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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

An art gallery type building won't have near the economic return as a sports arena, provided it is super well planned. Building a local economy -- I say there is a difference between building a local economy and economic development. Most economic development planners don't know the difference.

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What @sog_ced is reading online: March 2022

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. in early 2021. UNC Dept of City and Regional Planning faculty Nichola Lowe describes the institutional supports for workforce development in NC.

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What @sog_ced is reading online: June 2022

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. May 2022. Follow us on twitter or facebook to receive regular updates. year-over-year and pushing capitalization rates to a new low of 3.9%.

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More systematic equity and revitalization planning as an imperative and opportunity in the suburbs: Northern Virginia

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Part 1: Overview and Theoretical Foundations ," 2021 -- " St. Part 2: Implementation Approach and Levers ," 2021 -- " Revisiting St. At the same time, the report notes the economic progress seen in some areas was also accompanied by gentrification and displacement of people of color.

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Smaller cities lose out when it comes to business consolidation and headquarters relocation: WInston-Salem, North Carolina

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I've written a few entries on this topic in the past year and over the years: -- " Next Level Clustering of Business away from the Midwest, " 2022 -- " Boeing to move "headquarters" to Northern Virginia ," 2022 -- " How the closure of a Pfizer research center in Ann Arbor, Michigan led to the development of a biotech sector there ," 2021 -- " Why do (..)

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Small college economic issues threaten their ability to function as a community asset

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The key is to constantly be focused and planning and forward looking. -- " HBCUs and the city: Relocating Cheyney University to Philadelphia? ," 2021 -- " Howard University announces wide ranging building program ," 2022 (Note, not saying HU is forward thinking. They've had a lot of problems)

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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

Work-from-home trends have stabilized since 2022. According to Census data analyzed by Carolina Demography , suburban counties in a metropolitan area like Johnston and Franklin in the Raleigh MSA or Lincoln and Union County in the Charlotte MSA saw faster population growth between 2022 and 2023 than Wake or Mecklenburg County.

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