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What @sog_ced is reading online: November 2023

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

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.

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How changes to Fair Market Rent affects access to affordable housing for extremely low-income renters

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

As of 2023, about 72,000 North Carolina renters use vouchers to subsidize the cost of rent and utilities. To determine FMR, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) uses the median rent price of 2-bedroom units from the latest American Community Survey (ACS). Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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NBA All Star Game in Salt Lake, economic development hype | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the Pirates baseball team economics

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Utah Business magazine claims that the economic development impact of the Game will be as much as $250 million (" The 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend could boost Utah’s economy by $250M+ "). Economic Development hype versus building the local economy. million in total economic impact. But it would have to be built into the experience.

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Four Years After the Pandemic, Work-From-Home Trends Reshape Residential Choices and Real Estate

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

According to the WFH Research, which oversees the SWAA survey, the average distance from the workplace rose from 10 miles in January 2020 to over 25 miles in 2023. [2] 2] Among employees who were hired after March 2020, the average commuting distance reached 35 miles in 2023, compared to 15 miles for those hired before the pandemic.

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Interactive digital media platforms impact on Canadians lives

Open Access Government - Technology News

1, 2) To develop effective mental health policies and treatments, it is crucial to understand how Canadians have dealt with the pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023. Scientific Reports, 2023. Social Media+ Society, 2023. in 2013 to 16.8% Courdi, C., 20563051231157604.

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PMLA Changes Prove Popular

California Department of Technology

April 5, 2023 – Changes made to CDT’s Project Management Leadership Academy (PMLA) made it more attractive to prospective students. Its most recent application period closed with a record number of applicants since its establishment in 2017.

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Meet the featured customer speakers for the Worldwide Public Sector Innovation Talk at re:Invent 2023

AWS Public Sector Blog

Johnson joined Covered California after serving as the chief deputy director at the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California’s Medicaid agency, from 2007 to 2017. His responsibilities include managing and directing the program’s overall technology strategy, architecture, application development, and cybersecurity.