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27664
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Throughout its history, Charlotte has moved progressively forward. However, in 2016 the urban-rural divide became clearer in North Carolina and in the United States. House Bill 2 and the 2016 election both resulted in trying times for Charlotte, forcing city officials to seriously ponder how to move forward.
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38171
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An interview with a former Clinton and Obama administrations housing official revealed a perception balancing optimism and realism. He suggests cities can generate progress through initiatives such as infrastructure growth from a responsible management of public assets. Progress can be assured in cities, he believes, by investing in these areas: innovation, infrastructure, and inclusion. As for the growing urban-rural divide, Katz proposes it can be overcome by intermediaries between what he called the core city and rural periphery.
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38231
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Many small towns in North Carolina are experiencing a crisis towns and cities are invulnerable to. Younger generations are moving out in search of better jobs; companies once occupational mainstays are closing; opportunities for infrastructure improvement and economic recovery are lost. For their citizens, the toll can be seen in skyrocketing rates of poverty, disability, overdose, and addiction. Efforts to combat this crisis include Governor Roy Cooper’s Hometown Strong. This program is designed to rejuvenate downtowns, upskill workers, provide small business loans, and enhance high speed Internet connections.
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Small towns--North Carolina; Downtown revitalization; Employees--Training of; Small business loans; Internet service--Rural areas; Brain drain--small towns ; Rural-urban divide; Cooper, Roy, 1957-; Hometown Strong (small town revitalization plan); Small towns--population loss; Small towns--loss of industries ; Economic development indicators
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38240
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On the state’s political and economic backburner for many decades was small towns. In response to the ensued crisis was Governor Cooper’s initiative, Hometown Strong. This program, facilitating cooperation between state agencies and local leaders, identifies and implements plans that may address issues such as job skills training, internet access, small business startup, infrastructure, and representation in state government.
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39589
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The closing of Eden’s MillerCoors negatively impacted the town’s other large business, Morehead Memorial Hospital. Its closing served as a reminder of factors that leave towns like Eden and its rural Rockingham County economically vulnerable, such as brain drain and the rural-urban divide. Believed reasons why it closed included Anheuser-Busch In-Bev’s purchased SAB-Miller not having competition. Believed reasons why it remains closed includes the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina favoring cities.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 37 Issue 10, October 2017,
p54-61
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40020
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Along with education, ECU is making a difference in fields such as medicine, life sciences, engineering, technology, and business. Graduates are a particular boon to rural communities, most vulnerable to the economic and occupational challenges the region has known the past few decades. Another industry noted as a potential booster to a region without textiles and tobacco as occupational powerhouses is ecotourism.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 14 Issue 3, Spring 2016,
p20-27
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Rural-urban divide; Economic development projects--Bertie County ; Ecotourism--North Carolina, Eastern; East Carolina University--Miller School of Entrepreneurship; Rural industry; Pharmaceutical industry; Golden LEAF Foundation (Rocky Mount); Mayne Pharma; Population--North Carolina; NCEast Alliance (Greenville) ; East Carolina University--College of Business; Textile industry; Tobacco industry