By Tim Keim
first published in The Chapel Hill Herald Sun
Where is the bottom to the current economic crises? Many of us have been asking this question for months. The simple answer: we don’t know. As unsettling as that might be, it can be seen as a supreme moment of opportunity, our chance to step [...]
It might seem counterintuitive, but it requires seed capital to launch a community currency. While we have an all-volunteer Board that has donated countless hours since last fall, we have hired a part-time Executive Director and the talented folks at Barefoot Press in Raleigh need to earn a fair profit for printing our striking notes.
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Monday’s USA Today story on local currencies generated a busy week of news coverage about the growth of the PLENTY, and our upcoming relaunch in partnership with Capital Bank.
We’ve seen followup coverage by Greensboro’s WFMY, with an excellent article posted by Justin Quesinberry. Also, look for a segment on Time Warner’s News 14 — Lyle and I enjoyed an interview with Ed Scannel at the Piedmont plant today. Folks from Capital Bank, Chatham Marketplace, and other local businesses have also been doing interviews, and our Executive Director Melissa Frey will be on WPTF AM 680 with Sanford Harold at 7:40 am tomorrow.