Economy Projects and Videos - ncIMPACT Initiative

Talent Recruitment & Retention: Work in Burke – Burke County

Work in Burke, rather than working with a single company or industry, uses its collaborative partnerships to highlight the variety of jobs available in Burke County and how students can … Read more

EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit)

Why is EITC Important? The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is the federal government’s largest benefit for workers. For people who have earned income from working for someone or running … Read more

Rural Broadband – Yancey and Mitchell Counties

A $25.3 million Community Connect Grant from the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service in 2010 made it possible for a collaborative partnership between the counties and Country Cablevision to install fiber … Read more

Inclusive Economy

The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust engaged the ncIMPACT Initiative to advise on developing an overall strategy for its Local Impact Funding. The questions to resolve included the root causes … Read more

NC Strategic Economic Development Plan

The NC General Assembly directs the Secretary of Commerce to develop a four-year Comprehensive Strategic Economic Development Plan with annual updates. For the 2020 plan, the Department engaged the ncIMPACT … Read more