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A Mobile Baking School

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HOMES Inc to Save $1900+ Per Year on Energy

In Fall 2018, Whitesburg-based housing non-profit HOMES, Inc. made investments in new energy-efficient water heaters and wi-fi thermostats with ... Read This Post


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Building Operator Certification

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Appalachian Horse Industry Revival

Smokey Valley Farm is helping bring back a breed of horse all but lost following the Civil War: the Smokey Valley Horse. For generations prior to the ... Read This Post


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Rock Climbing leads to a Solar Internship

Ben Tatum just started a six-month internship with our partner, Synergy Home, as a solar electrician assistant. He recently moved to Pine Ridge near ... Read This Post

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ARC Awards $12 Million in Kentucky

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) recently announced more than $12 million in funding through its POWER Initiative for Appalachian ... Read This Post

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Investing Half a Million Dollars Toward Solar in Letcher County

Over the past several months, we have been working with four organizations in Letcher County to study and finance installation of solar on their ... Read This Post


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Berea, KY 40403

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