Hendersonville Lightning: Beer distributor looking at investing $20 million in Henderson County

Jason Sandford

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Here’s the story from the Hendersonville Lightning:

MILLS RIVER — In the first sign of a major spinoff from the new Sierra Nevada brewery in Mills River, an Asheville beer distributor is expected to announce plans to locate a distribution center on Old Fanning Bridge Road across the river from the beer-maker.

The Henderson County Board of Commissioners on Monday will take up a request from Empire Distributors of North Carolina Inc. for economic incentives of up to $479,000 over seven years in exchange for investing at least $20 million in a new building and equipment and adding 15 jobs.

I don’t find any update today on what action, if any, Henderson County officials took last night.