Economy Projects and Videos
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
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
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
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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwcEp5Emufw Affordable Teacher Housing Research indicates teacher salaries don’t keep pace with rising housing costs in many parts of North Carolina. And teachers can’t afford to live where they work. … Read more