Category Archives: Local Economy
Raleigh City Farm needs your support
Raleigh City Farm: “Raleigh City Farm is an urban farm startup growing food made from local rain, local compost, and local sunshine. We believe that every city needs an urban farm to reduce waste, improve our health, and deepen the … Continue reading
Posted in Go Green, Local Economy, Recognizing Raleigh |
Housing options strengthen neighborhoods and help grow our economy
Nancy McFarlane: This morning I was invited to give welcoming remarks to a crowd of over 1000+ affordable housing business leaders and community advocates who are meeting in Raleigh this week to identify emerging opportunities for improving the variety of … Continue reading
Posted in Community Events, Local Economy, Public Safety |
A stable outlook for Raleigh’s AAA bond rating
On October 3, the City of Raleigh Finance Department issued a press release announcing a stable outlook on our city’s AAA bond rating: Within the accompanying credit rating reports released by Moody’s, Standard & Poors and Fitch Ratings, the following … Continue reading
Posted in Local Economy, Mayoral Race, Re-Election, Recognizing Raleigh |
Raleigh leads the country! Let’s keep it that way.
Nancy McFarlane: It’s not secret – Raleigh is the best place to live and work in the nation. Raleigh continues to receive recognition for business success, growth, sustainable development, arts and culture, education, recreation, the environment… the accolades are endless! … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Local Economy, Mayoral Race, Re-Election, Recognizing Raleigh |
Nancy’s Small Business Initiative passes unanimously
Raleigh City Council approves single-point-of-contact small business permitting process proposed by Nancy McFarlane RALEIGH, N.C. – Mayor Pro Tem Nancy McFarlane’s Small Business Initiative was passed unanimously by the Raleigh City Council on Sept. 6. This initiative calls for a … Continue reading
Posted in City Ordinances, Council Agendas, Local Economy, Re-Election |
Action-packed weekend!
Nancy McFarlane: Last weekend I attended two meet and greets hosted by good friends who live off of Wade Ave. On the evening of Friday, August 12, Neighborhood Leader Bill Padgett hosted an incredibly well-attended event for me at his … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Community Events, Go Green, Local Economy, Mayoral Race, Parks and Recreation, Transportation and Traffic |
Small Business Initiative
Update: Nancy is excited to announce that on September 6, 2011, Raleigh City Council Unaminously approved and passed the Small Business Initiative. As a small business owner, Nancy understands what it takes to create jobs by expanding small business opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in Council Agendas, Local Economy, Recognizing Raleigh |
President Obama’s Visit Today!
Today I am honored to represent the City of Raleigh during President Obama’s visit to Cree to discuss job creation, economic growth and the role of energy-efficiency technologies. The president will also meet with his Jobs and Competitiveness Council to … Continue reading
Posted in Community Events, Local Economy, Recognizing Raleigh |
A Great Weekend in Raleigh!
What a great weekend in Raleigh! As all of you know, this was a big and busy weekend for Raleigh. Rise Up Raleigh was held Friday night, and turned out to be a huge success! Thank you to all of … Continue reading
Posted in Community Events, Local Economy, Recognizing Raleigh |
New Business in Raleigh!
Downtown Raleigh welcomed nine new street-level businesses in the first quarter of 2011! These new businesses are a range of cafes and restaurants, art galleries and boutiques. Dozens of jobs have been created, and downtown’s vibrance is continuing to grow! … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Community Events, Local Economy, Recognizing Raleigh |
