What @sog_ced is reading on the web: April 2014

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. North Carolina development programs in the news: North Carolina Department of Commerce announces community development and economic development grants awarded by new Rural Infrastructure Authority, which plans to make awards six times a year. bit.ly/Pfq6h0 North Carolina Governor seeks to replace state historic rehabilitation tax credit, scheduled to sunset at the end of 2014. In addition, he intends to include funds for the Main Street Solutions program in his proposed budget. bit.ly/QGxXVz Reaction in New Bern to Governor’s support of the state’s historic rehabilitation tax credit and Main Street Solutions grants. http://bit.ly/1nWtf1x Food deserts and local foods continue to receive attention: Mobile grocers and school lunch programs among solutions offered to North Carolina House Committee on Food Deserts. bit.ly/1twIimA UNC School of Government webinar on local food councils available free on demand. bit.ly/1dlsl8m Article in Governing describes Milwaukee’s program to convert vacant property into nodes of its emerging distributed food system. bit.ly/1ncpOpQ Items of interest related to CED in North Carolina: Charlotte Chamber and Charlotte Regional Partnership to evaluate their economic development efforts together. http://bit.ly/QSDpVR UNC report details the economic benefits of immigrants to North Carolina. bit.ly/P6tY3L 24-county foreign trade zone in eastern North Carolina. bit.ly/1rgT7Fa City of Mount Airy approves redevelopment commission. bit.ly/1h3GVGV Supply chain study [...]

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