North Carolina Rising examines the successful revitalization of rural communities
in North Carolina. This multi-faceted project includes a series of monthly reports highlighting various
economic development projects across the state as well as numerous online resources.
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When it comes to alternative fuel sources, ethanol has become a popular choice.
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Day after day we hear about home foreclosures and businesses going bust.
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See how the local economy can benefit from this type of heritage tourism
attractions.
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Together, the land, water, trees equation is helping to sustain one of
NC's poorest counties.
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David Fussell leads the resurgence of grape growing and wine making
eastern NC.
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Lucindy and Mike Willis have turned the historic home of Bartlett Yancey
into a restaurant.
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North Carolina farmers look to alternatives to tobacco for profitable agriculture.
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Brody School of Medicine works to improve the state of rural health care.
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The NC Rural Ventures Fund promotes development in rural communities through business investment.
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The Cherokee County Center for Applied Technology provides facilities for classes and short-run manufacturing.
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The 1:1 Laptop Initiative seeks to reform high schools by providing laptop computers to students and teachers.
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The NC Advisory Commission of Military Affairs promotes new economic opportunities for the state.
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HandMade in America provides a major support system for craftspeople and the craft industry.
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The mission of Pocosin Arts impacts educational, social, environmental, and economic development issues all at once.
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A Cherokee community is focusing on tourism as a way to preserve their heritage and grow their economy.
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Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Breeding Center is home to the largest captive waterfowl population in North America.
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Hookerton is working to reinvent itself and use its small-town charm to do draw visitors and residents.
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A group of dedicated commercial fishermen banded together to form the Ocracoke Working Waterman's Association
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This project is funded by the Golden LEAF Foundation, a nonprofit corporation created in 1999 to receive one-half of the funds coming to North Carolina from a master settlement agreement with cigarette manufacturers. In turn, the Foundation is helping North Carolinians make the transition from a tobacco-dependent economy through grants and investments that will positively affect the long-term economic advancement of the state. Golden LEAF gives priority in its grantmaking to tobacco-dependent and economically distressed counties.
