The Community & Economic Development Program at the School of Government (@uncsog) provides public officials with training, research, and technical assistance.
Chapel Hill, NC
Joined February 2012
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New from the blog: 2024 Update: Local governments are closing the financial gap for affordable housing developments bit.ly/4ggh8wX
New from the blog: How local governments are closing the financial gap for affordable housing developments bit.ly/46P59BZ
New from the blog: Expanding Opportunity for Low-Wage Workers through Systems Alignment bit.ly/3W4B0Lf
New from the blog: The Connection Between Child Care and CED? Your Workforce bit.ly/3KSK3sd
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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.’ bit.ly/3VjIGZS
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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%. bit.ly/3WIJgl4
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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. bit.ly/44eRS4m
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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. bit.ly/3QpDS23
New from the blog: Conveying property to housing organization for low- and moderate-income homeownership bit.ly/3xV5F4g
New from the blog: Property Tax Exemptions for Community & Economic Development bit.ly/3vQsMft
New from the blog: Four Years After the Pandemic, Work-From-Home Trends Reshape Residential Choices and Real Estate bit.ly/3J8QypY
UNC DFI and @buncombeGov Ferry Road mixed-income, conservation-forward project moves one step closer to becoming reality with City of Asheville approving rezoning: bit.ly/3PKSuJ1
New from the blog: How changes to Fair Market Rent affects access to affordable housing for extremely low-income renters bit.ly/3IW80Ow
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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. bit.ly/3TSXNZv
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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: commerce.nc.gov/news/the-lea…
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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. bit.ly/3VqnVMu
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⚒️ 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: ncbudget.org/2024-economic-c… #ncpol #ncga #snapshots
