Small Towns - BIG IDEAS - Case Studies in Small Town Community Economic Development
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The N.C. Rural Economic Development Center is pleased to release Small Towns, Big Ideas: Case Studies in Small Town Community Economic Development, the result of a collaboration between the center and the School of Government of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
It is the latest product of the center’s Small Towns Initiative. The center launched the initiative in late 2005 to help hard-pressed small towns create new economic opportunities. It grew out of the recognition that North Carolina’s smallest places serve a major role in the economic, social and cultural well being of the state as a whole, yet many are struggling to cope with job losses, population decline, high poverty, empty buildings and crumbling infrastructure. This is especially true in rural communities. Future prosperity will require strategies that build on the assets, needs and desires of each community. The Small Towns Initiative seeks to set the stage for revitalization and growth by:
By Will Lambe, Associate Director Community & Economic Development Program School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Full Report: http://www.sog.unc.edu/programs/cedn ... =dfa0607b67 
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