North Carolina Apple Festival generates 12.5 million impact
The North Carolina Apple Festival reported a 12.5 million economic impact with 73.8 percent non residents and 37 percent first timers among all visitors. Of Henderson County attendees 37,168 came over two days, while 85.5 percent of locals and 70 percent of out of town visitors plan to return in 2014.
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Cooper earns LEED Gold for Gorges State Park Center
Cooper Construction Company earned LEED Gold for the $5.5 million Gorges State Park visitors center in Sapphire under a North Carolina Parks and Recreation contract. Selected from six prequalified general contractors from WNC and Upstate, Cooper previously earned LEED Silver for the $2.75 million National Guard Readiness Center in East Flat Rock. Zach Cooper, LEED AP BD C, administered both projects. the firm highlights two LEED accredited managers on staff amid rising demand for environmentally design builds.
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North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation
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National Guard
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Zach Cooper
iPhone housekeeping tips before upgrading to iOS 7
Local technology columnist Lynn Huffman outlines steps to clean up iPhone and iPad before updating to iOS 7. Backups via iCloud and iTunes recommended, then remove unused apps, update remaining apps, reorganize screens, prune contacts notes and photos, delete old documents, and perform a final backup before upgrading.
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