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Foothills Regional Commission Office will be closed on December 24-26, 2024 and January 1, 2025

FRC Newsletter, July 14, 2022

An upcoming broadband and digital inclusion planning session in McDowell County, a new outdoor-driven community economic development initiative in WNC, good reads and wins for the week — catch up on all of this and more in the latest Foothills Regional Commission newsletter, available here.

FRC Newsletter, July 7, 2022

The Appalachian Regional Commission’s FY23 Economic Status Designations, funding opportunities on the horizon, Foothills wins and upcoming events—read up on all of this and more in the latest Foothills Regional Commission newsletter, available here.

FRC Newsletter, June 30, 2022

Shelby requests support for a grant, the state asks for input on aging, UNC School of Government offers several resources, and the region enjoys many wins—read about all of this and more in the latest Foothills Regional Commission newsletter, available here.

FRC Newsletter, June 23, 2022

Job opportunities with Foothills Regional Commission, a workshop to learn about Rutherfordton’s new workforce subdivision and a rural development resource—catch up on all of this and more in the latest newsletter from FRC, available here.

FRC Newsletter, June 16, 2022

Funding opportunities, a request for input on aging in place, a slew of events and this week’s wins—catch up on all of this and more in the latest Foothills Regional Newsletter, available here.

FRC Newsletter, June 9, 2022

An important read on supplanting salaries and benefits with ARP funds, some opportunities for input, this week’s wins, and more—catch up on all of this in Foothills Regional Commissions latest newsletter, available here.

FRC Newsletter, June 2, 2022

Foothills Regional Commission’s new Executive Director, an updated job opportunity and upcoming events: Catch up on all of this and more in FRC’s latest newsletter, available here.

FRC Newsletter, May 26, 2022

A Memorial Day message, good news from NCDOT, a slew of upcoming events, and 2020 Census Post-Enumeration Survey results—catch up on all of this and more in the latest Foothills Regional Commission newsletter, available here.

FRC Newsletter, May 19, 2022

Official notice of the Foothills HOME Consortium’s FY22 allocation, funding opportunities, a slew of upcoming events and more—catch up on all of this in the latest Foothills Regional Commission newsletter, available here.

FRC Newsletter, May 12, 2022

Information about Older Americans Month, details of the NC Foothills Farm Tour and “Spring into a New Career” job fair, and other upcoming events—catch up on all of this and more in the latest Foothills Regional Commission newsletter, available here.