Kentucky is powered by small businesses. And when I say small, I mean small. Ninety-four percent of small businesses in the state have less than 50 ... Read This Post
Stories
Eastern Kentucky ‘will not thrive without significant and smarter investment’
A central theme is woven through all of MACED's new strategy briefs, and it is crucial to the success of any of the other strategies: increased ... Read This Post
Kentucky Student Environmental Coalition student reflects on time at annual Fancy Farm picnic
Editor's Note: In an effort to include a more diverse and varied set of voices in the Appalachian Transition conversation, Renew Appalachia will begin ... Read This Post
Forestry is still ‘critical part’ of eastern Kentucky’s economy
Long before coal mining dominated eastern Kentucky's economy, logging was the big business in the region. Stories of log rafts barreling down creeks ... Read This Post
“Booming” local foods sector needs support to become “economic engine”
MACED's third strategy brief - released today - focuses on the local foods movement in eastern Kentucky, which truly is booming. A new farmers market ... Read This Post
Energy Efficiency has big potential to create jobs, decrease electricity demand
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
Eastern Kentuckians ‘born ready’ to hear leaders discuss region’s future
WFPL reporter Erica Peterson posed an interesting question in a report for Louisville's public radio station recently: "Can a Kentucky Politician Win ... Read This Post
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
Is ‘brain drain’ inaccurate? New study reveals reality of ‘rural return’
Thanks to slews of media reports, academic studies and political speeches about the ills of Appalachia, we’ve all heard of what is supposedly one of ... Read This Post
One reporter gives good, comprehensive report about Appalachian Transition
There has been some relatively dire (and somewhat bias) reporting about Appalachia coming from the national media lately. But at least one news outlet ... 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
Ex-Pat Appalachian’s Story can Help with Transition
“I don't know whether I'm part of Appalachia anymore, but Appalachia is part of me,” says Graham Shelby in a wonderful Lexington Herald-Leader essay ... Read This Post
