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	<title>News &#038; Updates - South Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations</title>
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	<description>Important Community Economic Development news and updates for South Carolina</description>
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		<title>Allendale County ALIVE, Inc.  attracts new grocery store</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Allendale County ALIVE, a non-profit Community Development Corporation, received the Palmetto Partnership and Community Development Corporation Project of the Year Award at the South Carolina Department of Commerce’s Rural Summit this year. The nonprofit was recognized for its success in gathering community leaders and businesses together to form a LLC that attracted a new grocery store to the Allendale area.]]></description>
		<link>http://communitydevelopmentsc.org/news/2008/05/allendale-county-alive-inc-attracts-new-grocery-store/</link>
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		<title>Initiative to help S.C. Homeowners Proactively Prevent Foreclosure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Good News in the midst of Bad News]]></description>
		<link>http://communitydevelopmentsc.org/news/2007/12/initiative-to-help-sc-homeowners-proactively-prevent-foreclosure/</link>
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		<title>Black Lawmakers Focus on Economic Problems</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	article from the Post and Courier - November 2, 2007
	The state Legislative Black Caucus held its annual retreat Thursday and outlined priorities for 2008. Here are some of the topics discussed:
	Mortgage lending disparity: Examine the situation and potential solutions such as legislation requiring data to track possible practices steering blacks toward high-interest loans.
	Foreclosures: Educate public [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://communitydevelopmentsc.org/news/2007/11/black-lawmakers-focus-on-economic-problems/</link>
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		<title>2007 South Carolina Community Economic Development Awardees Announced</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Charleston, SC – The South Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations, Inc. announced the winners of its “Eagle Award of Excellence in Community Economic Development” during the first North/South Carolinas Conference on Community Economic Development (CED) September 25 – 27, 2007. The winners were three community development corporations (CDCs) that have excelled in advancing economic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://communitydevelopmentsc.org/news/2007/10/2007-south-carolina-community-economic-development-awardees-announced/</link>
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		<title>S.C. Legislature Appropriates a Record $1.4 Million for CDCs in the 2007-08 State Budget</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Today the 2007-2008 State Budget takes effect. And today, a record $1.4 million is available to the certified community development corporations(CDCs) of South Carolina. On Friday, June 29th, the State Legislature finalized the annual spending plan for the coming year by voting on Governor Mark Sanford’s vetoes to the State Budget.  The state lawmakers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://communitydevelopmentsc.org/news/2007/07/sc-legislature-appropriates-a-record-14-million-for-cdcs-in-the-2007-08-state-budget/</link>
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		<title>2007 Graduates: South Carolina CED Certificate Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	On June 1st, SCACDC along with our collaborative partners Benedict College and Clemson&#8217;s Institute for Economic and Community Development awarded the first Certificates of Completion to the inaugural class of the S.C. Community Economic Development Certificate Program.  The inaugural class consisted of 25 persons representing CDCs, local government, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://communitydevelopmentsc.org/news/2007/06/2007-graduates-sc-ced-certificate-program/</link>
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		<title>Initiative to help S.C. Homeowners Proactively Prevent Foreclosure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	South Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations Announces
Joint Foreclosure Initiative for South Carolina
Initiative to help S.C. Homeowners Proactively Prevent Foreclosure 
	Charleston, S.C. - The South Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations (SCACDC) recently established a partnership with Family Services, Inc., NeighborWorks® America, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond to launch the South Carolina Foreclosure [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://communitydevelopmentsc.org/news/2007/04/scacdc-announces-forclosure-initiative-with-regional-partners/</link>
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		<title>Dodd Takes Action To Protect  Homeowners And American Economy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nearly 1 In 5 South Carolina Subprime Mortgages Will End In Foreclosure
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		<link>http://communitydevelopmentsc.org/news/2007/03/dodd-takes-action-to-protect-homeowners-and-american-economy/</link>
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		<title>SCACDC Presents Wealth Building Policy Agenda to State Legislature</title>
		<description><![CDATA[South Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations Presents Wealth Building Policy Agenda to State Legislature]]></description>
		<link>http://communitydevelopmentsc.org/news/2007/02/scacdc-presents-wealth-building-policy-agenda-to-state-legislature/</link>
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		<title>Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Message</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	A Community Development Message
Celebrating the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
	by Bernie Mazyck, President &#038; CEO
South Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations
	January 15, 2007
	As we pause for a moment on this Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to celebrate, commemorate, and meditate on the life, impact, and sacrifice of America’s Profit, I ask that we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://communitydevelopmentsc.org/news/2007/01/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-day-message/</link>
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