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Rural Economic Development in North Carolina is analogous to other areas as the focus of said projects are to facilitate a higher standard of economic activity to a specified area. In these designated areas citizens, interest groups, business owners, and policymakers work together in order to formulate long-term economic goals and strategies to ...
The Lumbee Regional Development Association (LRDA) is a nonprofit corporation, chartered by the State of North Carolina in 1968, organized to analyze and develop solutions for the health, educational, economic, and general welfare problems of rural and urban Indians in and around Robeson County.
The North Carolina chapter of the American Planning Association proposed reforms which were adopted in 2005. [2] The purpose of these reforms was to simplify, modernize, and make technical changes to the existing land use and planning laws. [2] The reform bills were sponsored by state Senator Daniel G. Clodfelter and Representative Lucy T ...
A tale of 2 states. I knew there was an urban/rural divide in North Carolina but I got a stark reminder during a recent visit to Lenoir County. I grew up there, still have ties to the area, and ...
The Rural Development Administration (RDA) was a USDA agency established by the 1990 farm bill (P.L. 101-624, Sec. 2302), amending the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.), to administer FmHA community and business programs and other USDA rural development programs. After a brief period named "Rural ...
A map depicting the economic status of counties within the ARC's service area as of fiscal year 2024. An animated map depicting the economic status of counties within the ARC's service area from fiscal year 2002–2024. The ARC uses several indicators to designate an area as distressed, including median family income and the local poverty rate ...
Rural development is the process of improving the quality of life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas, often relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas. [1] Often, rural regions have experienced rural poverty , poverty greater than urban or suburban economic regions due to lack of access to economic activities, and ...
North Carolina Association of Regional Councils of Governments logo. The North Carolina Councils of Government (or the Regional Councils of Government) are voluntary associations of county and municipal governments, established by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1972 that serve as an avenue for local governments across North Carolina to discuss issues that are particular to their region.