Apr 23, 2019
BB&T and the NC Rural Center Announce Recipients of Inaugural Community Improvement Grants RALEIGH – On Monday, March 25, alumni of the NC Rural Center’s Rural Economic Development Institute (REDI) and Homegrown Leaders programs gathered at the Governor’s...
Jan 23, 2018
RALEIGH – The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded the NC Rural Center a $100,000 grant to increase regional leadership development in North Carolina’s 29 Appalachian counties. The grant will allow the Rural Center to expand its Homegrown...
Dec 19, 2017
Closing the state’s coverage gap would mean better health and more jobs for North Carolinians The NC Rural Center has launched a new county-level database that lets users explore who would benefit from closing the health insurance coverage gap, and the possible...
Dec 14, 2017
RALEIGH – GrowingChange’s Noran Sanford was honored as the 2017 Rural Leader of the Year at this year’s Rural Assembly, held in Raleigh on November 16. Hosted annually by the NC Rural Center, the Rural Assembly is the state’s premier event...
Dec 14, 2017
RALEIGH – At its annual Rural Assembly in Raleigh on November 16, the NC Rural Center awarded its first-ever lifetime achievement award to former Lt. Governor Robert B. Jordan III and Rural Center founding president Billy Ray Hall. The Rural Center Lifetime...
Dec 8, 2017
RALEIGH – Sparta’s Helen Ruth Almond and Whiteville’s Phillip Marion Jr. were named to the NC Rural Center’s Board of Directors at the organization’s November Board of Directors meeting. Based in Raleigh, the NC Rural Center is a...
