Gov. Beverly Perdue is in Asheville today and tomorrow.
Perdue is holding an economic roundtable at UNC-Asheville this morning and speaking to the Council of Independent Business Owners and touring a General Electric plant this afternoon.
On Friday, she'll tour the Bent Creek Institute biotechnology facility on the campus of the North Carolina Arboretum.
The trip is part of Perdue's ongoing efforts to be more visible throughout the state.