{"id":6269,"date":"2026-04-02T18:53:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/macon-it-inside-economic-community-development-macon-bibb-county-government\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T18:53:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:53:01","slug":"macon-it-inside-economic-community-development-macon-bibb-county-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/macon-it-inside-economic-community-development-macon-bibb-county-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Macon It: Inside Economic &amp; Community Development &#8211; Macon-Bibb County Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 2, 2026<br \/>Published by eadams<br \/>As Macon-Bibb County recognizes National Community Development Week (April 6\u201310), the upcoming episode of <em>Macon It<\/em> dives into the work happening behind the scenes to strengthen our community.<br \/>In this episode, we sit down with Wanzina Jackson, Director of the Economic &amp; Community Development Department, to break down what the department does and how it impacts residents every day.<br \/>From working on programs like the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership to supporting housing, neighborhood revitalization, and community services, the department plays a key role in making sure resources reach the people who need them most.<br \/>Jackson shares how the work goes beyond funding, it\u2019s about building stronger neighborhoods, creating opportunities, and improving quality of life across Macon-Bibb.<br \/>Listen to the full episode of <em>Macon It<\/em> to learn more about how this work is shaping our community. You can stream it on <strong>Tuesday, April 7<\/strong>, wherever you stream your favorite podcasts!<br \/>April 2, 2026 published by Edna Ruiz<br \/>March 31, 2026 published by Edna Ruiz<br \/>March 27, 2026 published by Edna Ruiz<br \/>March 27, 2026 published by Edna Ruiz<br \/>March 27, 2026 published by Edna Ruiz<br \/>March 27, 2026 published by Edna Ruiz<br \/>March 27, 2026 published by Edna Ruiz<br \/>March 27, 2026 published by Edna Ruiz<br \/>March 27, 2026 published by Edna Ruiz<br \/>March 27, 2026 published by Edna Ruiz<\/p>\n<p>700 Poplar Street, Macon, GA 31201<br \/><a href=\"\/customer-service\/\" class=\"text-white\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"customer service link\">Customer Service<\/a><br \/>Sign up for email updates from Macon-Bibb County to get information on announcements, initiatives, events, and more!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiTkFVX3lxTE4yYWE0Tk05eFF3cE1nbkNhQ19nYzljQkQ0UWtFbnBDOEVPdlFHT1YwZ1RyWVY3dnlCMFF2Mll2MENjU2pha2w1V0o3VGVMZw?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 2, 2026Published by eadamsAs Macon-Bibb County recognizes National Community Development Week (April 6\u201310), the upcoming episode of Macon It dives into the work happening behind the scenes to strengthen our community.In this episode, we sit down with Wanzina Jackson, Director of the Economic &amp; Community Development Department, to break down what the department does [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6269","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-politics"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}