BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250410T170000Z DTEND:20250410T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting: Blue Ridge Community College Greenhouse DESCRIPTION:You are invited to attend "Growing Bright Futures: A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony" to celebrate the grand opening of Blue Ridge Community College's new automated greenhouse.\n\n\n\nThe state-of-the-art facility\, made possible through funding from the Golden LEAF Foundation\, The Cannon Charitable Interests and Henderson County\, will serve as an advanced learning space for horticulture students\, local agribusiness employees\, and interdisciplinary learning.\n\n\n\nWith a completed area of 4\,320 square feet and a height of over 25 feet\, the impressive greenhouse will provide hands-on training in cutting-edge agricultural techniques and technology. It is Blue Ridge's newest resource for enhancing the regional workforce and supporting economic growth in agriculture and related industries.\n\n\n\n"We are excited to welcome the community to Blue Ridge Community College as we celebrate the opening of the new automated greenhouse\," said Dr. Laura B. Leatherwood\, Blue Ridge's president. "Made possible through generous donations and the support of Henderson County\, this facility will provide students with hands-on training in advanced agricultural techniques\, preparing them for vital careers in agriculture and related industries for decades to come."\n\n\n\nThe ceremony will feature remarks from community and higher education leaders\, followed by a ribbon cutting and self-guided tours of the facility. After the ribbon is cut\, Blue Ridge Community College students will give short presentations inside the facility on their areas of study. Horticulture students will describe many facets of Western North Carolina's agriculture industry\, and cybersecurity students will discuss ways that cyber defense is responsible for protecting our nation's food supply.\n\n\n\n"In addition to celebrating this achievement for our college and community\, we are excited to showcase our students' knowledge and expertise through tours inside the new greenhouse\," said Benjamin Rickert\, Blue Ridge's communications director. "Visitors will have the opportunity to meet current Horticulture and Information Technology students as they share career aspirations and discuss key topics such as landscape design\, nursery production\, pest management\, cybersecurity threats and many other compelling topics."\n\nThank you to Duke Energy for being the Presenting Sponsor of 2025 Ribbon Cuttings! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

You are invited to attend &ldquo\;Growing Bright Futures: A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony&rdquo\; \;to celebrate the grand opening of Blue Ridge Community College&rsquo\;s new automated greenhouse.
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\nThe state-of-the-art facility\, made possible through funding from the Golden LEAF Foundation\, The Cannon Charitable Interests and Henderson County\, will serve as an advanced learning space for horticulture students\, local agribusiness employees\, and interdisciplinary learning.
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\nWith a completed area of 4\,320 square feet and a height of over 25 feet\, the impressive greenhouse will provide hands-on training in cutting-edge agricultural techniques and technology. It is Blue Ridge&rsquo\;s newest resource for enhancing the regional workforce and supporting economic growth in agriculture and related industries.
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\n&ldquo\;We are excited to welcome the community to Blue Ridge Community College as we celebrate the opening of the new automated greenhouse\,&rdquo\; said Dr. Laura B. Leatherwood\, Blue Ridge&rsquo\;s president. &ldquo\;Made possible through generous donations and the support of Henderson County\, this facility will provide students with hands-on training in advanced agricultural techniques\, preparing them for vital careers in agriculture and related industries for decades to come.&rdquo\;
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\nThe ceremony will feature remarks from community and higher education leaders\, followed by a ribbon cutting and self-guided tours of the facility. After the ribbon is cut\, Blue Ridge Community College students will give short presentations inside the facility on their areas of study. Horticulture students will describe many facets of Western North Carolina&rsquo\;s agriculture industry\, and cybersecurity students will discuss ways that cyber defense is responsible for protecting our nation&rsquo\;s food supply.
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\n&ldquo\;In addition to celebrating this achievement for our college and community\, we are excited to showcase our students&rsquo\; knowledge and expertise through tours inside the new greenhouse\,&rdquo\; said Benjamin Rickert\, Blue Ridge&rsquo\;s communications director. &ldquo\;Visitors will have the opportunity to meet current Horticulture and Information Technology students as they share career aspirations and discuss key topics such as landscape design\, nursery production\, pest management\, cybersecurity threats and many other compelling topics.&rdquo\;

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Thank you to Duke Energy for being the Presenting Sponsor of 2025 Ribbon Cuttings!

\n LOCATION:Blue Ridge Community College Greenhouse - 245 East Campus Drive\, Flat Rock UID:e.2975.8645 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260418T101016Z URL:https://business.hendersoncountychamber.org/events/details/grand-opening-ribbon-cutting-blue-ridge-community-college-greenhouse-8645 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR