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RURAL ECONOMY
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.
Rural NC communities get grant funding to address healthcare, infrastructure issues
| February 26, 2024
The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) this month gave the greenlight to fund eight projects in communities across North Carolina, providing $1.5 million dollars to support a variety of projects and help create 270 jobs. “These funds make strategic investments in our rural communities to help them seize opportunities to prosper,” Governor Roy Cooper […]
Gas station sushi, anyone? A new book from a NC author dives into convenience store cuisine in the South.
| February 21, 2024
Gas stations aren’t just gas stations in many rural, Southern communities. They’re also restaurants and community gathering places. A new book takes you on a tour of the best ones out there.