Brandon Dennison, CEO of the Coalfield Development Corporation, was recently named the first Ashoka Fellow to live and work in Central Appalachia ... Read This Post
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New Economy Work Featured by Fortune Magazine
We are proud to share that the work of our staff and partners is featured in the January 2019 issue of Fortune Magazine. Watch the video here. The ... Read This Post
ARC Releases Toolkit for Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) recently released three reports covering the Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in the 420 US counties federally ... Read This Post
Matewan’s Appalachian Lost & Found Respects Past While Looking Forward
Guest blog by our partner, Herbie Dotson, the co-founder of Appalachian Lost and Found, a store featuring more than 40 local artisans, as well as ... Read This Post
The Eight Capitals
Often “capital” refers to money, but there are so many other resources that are important to maintain and grow in a community. Recently, community ... Read This Post
Cultivating the Arts in Eastern Kentucky
Tiny seeds can turn into plants that yield much fruit. That truth is apparent in the work of the Grayson Gallery and Arts Center (GGAC) in Grayson, ... Read This Post
Airbnb Training Comes to Red River Gorge
This month, Powell County Tourism will host MACED’s How to Airbnb Training in Slade, Kentucky. The two-part training will be held on Sunday, August ... Read This Post
Hazard nonprofit builds first solar house
Low-income housing non-profit Housing Development Alliance (HDA) is proving that solar really is for everyone. In May, HDA built its first ... Read This Post
SOAR Impact Report released
The 2017 SOAR Impact Report was recently released. In addition to an overview about SOAR and letters from the co-chairs, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin ... Read This Post
Berea invested in the arts, and it paid off
A story in the online magazine, Next City, details the path Berea, Kentucky, took to invest in its most prized local asset, its artists and the arts, ... Read This Post
Lavender farmers hope to revive former stripmines
The West Virginia Regional Technology Park in Kanawha County, West Virginia has launched a new program to turn former strip mines into lavender farms ... Read This Post
Transition In Action, Broadband: Jared Arnett
Who are you, and what’s your role at your organization? My name is Jared Arnett and I am the Executive Director of Shaping Our Appalachian Region, ... Read This Post