Earlier this week, the Lexington Herald-Leader printed an editorial in support of a permanent fund for the coal severance tax titled "Raise coal tax, ... Read This Post
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Entrepreneurial Training Series Offered in Eastern Kentucky
The Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation is offering a series of 4-week business trainings called "Entrepreneurial SMARTS" ... Read This Post
EKY community examines local food opportunities
If you follow us on Facebook (and you should!), you know that yesterday I was at the quarterly meeting of the Eastern Kentucky Local Foods ... Read This Post
Two editorials on coal severance funds
Two Eastern Kentucky newspapers weighed in on our declining coal severance funds last week, in response to a bill filed in Frankfort that would return ... Read This Post
Happy Holidays!
Have a lovely holiday season and we'll see you in the New Year! ... Read This Post
How NC Mountain Communities became a Hotbed of Glassmaking
We often hear about "industry clusters" as a driver of economic development - groups of interdependent businesses in the automotive sector, ... Read This Post
Appalachian Schoolkids Learn Entrepreneurship Skills by Starting Their Own Businesses
We've always felt that one of the keys to revitalizing and diversifying Appalachia's economy is entrepreneurship, so it was great to see an ... Read This Post
Crooked Road Builds Music Economy
From the always-excellent reporters at Making Connections News comes this story about how Southwest Virginia is building up its economy around its ... Read This Post
WV Non-Profit Wins Big Federal Grant for Local Foods
Good news for West Virginia's local food economy from the Charleston Daily Mail: the Natural Capital Investment Fund was recently awarded a ... Read This Post
A Few Lessons for Appalachia’s Future
The folks over at Yes! Magazine featured MACED - and several other great Appalachian organizations - in their recent article "Don't Be Like the Past: ... Read This Post
Must-read essay on entrepreneurs in Appalachia’s post-coal economy
Yesterday, the Daily Yonder featured a thoughtful, thought-provoking essay about the uncertaintly of the economic future of the coalfields. Written by ... Read This Post
Food Fellowship at Alleghany Mountain School
What's better to post on the day before Thanksgiving than a food-related fellowship announcement? From the good folks at Alleghany Mountain School ... Read This Post
