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Press release here:
IWANNA’s Asheville office will be moving to a newly renovated facility in Biltmore Station at 22 Garfield St, Suite 100 on Monday, October 31st. We will be closed on Friday, October 28th to begin the move.
The new offices are behind the Ichiban Japanese restaurant. In addition to IWANNA, the new offices will be home to the award-winning creative team that publishes the monthly Sophie magazine, other local publications, and the rapidly growing IWANNA.com Web site.
“IWANNA’s relocation in the heart of Biltmore Village is a smart move to ensure our strong commitment to continuing to bring buyers and sellers together,” said advertising director Patricia Martin Betts. “Our new location will allow us to expand our classified department to meet the needs of our growing customer and reader base.”
IWANNA, owned by the Fayetteville Publishing Company, has experienced phenomenal growth. The publication started as a four-page newspaper containing 59 classified ads when it launched more than 35 years ago to issues today that exceed 300 pages with thousands of classified ads and thousands of column inches of display advertising.
For the past 35 years, IWANNA has been the largest classified newspaper in western North Carolina with more than 13,000 classified ads and 250 display ads each week servicing 18 counties and reaching more than 190,000 readers. IWANNA also publishes more than dozen special sections each year ranging from seasonal sections, community events, and sports. In addition to the Asheville publication, IWANNA also publishes weekly classified newspapers in Hickory, NC, and Greenville, SC.
The mailing address is IWANNA, PO Box 15228, Asheville, NC 28813. To reach the business office, call 828-274-8888; the business fax is 828-255-4510. To reach classifieds, call 828-274-2222; the classifieds fax is 828-255-4501.
