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31320
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The nation’s rural electrification program is marking fifty years of success on May 11. Since then, the Rural Electrification Administration has completely transformed rural communities by extending electric power to rural areas. This article discusses how the program was established, and presents excerpts from interviews with North Carolinians recalling rural life with and without electricity.
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1322
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North Carolina has created many initiatives to foster community development and small business enterprises, including the Capital Access Program and the new rural initiative, a $60 million public-private program.
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31165
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Greene County is in the first year of a four-year lease agreement with Apple Corporation that will provide laptop computers for every middle and high school student in the county system. The program called iTech is the first countywide one-on-one project of its kind in North Carolina, teaching students skills they can apply in the digital age. The vision of Green County leaders is to go wireless throughout the county, generate job growth, and draw high-tech business to the county.
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32174
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North Carolina has embarked on a mission to achieve balanced development in all rural and urban areas across the state and improve the living standards. The strategy employs a unified federal-state-regional approach through a Statewide Development Plan. The primary goal is the creation of a network of smaller urban clusters which, along with the larger cities, can maintain a balance to support a higher standard of living throughout the state.
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With a fragile economy built on low-wage, low-skill jobs, rural North Carolina must remake its work force as its industries remake themselves.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 12 Issue 4, Apr 1992,
p48-61, il
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31718
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Thirteen candidates filed for Governor in the May 6 primary elections. In this article, each candidate provided their statements on issues of concern to North Carolina electric cooperatives and the rural economy.
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31424
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North Carolina’s electric cooperatives are profiling prime industrial sites as part of a new determination to become a visible force in the competitive bidding for major industrial plants. They are doing this economic development “homework” so they can speak fluently with industry representatives about how much their territories have to offer. New industrial operations would improve the economy of the state’s rural areas.
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32013
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Ten years ago, the rural Cofield community in Hertford County was poor and making little progress in development. With the help of the Farmers Home Administration and others, Cofield is moving forward in community development. They have expanded educational opportunities, installed a water system, promoted home improvement and employment programs, and initiated a garbage pick-up service.
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31981
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Community development is making a difference in rural North Carolina. This is a report of a workshop at which specialists discussed how to create more jobs in rural areas of North Carolina and explained what assistance, grants and loans are available to help provide better housing, water systems, waste disposal, and meet the other needs of rural communities.
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29435
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A third of North Carolina's counties are eligible for tax relief due to their rural status. The Jobs Tax Credit program and Industrial Building Renovation Fund are now aiming to attract business growth in rural areas by providing tax credits to companies and manufacturers for each new job, and renovating existing industrial buildings and infrastructure.
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Economically strapped counties in North Carolina have been the major beneficiaries of efforts by the state's Industrial Recruitment Competitive Fund to bring industry, and thus jobs, to the state.
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32175
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People in rural North Carolina are enjoying new homes as a result of the insured rural housing program of the Farmers Home Administration. The amount of the loan is based on the need of the family, the appraised property value, and the repayment ability of the family. These loans are made in rural towns of populations less than ten-thousand, such as Beaufort, Hyde and Washington Counties.
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32171
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The North Carolina Division of Commerce and Industry has an effective program, but greater participation is needed from communities, counties and local organizations. Herman Anderson, president of the North Carolina Industrial Developers Association, discusses setting up industrial development programs in rural communities and offers examples of successes in Lenoir County.
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32216
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During the past six years, 859 industries have opened new plants in North Carolina. Most of these plants chose sites in smaller communities and rural areas. This article discusses the variety of industries, economic development and growth in North Carolina.
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1411
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The North Carolina Rural Initiative, led by the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center and modeled after a Michigan program, aims to channel $85 million of public and private funds to aid small businesses, local governments, and others in need.
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