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NEWS: Center to offer two grant-writing courses in Promise Zone
The Center for a Better South will offer one-day grant-writing courses in February and March by recognized professionals to help organizations improve skills for seeking federal funding available through the S.C. Promise Zone.
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Better South gets $50,000 training grant
A $50,000 grant for technical assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will allow the Center for a Better South to develop and implement a new entrepreneurial training program in the S.C. Lowcountry Promise Zone. “What great news this funding is for people who live in the Promise Zone,” said Center President Andy Brack. “It…
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National leaders provide critical input on Promise Zone
FEB. 2, 2016 | A dozen leading thinkers and analysts from across the South met over the weekend to learn about the S.C. Lowcountry Promise Zone and make suggestions to broaden the impact of its collaborative efforts to reduce poverty.
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Press and Standard: Moving a community forward
WALTERBORO, S.C., Dec. 4, 2015 | All the ink goes to tax breaks and incentives when a community is successful in attracting a new employer, but the recruiting of an economic development prospect involves everything, including arts and culture. Often potential economic development factors like the arts and culture are overlooked. Susan DuPlessis of the…