The Town of Lilesville (Town) received $950,000 from the North Carolina Department of Commerce (Grant #20-C-3635), Rural Economic Development Division to provide demolition, design, and construction/modular home installation services for approximately 3 low/moderate income, owner occupied single-family properties.

Centralina Regional Council is requesting proposals from professional executive management
recruiting firms and consultants to submit written proposals to conduct an executive recruitment campaign for the position of Executive Director,

Centralina Executive Director Geraldine Gardner will continue in her role through September 30, 2026

OMB has proposed a major rewrite of federal grant rules, turning Uniform Guidance into binding regulation with new compliance requirements and oversight affecting all grant recipients.

Proposed state legislation highlights the importance of maintaining local flexibility as North Carolina communities face varying needs in housing, development, and infrastructure.

For many workers across the Charlotte region, getting to the job is half the battle. Transportation doesn’t show up on most job postings. But ask any workforce development professional, and they’ll tell you it shows up everywhere else. In the absenteeism numbers, in the turnover data, in the stack of applications that never convert to first days on the job.

The purpose of the Request for Proposals (RFP) is to solicit proposals for a compensation and classification study for the Centralina workforce.

Ansonville recently received $950,000 from the North Carolina Department of Commerce (Grant #21-C-4007 NR), Rural Economic Development Division to provide housing rehabilitation services for approximately 5 low/moderate income, owner occupied single-family properties.

With key federal programs set to expire in 2026, Congress faces a narrow window to act, leaving local governments watching closely as decisions on transportation, funding and infrastructure take shape.