What @sog_ced is reading on the web: January 2015
<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>Economic development incentives in North Carolina:</p> <p>Governor McCrory says that state economic development incentives should be a top priority in the next legislative session: http://bit.ly/1AD4NKA </p> <p>Can the economic development incentive debate in North Carolina be explained by a rural-urban political divide? http://bit.ly/1soi3kB</p> <p>Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, and the state expect $2.6 million refund in Chiquita incentives after new owners announce that they are closing their Charlotte headquarters: http://bit.ly/1KN7BcF </p> <p>Governor McCrory outlines a plan to provide economic incentives, NC Competes, that he says will help North Carolina attract and retain more businesses: http://bit.ly/1CI06O6 </p> <p>Items of interest related to CED in North Carolina:</p> <p>New website, maintained by UNC-Chapel Hill Professor Bill Lester, provides an in-depth look at the low-wage people, industries, places, and policies shaping North Carolina: http://www.lowwagenc.org</p> <p>Three North Carolina counties are collaborating on a regional marketing initiative to promote economic development: http://bit.ly/1yg7CAR </p> <p>First bill of the General Assembly’s new session seeks to prohibit eminent domain takings for economic development: http://bit.ly/1wfgNvz </p> <p>Article describes the impact of North Carolina’s historic preservation tax credit program in Asheville and the ongoing debate concerning the future of state tax credits: avlne.ws/1umfR91 </p> <p>Study finds that North Carolina was the second most popular moving destination in 2014: http://bit.ly/1JntVI4 </p> <p>Is North Carolina courting more than one automobile manufacturer for an industrial megasite? http://bit.ly/1JnvV35</p> <p>North Carolina Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary Dr. Patricia Mitchell discusses its recent reorganization and grant programs: http://bit.ly/1JE9Ag2 </p> <p>Google Fiber announces that it is coming to the triangle – what [...]</p>