What @sog_ced is reading on the web: September 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>Items of interest related to CED in North Carolina:</p> <p>North Carolina State economist compares the economic performance of North Carolina versus South Carolina: http://bit.ly/1igE9C0 </p> <p>President of North Carolina Community Colleges discusses the system’s role in economic development, recovery from the recession, and agreements with four year colleges: http://bit.ly/1ihHsbW </p> <p>Report on the economic development impact of the military on North Carolina: http://bit.ly/1FndqIV </p> <p>Article about UNC Chapel Hill graduate student team in School of Government community revitalization course, working with Ahoskie, North Carolina: http://bit.ly/1hVcgie </p> <p>New loan program in North Carolina for owners of affordable land trust homes (owner buys house only, land by 99 year ground lease): http://bit.ly/1LAWVj3 </p> <p>State’s main economic development incentive program likely to be funded again by the North Carolina General Assembly: http://bit.ly/1LvVD8U </p> <p>Other CED items:</p> <p>Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta reports on top Community Reinvestment Act-motivated lending and community development activities; including a mapping tool of bank assessment areas: http://bit.ly/1JtiU6s </p> <p>Attorney reviews the causes of farmland loss and methods of prevention: http://bit.ly/1i8QxUR </p> <p>Vacant schools pose national redevelopment challenge: http://bit.ly/1ETArIT </p> <p>Federal Reserve Banks release publication on workforce development best practices and case studies. http://bit.ly/1KvI5rQ </p> <p>States see poverty rates decline: http://bit.ly/1OwJJNZ </p> <p>Lincoln Land Institute’s new report on inclusionary zoning for affordable housing in hot real estate markets: http://bit.ly/1PzrMeO </p> <p>Turns out the Pope is also an urban planner http://wapo.st/1JySKhs </p> <p>Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta research: Do Millennials Prefer to Live Closer to the City Center? http://bit.ly/1iIlezP </p> <p>Last month’s edition of “What @sog_ced is reading….” http://ced.sog.unc.edu/what-sog_ced-is-reading-on-the-web-august-2015/</p> <p>Compiled by Marcia Perritt</p>