Lisa Stifler is a Research Associate with the Community & Economic Development Program. In rural areas, particularly those within commuting distance to cities, the cost of transportation is high, and often more expensive than in urban areas.  Reasons for the high costs include the lack of or ina … Read more

Rick Morse is a School of Government faculty member. If you have not followed the news on this, the City of Wilson, NC recently invested $28 million on a fiber optic network throughout the community and now operates Greenlight cable, internet, and phone as a local utility. After the big cable compan … Read more

Will Lambe is the Director of the Community-Campus Partnership and Associate Director for the Community & Economic Development Program. Deadlines are approaching for several grant and loan programs focused on rural community and economic development in North Carolina. The North Carolina Rural Ec … Read more

Rick Morse is a faculty member at the School of Government. Have you ever heard of boundary organizations? Probably not, unless you happen to be among a small niche of academics who research the social studies of science. But the for those interested in collaboration and partnerships for community a … Read more

Tyler Mulligan is a School of Government faculty member. One news outlet reported that in exchange for constructing a data center in North Carolina, Apple Inc. will be reimbursed by North Carolina local governments for “50 percent of tax revenue on real estate property — buildings and land — and 85 … Read more

Tyler Mulligan is a School of Government faculty member. In the traditional model of philanthropic foundations, the principal (or endowment) is invested in a conservative investment portfolio to generate a predictable return. The returns on investment become the operating funds of the foundation, wi … Read more