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
Stories
Appalachia as a microcosm for the larger American story
"It's always been easy to think of Eastern Kentucky as separate and apart from America's mainstream," today's Lexington Hearld-Leader editorial says. ... Read This Post
Making the case again for increased broadband Internet access in Appalachia
The Intelligent Community Forum, a nonprofit organization that studies the economic and social development of the 21st Century community, has named ... Read This Post
Incentive programs for college graduates could draw young people to Appalachia to stay
Here’s another story that provide a useful example to Appalachia about how to retain, or gain, population, from The Rural Blog: “In an ... Read This Post
Study shows schools lacking necessary high-speed broadband; Appalachia can’t afford not to have it
There’s been a push in recent years to extend broadband Internet service into the country’s more rural areas, and the issue has become ... Read This Post
More Kentucky leaders speak out in favor of diversified Appalachian economy
In the face of continued production declines in the coal industry, more and more Kentucky leaders are speaking out, and calling for the construction ... Read This Post
Re-emphasizing Appalachia’s Importance
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said at this month’s Rural Futures Conference that now is the time “to re-emphasize, re-educate ... Read This Post
Appalachian Transition Fellowship Program Announced
There's so much work to be done in revitalizing Appalachia's economy, so many great organizations and communities in need of folks who can get ... Read This Post
Appalachia can learn from other regions and states that are already well into economic transition
Central Appalachia is certainly not the only region of the country that has ever faced an economic transition of the size and scale of the one ... Read This Post
Bipartisan group announces SOAR: Shaping Our Appalachian Region summit to generate ideas about Appalachia’s economic future
Governor Steve Beshear and Representative Hal Rogers announced yesterday the creation of a new Appalachian economic transition initiative: SOAR, or ... Read This Post
MACED releases new report; calls for creation of economic development planning body
In a report released today, the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED) calls for the creation of the Appalachian Planning and ... Read This Post
Harvesting Appalachia’s Future: Developing an Agriculture Sector
Todd Howard, Floyd County farmer and community leader, said it best at the Appalachia’s Bright Future conference in April: that the only thing ... Read This Post
