What @sog_ced is reading online: April 2023
<p>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.</p> <p>DFI in the news:</p> <p>UNC DFI engagement with Morrisville NC appears in the Triangle Business Journal: 25-acre Morrisville Town Center project continues to progress. https://bit.ly/3KurLOE</p> <p>Other CED Items:</p> <p>Food deserts are communities without a grocery store. Federal Reserve Bank article describes food desert program in a rural area that brings groceries to a central point in town. Housebound residents can request delivery to their door. http://bit.ly/3M69Oaz</p> <p>Condos are in crisis, per Urban Institute report, and have an important role in the housing market: “They are the first step on the homeownership ladder for many younger buyers, and they are the ticket to downsizing for older buyers.” https://urbn.is/3maWmYf</p> <p>Federal Reserve Bank describes “benefits cliffs” (when a raise might make an employee worse off) and a tool to help employers understand them. https://bit.ly/41kaSvZ </p> <div class="css-1dbjc4n"> <div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1s2bzr4"> <div id="id__6hn3l2f8spp" class="css-901oao r-18jsvk2 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-rjixqe r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" lang="en" data-testid="tweetText">U.S. office vacancy rate is 12.9%, higher than during the 2008 recession, and expected to worsen. https://www.wsj.com/articles/commercial-real-estate-woes-run-deeper-than... <div dir="auto" lang="en" data-testid="tweetText"></div> </div> <div dir="auto" lang="en" data-testid="tweetText">More grim news via NY Times on the declining office market and potential impacts: https://nyti.ms/3nkvYvs</div> </div> <p></p> <div class="css-1dbjc4n"> <div id="id__ycn1u6wp13" class="css-1dbjc4n r-1ssbvtb r-1s2bzr4" aria-labelledby="id__xf8b73ygrkp id__uzjlrj8a6kl"> <div id="id__uzjlrj8a6kl" class="css-1dbjc4n r-1ets6dv r-1867qdf r-1phboty r-rs99b7 r-18u37iz r-1ny4l3l r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" aria-labelledby="id__t0zj6fr02k id__c5zehrps5pr" data-testid="card.wrapper"> <div id="id__t0zj6fr02k" class="css-1dbjc4n r-zmljjp r-1ets6dv r-13l2t4g r-1phboty r-t12b5v r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x" aria-hidden="true" data-testid="card.layoutSmall.media"> <div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x"> <div class="r-1adg3ll r-13qz1uu"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Last month’s edition [...]</p>