We welcomed two New Energy Interns to the MACED staff at the beginning of this month. Former coal miners, John Craft and Scott Shoupe, will be ... Read This Post
Stories
In my work, I see hope every single day.
In a survey of rural Americans released on October 16, 2018, researchers found rural people are most worried most about drug addiction and the ... Read This Post
Social Enterprises 101
Examples of social enterprises in Kentucky (interactive!): What do you call a business that uses its products or services to do good? At MACED, we ... Read This Post
PRESS RELEASE: New Energy Interns in Hazard, Kentucky
New Energy Interns in Hazard, KentuckyTwo former coal industry workers start commercial energy efficiency internships BEREA, Ky. (October 4, 2018) -- ... Read This Post
Leatherwood, KY Resident Graduates New Energy Intern Program
MACED would like to congratulate Randall Howard for his graduation from MACED’s New Energy Intern Program. Randall completed his internship placement ... Read This Post
Basic Business Financing
Most people hate thinking about money. They dread it, fear it, and will do almost anything to avoid it. Entrepreneurs are no different. But looking at ... Read This Post
Smarter Leaders, Smarter Teams
One of our working principles at MACED is that our organizational workplace culture impacts how effective we are in our work. Our internal working ... Read This Post
Red Bird Mission Saves Big with Energy Efficiency
Located deep in the mountains close to the Bell and Leslie county line, Kentucky, Red Bird Mission is almost a town in itself. The campus hosts a ... 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
Two Houses
I recently spent the weekend with my parents in their new home, a two-story Victorian-style house in northern Kentucky. Upon moving in, they ... Read This Post
Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange Seeks to Foster Connections across the Commonwealth
One thing you learn early when you grow up in Eastern Kentucky is rivalry. From a very early age, I just knew inherently that where I was from – the ... Read This Post
MACED staff attend Small Business Finance Forum
MACED Senior Lender Greg Doyle and Loan Fund Administrator Debbie Reardon recently attended the Opportunity Finance Network’s (OFN) Small Business ... Read This Post
