eat local, promote business on social media and to use the Haywood County Public Library.

Participating businesses are located in Waynesville, Hazelwood, Clyde, Maggie Valley and Canton. Pick up a passport at any participating business, a Haywood County Public Library branch, or print out your own passport from the HCPL website to take part in this event. Passports will be stamped with a special stamp at participating local businesses or the public library.

Stamps can be collected from Aug. 1 through Sept. 30. Each individual is eligible to submit one passport for a chance to win a small business prize pack. All completed passports must be returned to any library branch by Sept. 30 to be eligible for the drawing.

Visit participating businesses and complete the tasks on your passport. Each business can only provide one stamp on your passport and there are six stamps to collect.

For more information contact Haywood County Public Library’s Community Engagement Librarian Deanna Lyles at deanna.lyles@haywoodcountync.gov or call 828.356.2509.

New ownership at Franklin campground

The Franklin Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed the new owners of Franklin RV Park Jesus and Victoria Valencia in partnership with Victoria’s parents, Robert and Tracey Moehling, to the Franklin business community.

Franklin RV Park and Campground is located at 230 Old Addington Bridge Rd., and offers full hookups as well as a fire ring and picnic table at each of the 27 sites. Cable and high-speed Wi-Fi internet are also included throughout the campground at no additional cost.

Sites can be booked by phone at 828.349.6200 or through email at info@franklinrvpark.com. Visit www.FranklinRVPark.com.

Parlier joining Dogwood Health Trust

Dogwood Health Trust recently hired Heather Parlier as Director of Human Resources. She begins her duties on July 12.

Parlier joins Dogwood from UNC Asheville where she has served as Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, Institutional Equity, and General Counsel since October 2019. While in this position, she created the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program at UNC Asheville. Parlier also served UNC Asheville from 2013 to 2016 as General Counsel and as Chief of Staff to the Chancellor. In those positions, she was the chief legal officer for the institution, oversaw the work of the Office of the Chancellor, and was the lead staff member on the campus’s strategic planning process.

Parlier began her career at UNC Chapel Hill in the Office of University Advancement. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her JD from the City University of New York School of Law.

“I have been interested in Dogwood Health Trust since its inception and am thrilled to join the Dogwood team” Parlier said. “And being from rural North Carolina, I see Dogwood as an organization where important changes can be made in small communities.”

Beverly-Hanks a Finalist in HGTV promo

HGTV has selected a listing represented by Brent Russell of Beverly-Hanks, Realtors as a finalist in their Ultimate House Hunt 2021.

The Ultimate House Hunt is a month-long online promotion held annually on HGTV.com. The promotion showcases extraordinary homes for sale in eight categories: Amazing Kitchens, Beachfront Homes, Countryside Retreats, Curb Appeal, Downtown Dwellings, Homes with a History, Outdoor Escapes and Waterside Homes.

The Beverly-Hanks listing was selected by HGTV’s editors as a finalist in the Downtown Dwellings category. The extraordinary luxury condo is located at 75 Broadway Street #301 in Asheville.

Consumers can tour the 66 homes selected as finalists by viewing photo galleries on HGTV.com before casting a vote for their favorite properties. A winner will be chosen in each category based on the highest number of votes received, and an overall favorite will be awarded for the listing receiving the most votes. Each winning home will receive editorial exposure on HGTV.com, as well as the prestige of being selected as an HGTV fan favorite.

To view all homes and cast your vote, visit hgtv.com/househunt.