Online Web Resources
WCU
College of Business
Economic
Development
Links to Resources:
UNC Economic Development Institutes, Related Links, Business Plans
RS-State,
Regional, National
RS-Western
NC Area
RS-Area
Media
RS-Jackson
County
RS-Western
C Univ
RS-College
of Business
RS-Other
Resources & Examples, I
RS-Other
Resources & Examples, II
Business NC.com
(NC Business News)
Chancellor's
page on the Summit
(Economic Development, Feb. 21, 2003)
Relevant
speeches by the Chancellor
Worthy of note: Leadership
Reconsidered: Engaging Higher Education in Social Change (W. K.
Kellogg Foundation, 2002)
UNC Economic Development Institutes, Related Links, Business Plans
WCU Institute for the Economy and the
Future (IEF)
Other:
Appalachian Regional
Development Institute
Eastern Carolina
University, Community Engagement (note RDS and, under that, RDI)
NC State Extension, Engagement &
Economic Development
Related Links:
Higher Education News, Links
UNC
Sustainability, Links
UNC
Sustainability, Campuses
.
Quicken, Business Plan
U Chicago, Business Plan Links
PWC, Business Plan
Small
Business Advancement National Center (Business
Plan Creation)
Business Plan Archive (LOC &
University of Maryland)
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RS-State,
Regional, National
- .GOV or .NC, or copyright NC
- ARC
| Appalachian Regional Commission
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ARC
Resources for Community Planning
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ARC Regional Data and
Research
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ARC Sources of Funding
- Appalachian
Culture
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NC
Department of Commerce, Statistics
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NC Department of Commerce,
Community Services
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NC Department of Commerce,
Community Services, Main Street Center
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NC
Department of Commerce (Advantages of North Carolina)
- NC Department
of Commerce, Business Services
- NC
Business Info
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NC
Agribusiness Council
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NC Agribusiness Development
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North
Carolina Rural Prosperity Task Force, IT & Connectivity
- NC
Business ServiCenter (Start Your Business in North Carolina)
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The
Hispanic Market of the Southeastern United States
http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/business/274
New Economy Index (article)
http://www.freshplaza.com/2007/0228/ec_us_georgia.htm
Knowledge and
Innovation in North Carolina (article, News
Observer, Feb. 2007)
http://www.newsobserver.com/104/story/548040.html
UNC and
Economic Transformation
(2007)
http://www.northcarolina.edu/content.php/econ_transform/index.htm
North Carolina joins states around
the U.S.
by hosting several Entrepreneurship Week USA events
(Carolina
Newswire, Feb. 2007)
http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=1news.db&command=viewone&id=2860&op=t
American Planning Association
http://www.planning.org/research/
Economic Development Administration
(EDA)
http://www.eda.gov/Home/EDAHomePage.xml
- .ORG
- North
Carolina Community Foundation (note links to affiliates)
- Rotary International
- e-NC.org
-
NC Economic Development Board
- North
Carolina Rural Economic Development Center -- Resource Guide
- NC
Rural Economic Development Center -- Rural Data Bank
- The
Conservation Fund - Home Page
- SBTDC
- SBTDC
Links
- Carolina
Recycling Assn - Links
- NC
Recycling Business Assistance Center
- North
Carolina Smart Growth Alliance
- Smart
Growth News
- NCCBI
(NC Citizens for Business and Industry)
Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
http://www.innovationpolicy.org/
International
Economic Development Council
http://www.iedconline.org/
National
Development Council
http://www.nationaldevelopmentcouncil.org/
North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association (NCAPA)
http://www.nc-apa.org/
Entrepreneurship: 2007
State New Economy Index
http://www.kauffman.org/item.cfm?item=766
On the Road to an
Entrepreneurial Economy (article: Kauffman Foundation)
http://www.kauffman.org/items.cfm?itemID=770
Council for Entrepreneurial
Development
http://www.cednc.org/resources/
The report titled “2006 Survey of Visitors to the Blue Ridge
National Heritage Area” is available
at www.blueridgeheritage.com/aboutus/research.html.
The survey, a follow-up to a 2005 regional visitor
survey, looked at the multiple activities that people engage in while
visiting the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area. [ACT, 7/26/07]
Council for Community and Economic Research (formerly American Chamber
of Commerce Research Association, ACCRA)
http://www.c2er.org/
Council on Competitiveness
http://www.compete.org/
National Association of Workforce Boards
http://www.nawb.org/
- .COM
- Carolina
Living - NC Business Resources
- Carolina
Business Directory
- Economic
Development Board - North Carolina Department of Commerce
- Economic
Development Directory - North Carolina
-
Guide to
NC Performance Measurement Project
- NC
links Internet, economy
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NC
Managing Discarded Electronics Products
- U.S.
Chamber of Commerce, North Carolina Members
- .EDU
- Appalachian
Culture Sites
- Center
for Urban and Regional Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill
- UNC
Five-Year Report
- Small
Business Advancement National Center
-
Subject:
North Carolina Counties
-
Statistical
Sources In North Carolina (State Library)
- Welcome
to DCRP at UNC-Chapel Hill
Selig
Center
for Economic Growth (GA)
http://www.selig.uga.edu/
UNC School of Government, NC Planning
http://www.ncplan.unc.edu/
Association of University Research Parks
http://www.aurp.net/about/index.cfm
RS-Western
NC Area
- AdvantageWest
North Carolina
- Appalachian
Sustainable
Agriculture Project
- Asheville SCORE (Counselors
to America's Small Business)
- Cherokee Nation
- Haywood County C of C
- Haywood County
Community Network,
Commerce
- The
Institute at Biltmore (non-profiit)
- Friends
of the Blue Ridge Parkway (excellent list of area links)
- Friends of
Great
Smoky Mountains
National Park
- MAIN,
Mountain Area Information Network - The Community Network of Western
North
Carolina
- MAIN:
WNC GREEN BUILDING DIRECTORY LAUNCHED
- North
Carolina Information and Resources (WCU Hunter Library--includes
state,
regional & local links)
- Western
North Carolina Green Building Council - Home
- Western
North Carolina Tomorrow
- Western
Carolina University
- Western
North Carolina Workforce Resource - WorkReady.net Employment Resources
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RS-Area
Media
- Asheville Citizen
Times
- Citizen
Times, community news (includes some basic 2000 county
demographics)
- Attractions
- Alarka, Bryson City, Cherokee, Fontana, Robbinsville, Whittier, NC
- Carolina
Country ("a guide to the NC countryside")
- The Enterprise
Mountaineer, Waynesville
- Millions
Spent on Area Development (article, 1/29/03)
- Mountain
Xpress / mountainx.com / Asheville, NC
- MAIN,
Mountain Area Information Network - The Community Network of Western
North
Carolina
- Our
State Magazine
- Smoky
Mountain News
- The Sylva
Herald: Community newspaper serving Sylva, Jackson County
- Smart
Growth Initiative
- WRGC
680 WRGC Radio, News links
- WCQS
88.1: National Public Radio for Western North Carolina
- WCU Western
Carolinian
- WCU, The
Reporter (pdf format)
- WCU
Power 90.5 (Use MS Explorer)
- WLOS
Supercast, Asheville TV 13 WLOS Supercast
- Working
With the News Media (A Faculty Guide, from USC)
RS-Jackson
County
- Southwestern
Community College - Sylva, NC
- Today's
Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
- Town
of Sylva, NC (basic)
- Town
of Sylva, NC (deluxe)
- Sylva
with Selected Links
- Jackson
County, North Carolina
RS-Western Carolina Univ
- Western
Carolina University - Office of the Chancellor
- Belk
Gallery
- Calendar
- Career
Services and Cooperative Education - News
- Center
for Regional Development
- Community
Character
- Factbook
- Public
Policy Institute Homepage
- Public
Policy Institute, Conference Report: "Planning for the New Economy"
(2000)
- Leadership
Academy
- Lectures,
Concerts and Exhibitions
- Mountain Heritage
Center
- Mountain Aquaculture
Research Center
- Official
Athletic Site of Western Carolina Catamount Sports
- Professional
and Student Organizations
- PR-Catamount
Communications
- University
Planning - University Reports
- University
Policy on Use of Facilities
- Volunteer
Opportunities at WCU
- WCU
Local Government Training Program
- WCU
News & Publications
- Visitor's
Center
- WCU
Campus Master Plan (PDF)
- WCU
Capital Construction Home
- WCU
Alumni, Campus Newspaper, and more
- WCU
Directories
-
RS-College
of Business
- Resources
for Friends and Supporters
- SBTDC
western office directions
RS-Other Resources &
Examples
Referenced at the Summit, I
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- Advanced
Technology Development Center - ATDC
- Berkeley
Planning Journal: Volume 12 - Abstracts
- CEOs
for Cities
- Economist.com
| Through a glass darkly ($)
- Georgia
Tech::Economic Development Institute
- Morrison
Institute for Public Policy
- MilkenInstitute.org
- MIT
- Technology and Adult Learning (60 page PDF)
- National
Association of Development Organizations (NADO)
- National
Governors Association
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NGA Center for Best Practices - Social, Economic, and Workforce Programs
- NABE
Publications
- NABE
- Regional Economic Devel 2000
- Progressive
Policy Institute: The New Economy
- PPI:
Unleashing the Potential of the High-Speed Internet by Robert D.
Atkinson,
Shane Ham, and Brian Newkirk
- Southern
Growth Policies Board
- Southern
Growth Policies Board - Tech & Innov
- Southern
Growth Policies Board - Innovation U.
- U
Mich - Leading a Univ in Times of Tech Change (4 pg PDF)
- US
Department of Labor
- US
DOL By Top 20 Requested Items
- Welcome
to Fast Company
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RS-Other Resources &
Examples
Referenced at the Summit, II
- Amazon.com:
Books: The Silicon Valley Edge: A Habitat for Innovation and
Entrepreneurship
- Austin
American-Statesman | statesman.com
- CEOs
for Cities home > research > best practices > leveraging
colleges &
universities
- Berkeley
in San Jose Mercury News
- Berkeley
- The Urban and Regional Economy -- Good References
- Berkeley
- Regional Planning (better in PDF)
- Berkeley
- WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (1999 article)
- Fast
Company, Survival Is Not Enough
- Georgia
Research Alliance
- Georgia
RA Tech Devel Ctrs
- Georgia
RA - About
- Harvard
Bus - Clusters & New Econ ($)
- Harvard
Bus - Innovative Enterprise ($)
- Harvard
Bus Rev - Communities of Creation ($)
- MilkenInstitute.Org
> Research > High-Tech Cluster Development
- MilkenInstitute.Org
> Publications > America's High-Tech Economy: Growth, Development
and Risks
for Metropolitan Areas
- Stanford
- Orgs and transfer of expertise (article, PDF)
- SPSU
(Georgia) - Extended Univ. - Yamacraw Continuing Education