RS-State & Regional

.GOV or .NC, or copyright NC

ARC | Appalachian Regional Commission

ARC Regional Assets Report, 8/02

NC Business Info

NC Agribusiness Information

NC Department of Labor

NC Department of Commerce

Statistics - North Carolina Department of Commerce

NC Department of Commerce, Community Assistance

NC Department of Commerce, Business Recruitment

North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

NC Business ServiCenter

The Regional Economic Development Marketing Organization for Southeastern North Carolina
NC Economic Development Agencies
NC Rural Economic Development Center

Division of Community Assistance - A Service of the NC Department of Commerce

Main Street Program - A Service of the NC Department of Commerce

North Carolina Rural Prosperity Task Force

Appalachian Culture

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

.ORG

North Carolina Community Foundation (note links to affiliates)

Rotary International

e-NC.org

NC Economic Policy 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)

.COM

NC Guide to Local Government

NC links Internet, economy

NC Computer Recycling Programs

Economic Development Directory - North Carolina

U.S. Chamber of Commerce, North Carolina Members

Economic Development Board - North Carolina Department of Commerce

Carolina Living - NC Business Resources

Carolina Business Directory

.EDU
Appalachian Culture Sites
Small Business Advancement National Center
Center for Urban and Regional Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill
Welcome to DCRP at UNC-Chapel Hill
UNC Five-Year Report
Subject: North Carolina Counties
Statistical Sources In North Carolina
Selig Center for Economic Growth (GA)
http://www.selig.uga.edu/                   
UNC School of Government, NC Planning
http://www.ncplan.unc.edu/

RS-Western NC Area

RS-Area Media

The Sylva Herald: Community newspaper serving Sylva, Jackson County

    Smart Growth Initiative

The Enterprise Mountaineer, Waynesville

Millions Spent on Area Development (article, 1/29/03)

Smoky Mountain News

680 WRGC Radio, News links

WCQS 88.1: National Public Radio for Western North Carolina

Asheville Citizen Times

Citizen Times, community news (includes some basic 2000 county demographics)

Asheville TV 13 WLOS Supercast

Carolina Country ("a guide to the NC countryside")

Mountain Xpress / mountainx.com / Asheville, NC

Attractions - Alarka, Bryson City, Cherokee, Fontana, Robbinsville, Whittier, NC

MAIN, Mountain Area Information Network - The Community Network of Western North Carolina

WCU Western Carolinian

WCU, The Reporter (pdf format)

WCU Power 90.5 (Use MS Explorer)

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

WCU Planning Institute (Aug 2007)

Western Carolina University - Office of the Chancellor

WCU News & Publications

WCU Visitor's Center

University Policy on Use of Facilities

Public Policy Institute Homepage

Public Policy Institute, Conference Report: "Planning for the New Economy" (2000)

WCU Local Government Training Program

WCU's Center for Regional Development

Mountain Heritage Center

Mountain Aquaculture Research Center

WCU Calendar

Lectures, Concerts and Exhibitions

Belk Gallery

2002 Online Factbook

Official Athletic Site of Western Carolina Catamount Sports

Western Carolina University - Career Services and Cooperative Education - News

WCU Community Character

Volunteer Opportunities at WCU

Professional and Student Organizations

WCU, Leadership Academy

PR-Catamount Communications

University Planning - University Reports

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, I

US Department of Labor

US DOL By Top 20 Requested Items

National Association of Development Organizations (NADO)

National Governors Association

NGA Center - Encouraging Entrepreneurship

NGA Center - Econ Devel Strategies

NGA Center - Workforce Devel Forum 2002

NGA Center - Rural Econ Development

NGA Center - Governor's Guides to Econ Devel

CEOs for Cities

NABE Publications

NABE - Regional Economic Devel 2000

Morrison Institute for Public Policy

MilkenInstitute.org

Welcome to Fast Company

Progressive Policy Institute: The New Economy

PPI: Unleashing the Potential of the High-Speed Internet by Robert D. Atkinson, Shane Ham, and Brian Newkirk

Advanced Technology Development Center - ATDC

Georgia Tech::Economic Development Institute

Berkeley Planning Journal: Volume 12 - Abstracts

Economist.com | Through a glass darkly ($)

MIT - Technology and Adult Learning (60 page PDF)

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)

RS-Other Resources & Examples, II

MilkenInstitute.Org > Research > High-Tech Cluster Development

MilkenInstitute.Org > Publications > America's High-Tech Economy: Growth, Development and Risks for Metropolitan Areas

CEOs for Cities home > research > best practices > leveraging colleges & universities

Fast Company, Survival Is Not Enough

Amazon.com: Books: The Silicon Valley Edge: A Habitat for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Georgia Research Alliance

Georgia RA Tech Devel Ctrs

Georgia RA - About

Austin American-Statesman | statesman.com

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)

Harvard Bus - Clusters & New Econ ($)

Harvard Bus - Innovative Enterprise ($)

Harvard Bus Rev - Communities of Creation ($)

Stanford - Orgs and transfer of expertise (article, PDF)

SPSU (Georgia) - Extended Univ. - Yamacraw Continuing Education