Land of Sky Economic and Community Development

02/21/2025

Are you part of a facility or organization in North Carolina that was impacted by Hurricane Helene or provides critical community services after a disaster? We’re partnering with Land of Sky Regional Council and NC Sustainable Energy Association to strengthen resilience in communities by offering solar microgrid support.

We need your help to assess where these vital resources can make the most impact. If your organization could benefit from solar panels, battery storage, or microgrids, we want to hear from you!

Let’s work together to make NC stronger and more resilient. Click the link below to learn more and submit your resilience hub for microgrid investments.

Intake Survey: https://form.jotform.com/250285897063163

11/04/2024

Do you need help getting reconnected after Hurricane Helene?

Share your technology needs with Land of Sky Regional Council and we will help you get the resources you need to get reconnected online. Available resources include network cabling, laptops, cell phones, Wi-Fi extenders, Starlink loans, and power devices.

Fill out the technology resource needs form by scanning the QR code or by visiting this link:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=CkiGujKOREa1MVyEP2lN2yvm-n0Fx95Lhph3slRanLJUNVhLUjhVRTZIMk4wWUZVU05IVlZCNzZWVS4u

06/29/2024

The Digital Opportunities: Growing Connections Across NC conference took place on June 4, 2024 at Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock, NC. The event wa...

11/14/2023

NCDOT is currently undertaking a Regional Transit Plan that includes looking at transit needs and opportunities in Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, Transylvania, Polk, Rutherford, and McDowell counties. At this stage in the planning process NCDOT and its consultant are looking for input from transit riders and the general public. Survey links are below:

For transit riders, the following survey links are available:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WNCRider (English)

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WNCRiderEspanol (Espanol)

For the general public, the following survey links are available:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WNCPublic (English)

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WNCPublicEspanol (Espanol)

The survey links are available through December 1st. Any information you can provide is much appreciated!

10/05/2023

Public WIFI is crucial in helping to give people the tools to help close the digital divide. Please fill out our survey to update are public map and share: https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/d313bda863ed44b799bd1bdf3d1579a8
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Land of Sky is collecting data asset inventory for what's going on in WNC broadband!

10/02/2023

Help our Friends over collect information on the accessibility and affordability of devices and digital skills resources. Your input will help inform state plans to .

Survey: https://ncsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9EpNXtAhUn7IOQS

07/31/2023

Driven by creating change? Interested on working with Clean Transportation issues with Land of Sky and ECBI? Join us!

07/31/2023

https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/madison/2023/07/28/downtown-marshall-to-receive-free-wi-fi-after-county-agrees-to-grant/70466556007/?utm_source=pash-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=Content%20List%20-%20Stacking%20-%20optimized&utm_content=1122CT-E-NLETTER65

The Madison County Board of Commissioners entered into an agreement to receive $50,000 from Land of Sky to bring public Wi-Fi to downtown Marshall.

06/29/2023

Join us as we explore growing our access to devices

06/29/2023

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wnc-device-refurbishment-roundtable-tickets-667965371407

Access to a device remains one of the key ingredients to helping people connect, and bonus points for keeping useful e-waste out the landfill.

Join us as we hear about models of device refurbishment, supporting populations that need devices, and how you can get your organizations devices into these programs.

Join us as we explore growing our access to devices

05/23/2023

We're hosing an awesome forum on regional housing on July 14th. Register today!

Meet LIHTC experts, Lenders, Funders, Developers, Builders, and Federal & State Agencies.