A Small Town’s Turnaround Could Teach Trump the Right Way to Spend the Government’s Money
“But since data for the Pew report were collected in 2014, Goldsboro has turned around. The downtown is starting to boom, the community college is bustling, and a surprising number of residents report that they’re doing well economically. According to Julie Metz, director of the Downtown Goldsboro Development Corporation, economic indicators like property and sales taxes are finally up. And Stephen Parr, director of the United Way of Wayne County, a charity, said its private donations are finally approaching pre-recession levels.”