Press Releases

(Asheville, NC, October 16, 2018) — FernLeaf Interactive and UNC Asheville’s National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center (NEMAC)—two inaugural members of The Collider in downtown Asheville—have launched a collaborative public-private partnership this year that has produced greater climate resilience for their hometown and home state, with ongoing projects expanding their impact across the Southeast and … Read More

(Asheville, N.C. – October 4, 2018): Volunteer software developers from across North Carolina will convene in Raleigh on October 16 to participate in an initiative to make local communities more resilient in the wake of Hurricane Florence. The Collider, a nonprofit innovation center in Asheville, N.C. that empowers climate data entrepreneurs who help companies, communities, … Read More

(July 16, 2018 – Asheville, N.C.): Part open house, part pitch session, Discovery Day on August 8th is an opportunity to learn exactly how companies at The Collider are using data to address one of humanity’s greatest challenges – climate change. The Collider’s inaugural Discovery Day features climate data scientists and entrepreneurs, and the innovative products they … Read More

Asheville company focused on water and wastewater infrastructure announces acquisitions of companies in Vermont and Pennsylvania (ASHEVILLE, N.C. – March 25, 2018): Asheville-based Infrastructure Services Group LLC, a company that uses the most up-to-date technology to inspect and repair part of the 1.6 million miles of underground water and wastewater pipelines and associated manholes in the … Read More

Environmental Business International Recognizes Firms for Growth and Innovation (February 1, 2018 – Asheville, N.C.): Environmental Business International Inc. and Climate Change Business Journal has selected StatWeather, Inc. as a recipient of the international Business Achievement Award for Technology. A social enterprise founded in 2009 by mathematician Ria Persad and software engineer Mark Carlo, StatWeather … Read More

January 28, 2018 – Asheville, NC – Allergic asthma impacts 17.7 million people, of which 8.1 million are children. The economic burden of asthma in the U.S. is approximately $82 billion annually. Every day in this country, there are 30,000 asthma attacks leading to 5,000 visits to the emergency room and 1,000 hospital stays. Eleven people die … Read More