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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: January 2015By CED News and Social MediaPublished January 29, 2015
Economic development incentives in North Carolina: Governor McCrory says that state economic development incentives should be a top priority in the next legislative session: http://bit.ly/1AD4NKA Can the economic development incentive debate in North Carolina be explained by a rural-urban political divide? http://bit.ly/1soi3kB Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, and the state expect $2.6 million refund in Chiquita incentives after new owners announce that they are closing their Charlotte headquarters: http://bit.ly/1KN7BcF Governor McCrory outlines a plan to provide economic incentives, NC Competes, that he says will help North Carolina attract and retain more businesses: http://bit.ly/1CI06O6 Items of interest related to CED in North Carolina: New website, maintained by UNC-Chapel Hill Professor Bill Lester, provides an in-depth look at the low-wage people, industries, places, and policies shaping North Carolina: http://www.lowwagenc.org Three North Carolina counties are collaborating on a regional marketing initiative to promote economic development: http://bit.ly/1yg7CAR First bill of the General Assembly’s new session seeks to prohibit eminent domain takings for economic development: http://bit.ly/1wfgNvz Article describes the impact of North Carolina’s historic preservation tax credit program in Asheville and the ongoing debate concerning the future of state tax credits: avlne.ws/1umfR91 Study finds that North Carolina was the second most popular moving destination in 2014: http://bit.ly/1JntVI4 Is North Carolina courting more than one automobile manufacturer for an industrial megasite? http://bit.ly/1JnvV35 North Carolina Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary Dr. Patricia Mitchell discusses its recent reorganization and grant programs: http://bit.ly/1JE9Ag2 Google Fiber announces that it is coming to the triangle – what will the impact be? http://bit.ly/1HcxOSK Brunswick County Economic Development Foundation meets its fundraising goal – thirteen businesses, among them banks, architects, utility companies, engineers and home builders, are contributing at least $70,000 per year: bit.ly/15MBPvH House Bill 14 contains crowdfunding exemption for North Carolina and proposes state New Markets Tax Credit: http://bit.ly/1yR4v2f Other CED items: Case study on how an Indiana-based university partnered with surrounding neighborhoods to strengthen education, improve community health and public safety, and support economic development: http://bit.ly/1AoUCKN U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on sign regulation ordinances, could impact local municipalities: http://n.pr/1wPcCI7 Department of Housing and Urban Development awards Choice Neighborhood Grants in six cities to help communities redevelop distressed public housing: http://ow.ly/HrGhW Last month’s edition of “What @sog_ced is reading….” http://ced.sog.unc.edu/what-sog_ced-is-reading-on-the-web-december-2014/ Compiled by Marcia Perritt |
Published January 29, 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.
Economic development incentives in North Carolina:
Governor McCrory says that state economic development incentives should be a top priority in the next legislative session: http://bit.ly/1AD4NKA
Can the economic development incentive debate in North Carolina be explained by a rural-urban political divide? http://bit.ly/1soi3kB
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, and the state expect $2.6 million refund in Chiquita incentives after new owners announce that they are closing their Charlotte headquarters: http://bit.ly/1KN7BcF
Governor McCrory outlines a plan to provide economic incentives, NC Competes, that he says will help North Carolina attract and retain more businesses: http://bit.ly/1CI06O6
Items of interest related to CED in North Carolina:
New website, maintained by UNC-Chapel Hill Professor Bill Lester, provides an in-depth look at the low-wage people, industries, places, and policies shaping North Carolina: http://www.lowwagenc.org
Three North Carolina counties are collaborating on a regional marketing initiative to promote economic development: http://bit.ly/1yg7CAR
First bill of the General Assembly’s new session seeks to prohibit eminent domain takings for economic development: http://bit.ly/1wfgNvz
Article describes the impact of North Carolina’s historic preservation tax credit program in Asheville and the ongoing debate concerning the future of state tax credits: avlne.ws/1umfR91
Study finds that North Carolina was the second most popular moving destination in 2014: http://bit.ly/1JntVI4
Is North Carolina courting more than one automobile manufacturer for an industrial megasite? http://bit.ly/1JnvV35
North Carolina Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary Dr. Patricia Mitchell discusses its recent reorganization and grant programs: http://bit.ly/1JE9Ag2
Google Fiber announces that it is coming to the triangle – what will the impact be? http://bit.ly/1HcxOSK
Brunswick County Economic Development Foundation meets its fundraising goal – thirteen businesses, among them banks, architects, utility companies, engineers and home builders, are contributing at least $70,000 per year: bit.ly/15MBPvH
House Bill 14 contains crowdfunding exemption for North Carolina and proposes state New Markets Tax Credit: http://bit.ly/1yR4v2f
Other CED items:
Case study on how an Indiana-based university partnered with surrounding neighborhoods to strengthen education, improve community health and public safety, and support economic development: http://bit.ly/1AoUCKN
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on sign regulation ordinances, could impact local municipalities: http://n.pr/1wPcCI7
Department of Housing and Urban Development awards Choice Neighborhood Grants in six cities to help communities redevelop distressed public housing: http://ow.ly/HrGhW
Last month’s edition of “What @sog_ced is reading….” http://ced.sog.unc.edu/what-sog_ced-is-reading-on-the-web-december-2014/
Compiled by Marcia Perritt
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