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:
Carolina Demography offers initial thoughts on what the 2020 Census means for North Carolina. https://www.ncdemography.org/2021/04/26/census-2020-nc-gains-a-14th-seat-in-the-house-of-representatives/
Apple to make transformational investment in Research Triangle, NC; record incentives: https://www.wral.com/apple-picks-triangle-north-carolina-for-new-campus/19646410/
Landscape Architecture Magazine features Morganton’s Broughton Hospital Campus and DFI https://unc.live/2QVim9A
Measuring NC’s affordable housing crisis bit.ly/3uN5Rvc
Revisiting the Case for Affordable Housing: Reminder of Value of BLS Salary Data when Understanding Affordable Housing https://unc.live/2Qxtvxu
Other CED items:
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Local Government Authority to Expend their Allocations https://unc.live/3nz7wm5
DFI Online
Stallings considers downtown development assistance from UNC’s Development Finance Initiative https://bit.ly/3nnqmfw
Dare County considers affordable housing options after presentation by DFI https://bit.ly/2QxWyky
Morrisville received 3 responses to its solicitation for a private development partner to fulfill its Town Center vision. UNC DFI supported the Town in realizing this project: https://bit.ly/3t1ARGH
Last month’s edition of “What @sog_ced is reading….” March 2021
Compiled by Sara Cockerham