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WPCOG Promotes John E. Wear to Assistant Community & Regional Planning Director
Community and Regional Planning is one of the critical departments of the Western Piedmont Council of Governments that serves the region...
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October 2020 - Community Employment Statistics
In October, the region had a 2,300-employment increase. Gains occurred in both goods-producing and service-providing sector. Overall, we...
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Long-Serving WPCOG Executive Director Doug Taylor Passes Away
November 20th, 2020 - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of retired WPCOG Executive Director R. Douglas Taylor. He...
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Thursday, September 24th, 10-11:30 AM](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/960958_820a06c4140e415799d95ff6b552a04c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_278,h_209,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/960958_820a06c4140e415799d95ff6b552a04c~mv2.jpg)
Meditations for Family Caregivers Thursday, September 24th, 10-11:30 AM
https://aarp.cvent.com/MeditationsForCaregivers Are you a caregiver searching for a bit of calm or peace of mind on your caregiver...