What @sog_ced is reading online: August 2021

<p style="text-align: left">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> </p> <p>Items of interest related to CED in North Carolina:</p> <p>Story in Business North Carolina about burgeoning business activity in downtown Selma, NC https://bit.ly/38t2HE8</p> <p>News & Observer‘s interactive map shows population growth reported by the Census Bureau across NC https://bit.ly/3gNJKR2</p> <p>Downtown Raleigh Alliance report shows growth in retail, office, and residential during first half of 2021 https://bit.ly/3mSkg8P</p> <p>DFI Online</p> <p>Times and Democrat article on UNC DFI’s “transformative” project at the historic Railroad Corner of Orangeburg, SC https://bit.ly/2V0Pjnl</p> <p> </p> <p>Last month’s edition of “What @sog_ced is reading….” July 2021</p> <p>Compiled by Sara Cockerham</p>