Preview | Economic Development
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As some cities boom in a growing state, small towns craft homegrown solutions for their future.
NC is a rapidly growing state, but as major cities flourish, small towns face dwindling populations and struggling main streets. Find out how these communities are writing their own comeback stories through homegrown initiatives like shellfish aquaculture in Carteret County, adult learning options at Wilkes Community College and city support for small businesses in Marion.
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Preview | Economic Development
Preview: 3/7/2025 | 20sVideo has Closed Captions
NC is a rapidly growing state, but as major cities flourish, small towns face dwindling populations and struggling main streets. Find out how these communities are writing their own comeback stories through homegrown initiatives like shellfish aquaculture in Carteret County, adult learning options at Wilkes Community College and city support for small businesses in Marion.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- [Narrator] As some cities prosper, others are not surviving.
From coastal oyster farms to revitalized main streets, we find out how North Carolina communities are creating their own economic revival.
Join us as local leaders share their blueprints for bringing opportunity back to struggling regions.
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How A Dying Downtown Sparked a Small Business Revival
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Clip: 3/7/2025 | 7m 43s | When Marion, NC's downtown was dying, leaders tried something unexpected—and it worked. (7m 43s)
North Carolina is Betting Big on the Oyster
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Clip: 3/7/2025 | 6m 32s | North Carolina's oyster industry is booming again, but can farmers avoid the mistakes of the past? (6m 32s)
This Community College is Betting Big on Adult Learners
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Clip: 3/7/2025 | 6m 49s | An innovative program at Wilkes Community College is helping adult learners complete their degrees. (6m 49s)
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