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42828
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In June 2020, Mary Penny Kelley became executive director of Hometown Strong, a partnership between North Carolina state and local governments to support economies and health outcomes of rural communities. The program was originally launched in 2018 by Gov. Roy Cooper.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 40 Issue 9, September 2020,
p16-17
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40687
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Five individuals from rural towns across North Carolina are leading the way in closing the urban and rural divide, removing the language barrier, and assuring underserved populations experience an improved quality of life.
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Rural-urban divide--see also urban-rural divide; Language services; Medically underserved populations; Medically underserved populations--North Carolina--rural areas; NC Rural Center; Rural Economic Development Institute; Rural development; Leadership; Rural Economic Development Institute--Homegrown Leaders
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41050
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W. Kerr Scott, building upon his family’s tradition of public service in Alamance County, initiated progress throughout his home state and in the world, some of which generated controversy. As governor and senator, his accomplishments included 150,000 new electric connections for rural areas and advocating for a world food bank. His appointments of the first woman to the Superior Court and black man to the State Board of Education reflected ideals considered radical by some political rivals.
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Scott, W. Kerr, 1896-1958; Scott, W. Kerr--see Scott, William Kerr; Alamance County--History; Aycock, Charles B., 1859-1912; Sharp, Susie Marshall, 1907-1996; State Board of Education--black board members--Harold L. Trigg; Alamance Community College--The Scott Family Collection ; Umstead, William B., 1895-1954; Rural development; Infrastructure--North Carolina; Telephone--North Carolina, Rural; Electric service--rural areas
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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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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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30661
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Loans and grants from the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development office can help low-income citizens buy or repair homes in rural North Carolina. This article provides information about various loans and grants offered in North Carolina, application instructions, and locations of Rural Development offices.
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30664
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Rural electrification has been cited as one of the most significant turning points for modernizing North Carolina’s farms. This article explains the history of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, and how it helped rural families learn about electricity and how to use it.
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Although largely forgotten in North Carolina history apart from a public park in his honor, Hugh MacRae (1865-1951) was an urban businessman who fostered economic opportunity and development, especially as related to southern farmers. After graduating from MIT, McRae returned to Wilmington in 1892 where he later consolidated gas, railway, light and power interests and promoted the development of several suburban communities. He later shifted his attention to the development of truck farms and model communities in southeastern North Carolina and the transformation of rural life through small-scale, intensive farming practices.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 90 Issue 3, July 2013,
p287-324, il, map, f
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30812
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North Carolina’s largest solar electric installation at a public school brings power to the grid and lessons to Cherokee County students. The rural school system is focusing on energy conservation and renewable energy production as ways to fill gaps in its education budget. Martins Creek School is the first school in the county to install solar power arrays, funded by Solar Energy Initiatives.
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30855
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In many rural North Carolina counties, jobs have been lost due to the downsizing of traditional rural industries like textiles, apparel and furniture, as well as from restructuring in agriculture. Despite the challenges, rural counties have the advantages of open land, lower costs, and a growing market for local farm products. There are also various strategies to increase development and jobs in rural areas of North Carolina.
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30865
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In the 1930s, only ten percent of rural Americans had access to electricity. In April 1936, farmers and business people in Tarboro, North Carolina formed a cooperative to apply for help from the Rural Electrification Administration to build a member-owned electric distribution system. This led to North Carolina’s first electric co-op and remains thriving today as Edgecombe-Martin County EMC.
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The North Carolina textile industry played an early role in the advancement of air conditioning when in 1906 the Carrier Corporation installed its first industrial-strength air conditioning system in Gaston County. Air conditioning in rural homes, however, did not become affordable until the late 1960s. During this time, North Carolina’s electric cooperatives began promoting window-mounted air conditioning units called the U-Mount.
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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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31190
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The North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center in Asheville, North Carolina is the nation’s first “marketing center,” returning to the traditional tobacco warehouse auction system. In addition to allowing the auction, the center’s project also pays warehouse, grading and assessment fees, and other marketing fees typically paid by growers.
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Formulating ways to bridge the gap between thriving urban areas and low economic rural ones is the task of the North Carolina Rural Prosperity Task Force. Although the task force came up with seventy proposals, it narrowed the list down to six. These include providing investment capital for rural areas, increasing infrastructure, and developing new opportunities in agriculture.
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