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Student Corner: A New Survey of WNC Clean Energy Businesses

July 30, 2010

Aaron Nousaine is a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning. He is currently working with the Land-of-Sky Regional Council in Asheville through the Carolina Economic Revitalization Corps (CERC). As described in an earlier post, the Land-of-Sky Region … Read more

Student Corner: Sustainable Communities Initiative Provides Rural Regions a Unique Opportunity to Plan for a Sustainable Future

July 29, 2010

Kendra Jensen is a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in Public Administration. She is currently working with the Kerr-Tar Council of Governments through the Carolina Economic Revitalization Corps (CERC). Of the $98,000,000 available for the Sustainable Communities Regional … Read more

Student Corner: The Rich and Interesting History of Caswell County

July 28, 2010

Joy Jackson is a graduate student in UNC’s Master of Public Administration program and a CCP intern working in Caswell and Lenoir Counties. As described in an earlier blog posting, CCP is working to collect information for a historical tour of Caswell County. It almost goes without saying that the f … Read more

Energy Financing Programs Hit Road Block

July 27, 2010

Jeff Hughes is Director of the School of Government’s Environmental Finance Center and a School of Government Faculty Member It’s not often that a local governmental finance tool gets in the middle of a heated national environmental policy debate, but that’s exactly what has happened in recent month … Read more

Student Corner: Virtual Public School

July 27, 2010

Fredrick Davis is a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning. He is currently working with North Carolina’s Northeast Commission in Edenton as part of the Carolina Economic Revitalization Corps program. This summer, much work and emphasis have been pl … Read more

Student Corner: Lenoir County Healthcare Career Advancement Study Moving Along

July 22, 2010

Ben Houck is a graduate of the UNC Department of City and Regional Planning and a CCP Intern working in Lenoir County. I confess this is really my third attempt at this, but the lesson remains the same: occupations are complex. A Medical Technologist is not a Medical Technician, I now understand. An … Read more

Student Corner: House Bill 1744 Modifies Water and Wastewater Funding Criteria

July 22, 2010

Suzanne Julian is UNC-Chapel Hill graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in Public Administration. She is currently working with the STEP leadership team in Pamlico County as part of the Carolina Economic Revitalization Corps program. A proposed law that affects water and wastewater infrastruct … Read more

Student Corner: Meeting the Educational Needs of Lenoir’s Migrant Youth

July 21, 2010

Andrew Guinn is a graduate student in UNC’s Department of City and Regional Planning and a CCP intern working in Caswell and Lenoir Counties. CCP interns recently attended a best practices meeting for North Carolina educators who provide services for out-of-school youth (OSY) in the state.  The OSY … Read more

No Legislative Surprises in Community and Economic Development as General Assembly Adjourns

July 20, 2010

Tyler Mulligan is a School of Government faculty member.  Following the 2010 session of the North Carolina General Assembly, local governments will see an essentially unchanged statutory landscape for community and economic development. Some of the highlights are discussed below. What’s the Same Nor … Read more

Hope, Health and Women’s Empowerment in Lenoir County

July 18, 2010

Salli Benedict is the HOPE Projects Director at the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.  Why is there a direct relationship between poverty and most health problems, including overweight and obesity?  Have you noticed that the poorest rural counties in North Carolina also have th … Read more