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BioNetwork at A-B Tech Collaborates to Produce Hand Sanitizers
May 3rd 2020 Through teamwork, organizations in Buncombe County were able to produce, package, and test hand sanitizers that were donated to Buncombe County Emergency Medical Services.![A coronavirus](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-06/news-coronavirus.jpg.webp?itok=N5LUczW1)
A-B Tech Foundation Awarded $35,000 to Assist Students Impacted by COVID-19
May 1st 2020 The A-B Tech Foundation has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Walnut Cove Members Association’s (WCMA) Coronavirus Emergency Grant Fund and $25,000 from the SEH Tabitha Foundation.![Press release text](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2022-06/press-release.jpg.webp?itok=X5_Nn7Yu)
A-B Tech Selected as New Second Chance Pell Experimental Site, to Offer Postsecondary Education in Prison
April 27th 2020 The U.S.![15th Annual Plant Sale - News Featured](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2024-05/15th-annual-plant-sale-news-featured.jpg.webp?itok=U0MRkIH6)
15th Annual Plant Sale April 30
April 26th 2020 Update: We are joining the COVID-19-approved ASAP Farmers Market on Thursday, April 30. The market takes place from 9:00 a.m. to noon on campus and is open to the public! We will be set up there with our plants; however, it will be a reduced selection. The good news is there will be other![Donaldson Wins Prestigious Cooke Scholarship - News Featured](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2024-05/donaldson-wins-prestigious-cooke-scholarship-news-featured.jpg.webp?itok=scE_cZFF)
A-B Tech’s Donaldson Wins Prestigious Cooke Scholarship
April 24th 2020 The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation today announced that A-B Tech student Christian Donaldson was selected as a recipient of the prestigious Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.![Med Lab Student with petri dish](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-05/news-med-lab-professionals.jpg.webp?itok=LD4x57Z4)
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week Celebrates Those Behind the Scenes
April 21st 2020 As the nation grapples with COVID-19, Medical Laboratory technicians are playing a critical role in testing and diagnostics.![Startup Asheville - News Featured](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2024-05/startup-asheville-news-featured.jpg.webp?itok=QPI5HSAW)
A-B Tech Supports Entrepreneurs with new initiative, Startup Asheville Empowering Entrepreneurship in Buncombe and Madison counties
April 14th 2020 A-B Tech announced the launch of its latest program to support entrepreneurs and drive local economic development.![Small Business Center Webinar Series - News Featured](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2024-05/small-business-center-webinar-series-news-featured.jpg.webp?itok=YuF__q40)
Small Business Center Offering Free Coronavirus Business Ready Webinars
April 1st 2020 The Small Business Center at A-B Tech in conjunction with the N.C. Small Business Center is offering multiple free webinars to help businesses navigate issues related to the coronavirus.![Man fitting a face mask](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-06/protective-face.jpg.webp?itok=T07ysjRZ)
A-B Tech Works to Protect First Responders
April 1st 2020 As A-B Tech strives to focus on the “community” aspect of its mission during the coronavirus pandemic, members of the college’s Emergency Services division are helping to protect area first responders from exposure by donating Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other supplies, providing certified face mask fittings, and creating critical training videos.![John Gossett - News Featured](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2024-05/john-gossett-news-featured.jpg.webp?itok=oaFSXj6a)
A-B Tech Names New President
March 19th 2020 Dr. John D. Gossett Selected by Board of TrusteesA-B Tech announced today that John D. Gossett, Ed.D., has been named the college’s seventh president. Gossett currently serves as president of McDowell Technical Community College in Marion.![Philip Cooper and Michelle Hurst sitting at a table](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-05/news-upskill-philip-cooper-michelle-hurst.jpg.webp?itok=lU5tn4_w)