MACED's second strategy brief, "Energy Efficiency," is out today. It's a strategy that's been gaining steam recently across eastern Kentucky, and one ... Read This Post
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MACED releases five new strategy briefs
Thanks to the Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) initiative, there are more ideas than ever surfacing about how best to advance eastern Kentucky's ... Read This Post
Appalachian Transition movement should employ participatory budgeting
City governments across the country (and world) are trying a new system of budgeting that seems to be working well for them and their citizens. ... Read This Post
Real leadership for Appalachia necessary in upcoming elections
Brace yourselves; election season is coming. We’re already seeing political ads claiming this candidate is taking us to hell in a hand basket, or that ... Read This Post
SOAR moves forward at East Kentucky Leadership Conference
The next step in the SOAR process happened last week at the East Kentucky Leadership Foundation annual conference when the SOAR working group ... Read This Post
Structure and process for SOAR initiative announced – it’s a good next step
Governor Steve Beshear and Representative Hal Rogers announced the structure and process for the Shaping Our Appalachian Region initiative yesterday ... Read This Post
SOAR Report Released: What’s Next?
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and Congressman Hal Rogers hosted a press conference, with a guest appearance from U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom ... Read This Post
Eastern Kentucky’s high rate of political corruption must be abated before real economic change can happen
The SOAR summit hosted on Dec. 9, 2013 by Gov. Steve Beshear and Representative Hal Rogers was a success in one very particular way: it allowed ... Read This Post
Women should be welcomed as leaders in Appalachian Transition movement
The Lexington Herald-Leader used their editorial space on Christmas to honor Mary Breckinridge, founder of the Frontier Nursing Service in Hyden, Ky. ... Read This Post
SOAR offers hope for Eastern Kentucky’s transition
By now you’ve probably heard about the Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) conference that was held last week in Pikeville – it’s ... Read This Post
News Roundup from SOAR Summit
There has been so much coverage from the Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) Summit held in Pikeville, KY on Monday that it would be impossible to ... Read This Post
Optimism for SOAR Conference
As the Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) Conference approaches, interest and excitement is growing. Over 1,000 people have already registered for ... Read This Post