Jaren Vessels of Berea, Kentucky, recently became the youngest Kauffman FastTrac business development course graduate. At just 12 years old, Jaren ... Read This Post
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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
EKY Community Network Invites You to be a Part
East Kentucky is changing. Gone are the days of King Coal but the question that lingers for many is “What’s Next?” There is a movement forming to help ... Read This Post
Appalshop, Hemphill Community Center Featured on PBS News Hour
A PBS News Hour new occasional series, American Creators, recently featured the longstanding work of Appalshop in Letcher County, Kentucky. The ... Read This Post
New Economy the Focus of Upcoming Leadership Conference
By Peter Hille, President of MACED and Chair of the East Kentucky Leadership Foundation The town of Hindman is one of the most iconic touchpoints ... 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
Frank Morris Becomes First New Energy Intern Graduate
Frank Morris of Perry County, Kentucky, recently became the first graduate of the New Energy Intern Program; an ARC grant funded program at the ... Read This Post
MACED Makes the Case for Solar in Kentucky
MACED President Peter Hille was the most recent in a series of Kentuckians to speak out against proposed Kentucky House Bill 227. Presently, private ... Read This Post
“What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia” complicates the story of the region, and that’s a good thing
Appalachian writer and public historian, Elizabeth Catte, has been making the rounds recently to discuss her new book, "What You Are Getting Wrong ... 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
Appalachia’s Water Vulnerabilities in the National Spotlight
When talking about Appalachian transition, we often think of the region working towards a new economy that is just and resilient. Another part of the ... Read This Post
E2 Communities Explore the Experience Economy
Over 30 people from across Eastern Kentucky met at the Hindman Settlement School on February 28th for a Co-Learning Workshop focused on reaping the ... Read This Post
