The Community & Economic Development Program at the School of Government (@uncsog) provides public officials with training, research, and technical assistance.
Fortune Magazine: America’s biggest Medicaid insurer just pledged to help build nearly $1 billion of affordable housing. ‘We know 80% of what drives health is nonmedical.’ https://t.co/0dVLlTM3Yp
City of Charlotte announces partnership with lenders and corporate partners to create $40 million fund for small business loans. Loans will have fixed interest rates of 9% to 12%, plus origination fees of 3% to 5%. https://t.co/z7sVG3Ngsx
New JCHS paper explores case studies of five organizations that are attempting to expand the use of manufactured housing in markets where these homes have not been widely used--includes lessons learned. https://t.co/0RfGkky1Kp
Community land trust housing model (nonprofit owns land and homeowner owns improvements only) is being employed increasingly across NC. New cottage court with land trust model coming to Raleigh. https://t.co/0jHTNXg2d7
UNC DFI and @buncombeGov Ferry Road mixed-income, conservation-forward project moves one step closer to becoming reality with City of Asheville approving rezoning: https://t.co/TD4n52SH2V
What do biotech, professional business services, and yarn production companies have in common? They all canceled incentive contracts with the State of North Carolina, bringing the total canceled in 2024 to more than a dozen. https://t.co/epjFRChScP
The exceptional growth in business applications has been evident across all 100 counties in North Carolina. To learn more read our recently released LEAD Feed article: https://t.co/pM2STBedxq
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Reporting on the Kesler Mill development project. The Development Finance Initiative (DFI) @uncsog is advising the City of Salisbury NC on how to redevelop the 12-acre site into new housing and commercial space. https://t.co/566LFv7ZpL
⚒️ Wondering what average rents are in your county? What percentage of people need health insurance? How employment has changed over the past four years?
Look up all this data (and more) in our 2024 Economic County Snapshots tool: https://t.co/bT31kkMWKB #ncpol#ncga#snapshots