What @sog_ced is reading online: January 2024
<div class="nine"> <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> </div> <div class="nine"> <p>Items of interest related to CED in North Carolina:</p> <p>NC Housing Finance Agency blogs about latest data on housing cost burden in North Carolina. Renters face highest burdens. https://bit.ly/3vubeW4</p> <p>RTI analyzed 39 proposals submitted by coalitions of universities, local governments, COGs, and private companies from across NC and describes the diverse coalitions working together for economic growth. https://bit.ly/3TRBaor</p> <p>Wake County purchases farmland conservation easements, permanently restricting land to agricultural use. Triangle Land Conservancy is key partner. https://bit.ly/4aVdW79</p> <p>2024 County Profiles are now available! See the latest data on the housing needs in your county: https://nchousing.org/county-fact-sheets/</p> <p>Update on the effort by NC officials to claw back $12 million in JMAC incentives from Pactiv, the parent company that shut down the 115-yr old Canton paper mill. https://bit.ly/3SiUyJU</p> <p>NC Demographer highlights 7 trends to watch as NC’s population continues to grow. https://bit.ly/3OeLJ1e</p> <p>DFI in the news:</p> <p>UNC DFI is proud to be a part of bringing the first Civil Rights Museum to SC, as part of the forthcoming mixed-use Railroad Corner redevelopment in Orangeburg SC: https://nbcnews.to/3tCbcuE</p> <p>Other CED Items:</p> <p>Housing instability and affordability challenges worsening despite plateau in apartment rent growth, from JCHS’ American Rental Housing 2024 report: https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/six-takeaways-americas-rental-housing-... </div> <div class="nine"> Last month’s edition of “What @sog_ced is reading….” https://ced.sog.unc.edu/2023/12/what-sog_ced-is-reading-online-november-... </div>