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  2. Renewal community - Wikipedia

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    The renewal community employment credit provides businesses with an incentive to hire individuals who both live and work in a renewal community. Employers can claim the credit if they pay or incur “qualified zone wages” to a “qualified zone employee”. The credit is for wages paid or incurred after 2001. The credit is 15% of the ...

  3. Empowerment zone - Wikipedia

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    The Renewal Communities (RCs), Empowerment Zones (EZs) and Enterprise Communities (ECs) are highly distressed urban and rural communities that may be eligible for a combination of grants, tax credits for businesses, bonding authority and other benefits. Highly distressed refers to communities who have experienced poverty and/or high emigration ...

  4. Urban planning - Wikipedia

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    Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning in specific contexts, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportation ...

  5. One rural county has helped keep lights on across NC ... - AOL

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    Without the help of Person, Catawba and other rural counties, the state cannot expand its power supply while keeping energy reliable and affordable during our clean-energy transition. All we ask ...

  6. Rural area - Wikipedia

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    Rural area. In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. [1] Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically described as rural, as well as other areas lacking substantial development.

  7. Community development - Wikipedia

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    Community. The United Nations defines community development as "a process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems." [1] It is a broad concept, applied to the practices of civic leaders, activists, involved citizens, and professionals to improve various aspects of communities ...

  8. Urbanization - Wikipedia

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    Urbanization (or urbanisation in British English) is the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. It can also mean population growth in urban areas instead of rural ones. [1] It is predominantly the process by ...

  9. Urban growth boundary - Wikipedia

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    Urban growth boundary. An urban growth boundary, or UGB, is a regional boundary, set in an attempt to control urban sprawl by, in its simplest form, mandating that the area inside the boundary be used for urban development and the area outside be preserved in its natural state or used for agriculture. Legislating for an "urban growth boundary ...