Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Our Approach to Community Economic Development (CED)

UCANRs Community Economic Development programming focuses on Inclusive Economic Development. The four dominant paradigms of economic development (attraction and retention, small business development, ...
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Empowering community organizations to lead on economic development

On Oct. 20-21, Institute for Social Transformation faculty fellow Chris Benner and staff members Azucena Beltran, Erika Katske, Darío León, Gabriella Alvarez, and Jessica de la Cruz led an event in ...
Business Facilities

Presenting The 2025 Economic Development Awards

B usiness Facilities 2025 Economic Development Organization (EDO) Awards recognize economic developers’ efforts toward growing their communities. Record-breaking projects and creating new pockets of ...
Post and Courier

Ranck graduates from economic development training program

The South Carolina Economic Developers’ Association (SCEDA) and the South Carolina Department of Commerce (SCDOC) announced that state and community leaders have graduated from the SC Economic ...
The Daily Reflector

Apply now for Rural Center’s leaders training program

The application period for the next session of the NC Rural Center’s Homegrown Leaders training has opened and will run through Aug. 13. People who live or work in eastern North Carolina are ...
Post and Courier

South Carolina leaders graduate from economic development training program

COLUMBIA, S.C. (November 29, 2023) – The South Carolina Economic Developers’ Association (SCEDA) and the South Carolina Department of Commerce (SCDOC) announced that 62 state and community leaders ...