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Community and Economic Development – Blog by UNC School of Government https://ced.sog.unc.edu What @sog_ced is reading on the web: March 2015By CED News and Social MediaPublished March 31, 2015
Items of interest related to CED in North Carolina: North Carolina’s Secretary of State Elaine Marshall requests fee increases to regulate crowdfunding, if legislation passes: http://bit.ly/187JNAD Wood-based industries, eco-tourism, and sustainable forestry at center of wood products economic development strategy in western North Carolina: http://avlne.ws/182Boib New 2015 report card from Prevention Partners speculates that unhealthy citizens could make more an unhealthy economy – poor health increases healthcare costs, which may dissuade some out-of-state companies from relocating to North Carolina: http://bit.ly/1EIkRfL City of Kannapolis purchases 46 acres of downtown property – UNC-CH SOG’s Development Finance Initiative to assist with the revitalization of downtown: bit.ly/18hCNkU and http://bit.ly/18pIrl6 “Sunshine week” report on closed sessions by local governments in western North Carolina, many for economic development: http://bit.ly/18pIrl6 Report on how new public records rules will allow North Carolina’s new public-private partnership for economic development to keep incentive records secret: http://bit.ly/1bdgte0 Renovation of historic theater in Elkin progresses with grant award from N.C. Commerce: http://bit.ly/18XC08X News report describes confidential closed sessions by North Carolina local government boards for economic development land transactions: http://avlne.ws/19K2R9P Op-Ed on suitability of craft breweries and unique retail on Main Streets of Western North Carolina small towns: http://bit.ly/1NtzDZ8 Article by Research Triangle Regional Partnership executive vice president highlights the role of big data in site selection by out-of-state companies: http://bit.ly/1HgBfU8 Other CED items: Center for Community Progress blog post explores creative initiatives and policies for adaptive reuse of abandoned schools: http://bit.ly/1D5EVtA Harvard Business School blog post makes the case for why entrepreneurs should work for government: http://hbs.me/1AjMEgA City Lab blog post profiles creative ways that developers have given new life to blighted malls: http://bit.ly/1C8HLfW NYU Furman Center report on inclusionary zoning explains how high-rent areas can support a mandatory affordable housing requirement without government subsidy: http://bit.ly/19p73uu Last month’s edition of “What @sog_ced is reading….” http://ced.sog.unc.edu/what-sog_ced-is-reading-on-the-web-february-2015/ Compiled by Marcia Perritt |
Published March 31, 2015 By CED News and Social Media
The following are articles and reports on the web that the Community and Economic Development Program at the UNC School of Government shared through social media over the past month. Follow us on twitter or facebook to receive regular updates.
Items of interest related to CED in North Carolina:
North Carolina’s Secretary of State Elaine Marshall requests fee increases to regulate crowdfunding, if legislation passes: http://bit.ly/187JNAD
Wood-based industries, eco-tourism, and sustainable forestry at center of wood products economic development strategy in western North Carolina: http://avlne.ws/182Boib
New 2015 report card from Prevention Partners speculates that unhealthy citizens could make more an unhealthy economy – poor health increases healthcare costs, which may dissuade some out-of-state companies from relocating to North Carolina: http://bit.ly/1EIkRfL
City of Kannapolis purchases 46 acres of downtown property – UNC-CH SOG’s Development Finance Initiative to assist with the revitalization of downtown: bit.ly/18hCNkU and http://bit.ly/18pIrl6
“Sunshine week” report on closed sessions by local governments in western North Carolina, many for economic development: http://bit.ly/18pIrl6
Report on how new public records rules will allow North Carolina’s new public-private partnership for economic development to keep incentive records secret: http://bit.ly/1bdgte0
Renovation of historic theater in Elkin progresses with grant award from N.C. Commerce: http://bit.ly/18XC08X
News report describes confidential closed sessions by North Carolina local government boards for economic development land transactions: http://avlne.ws/19K2R9P
Op-Ed on suitability of craft breweries and unique retail on Main Streets of Western North Carolina small towns: http://bit.ly/1NtzDZ8
Article by Research Triangle Regional Partnership executive vice president highlights the role of big data in site selection by out-of-state companies: http://bit.ly/1HgBfU8
Other CED items:
Center for Community Progress blog post explores creative initiatives and policies for adaptive reuse of abandoned schools: http://bit.ly/1D5EVtA
Harvard Business School blog post makes the case for why entrepreneurs should work for government: http://hbs.me/1AjMEgA
City Lab blog post profiles creative ways that developers have given new life to blighted malls: http://bit.ly/1C8HLfW
NYU Furman Center report on inclusionary zoning explains how high-rent areas can support a mandatory affordable housing requirement without government subsidy: http://bit.ly/19p73uu
Last month’s edition of “What @sog_ced is reading….” http://ced.sog.unc.edu/what-sog_ced-is-reading-on-the-web-february-2015/
Compiled by Marcia Perritt
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