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RURAL ECONOMY
Eastern NC gets federal funds for climate-resilient infrastructure
| April 19, 2024
The funding comes as the impacts of climate change continue to be felt more frequently, with North Carolina at particular risk of hurricanes, floods, and other extreme weather events.
Growing EV industry could boost opportunities in rural NC
| April 5, 2024
North Carolina has become a leader in the electric vehicle industry. With billions of dollars in investments from companies like Toyota and VinFast, the state is poised to see thousands of jobs created. In 2018, Governor Roy Cooper signed an executive order that set a goal for North Carolina to have 80,000 registered electric […]
Op-Ed: Lessons for the rural housing crisis from Western N.C.
| March 28, 2024
Sarah Davis, a realtor in Watauga County, realized something was missing from most of her transactions: people. Nameless companies from somewhere else — usually under some otherwise bland word followed by “LLC” — were buying up most of the properties in her western North Carolina county. Houses were selling for astronomical prices. It wasn’t a bad time […]
We asked North Carolinians if child tax credit payments helped them. Here’s what they said.
| February 29, 2024
Most of the North Carolinians we talked to said the Biden tax credit payments made a big difference at the end of each month. Right now, there’s a push in DC to restore them.
Some claim that NC’s first Buc-ee’s is being built on Indigenous land
| February 27, 2024
Buc-ee's, a popular chain of mega-sized convenience stores, is set to build its first location in Mebane, NC. But it's sparked a conversation about how NC protects, or doesn't protect, Indigenous lands.