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Interactive Brookings Report Examines US Manufacturing Characteristics by MSA

A new Brookings Report, Locating American Manufacturing: Trends in the Geography of Production provides a comprehensive analysis of the metropolitan geography of U.S. manufacturing. The website also has an interactive map for examining industry specialties, wages, plant size, job changes, urban location, and basic geography by MSA. The report finds that U.S. metropolitan areas have [...]

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Regional Water Assessment Identifies Water Security as Top Issue

Regional Water Assessment Identifies Water Security as Top Issue FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GULFPORT, MS (April 19, 2012) – The Water Subcommittee of the Plan for Opportunity has completed an assessment of the existing conditions, quality, and uses of water in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region. The document identifies key issues to be addressed by regional [...]

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Affordable Housing Supply Focus of Regional Plan

Affordable Housing Supply Focus of Regional Plan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GULFPORT, MS (April 3, 2012) – Half of renters and almost a third of homeowners on the Mississippi Gulf Coast are burdened by housing costs, according to a new regional housing assessment. In some cases, housing and transportation costs are more than 75% of household [...]

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Affordable Housing Supply Focus of Regional Plan

Affordable Housing Supply Focus of Regional Plan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GULFPORT, MS (April 3, 2012) – Half of renters and almost a third of homeowners on the Mississippi Gulf Coast are burdened by housing costs, according to a new regional housing assessment. In some cases, housing and transportation costs are more than 75% of household [...]

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Sustainable Communities Grant Awarded to Mississippi Gulf Coast

Sustainable Communities Grant Awarded to Mississippi Gulf Coast October 20, 2010 The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC) announced last week that “the Gulf Regional Planning Commission’s application to the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program has been selected for a grant award.” This is a new [...]

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