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Ecusta Trail Partners Meeting

Article from Henderson County Planning Department

02.22.24


Henderson County staff held the first Ecusta Trail Partners meeting on October 3rd, 2023, at Blue Ridge Community College. The meeting was focused on gathering feedback from business and property owners located adjacent to the Ecusta Trail regarding the Trail Partners Program. The Program is a voluntary, mutually beneficial partnership between businesses or property owners and Henderson County. The first meeting was focused on the county's jurisdiction and properties immediately adjacent to the trail. Staff has opened up the opportunity to include a wider range of properties within Laurel Park and Hendersonville. If you would like to see what was discussed at the previous meeting, a presentation is available to view online at: http://www.hendersoncountync.gov/greenway-network/page/ecusta-trail-partners.


The second Trail Partners meeting will be located in the King Street Meeting Room, located at 100 N King Street, downtown Hendersonville on Monday, March 11th from 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM.


The meeting will feature a panel of business and property owners located along the Swamp Rabbit Trail (SRT) in Travelers Rest and Greenville, SC. To learn more about the SRT, visit: https://www.greenvillesc.gov/316/Swamp-Rabbit-Trail. The panelists will include a variety of business and property owners that are trail-orientated and/or trail adjacent organizations and have seen the changes brought on by the trail.


All Stakeholders are encouraged to attend the Trail Partners Meeting to hear from SRT panelists and continue to provide County staff feedback as the Ecusta Trail progresses. If you are interested in attending the meeting, please RSVP using this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/trailpartners2.


Please feel fee to reach out with any questions by emailing Janna Bianculi or calling the Planning Department at 828-697-4819.

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Have We Reached Peak Employment?

Article by Forbes

Shared by Land of Sky Regional Council

02.16.24


The US has maintained some of the lowest unemployment rates in decades, consistently staying below 4%... However, it's now arguable that the US may have reached peak employment, and looking forward, it's likely to become much more challenging for both frontline and white-collar workers to remain employed or find new jobs… This shift to a performance-oriented world was sparked by Mark Zuckerberg declaring 2023 as 'The Year of Efficiency,'… Behind this change is a widespread belief among technology CEOs—and many beyond—that companies can operate with significantly fewer employees while still aiming for high future growth… What makes this situation unique is that it is not occurring during a recession. In fact, most companies are currently doing very well, yet they are rapidly moving to cut jobs and severely limit hiring, some even implementing a complete hiring freeze… Another significant trend is the emergence of Generative AI… This represents a fundamental shift towards using as few people as possible for as long as possible… Historically, hourly frontline workers have been relatively untouched by such trends… However, with states like California moving to legislate a $20 per hour minimum wage for frontline hourly workers, the focus on innovation at the frontline is set to increase significantly. This innovation is aimed at applying technology and robotics to reduce the number of frontline employees as much as possible.

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