From the Daily Yonder: The future of small towns will require helping entrepreneurial young people learn the skills and find the resources ... Read This Post
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Local Community Investment Key to Rural Communities
From Chuck Hassebrook at the Center for Rural Affairs comes this commentary on the importance of investing in our rural communities' ... Read This Post
Cutshorts and Coming to Ground (or We Can’t Wait to See this Film)
We just came across this great clip of our good friend Dr. Bill Best talking about Cutshort beans (h/t Lora Smith), and are excited to learn this is a ... Read This Post
Workshop to Help WV Businesses Get Online
Check out this event from the Center for Economic Options! West Virginia: Get Your Business Online! CEO has often heard from small business owners ... Read This Post
Breaking News: Long-Term Approaches to Appalachian Investment Needed Given Region’s Coal Projections
Hot off the presses --a new report from MACED and KCEP: Access the full report here. From the press release: Long-Term Approaches to Appalachian ... Read This Post
Growing the Appalachian Food Economy Conference
The Appalachian Regional Commission is bringing together experts and practitioners from across the region to discuss opportunities and strategies in ... Read This Post
RSP Fellowship: Sustainable Economic Development and Social Justice in the Rural Southeast
Interested in sustainable economic development and social justice? Apply for the 2012-2013 Rural Support Partners Fellowship Program. ... Read This Post
Listening for a Change: Oral History and Appalachian Heritage Workshop
We wanted to share an interesting event happening this summer in Elkins, WV -- "Listening for a Change". Listening for a Change: Oral ... Read This Post
Tornado Relief: How You Can Help
We hope each of our readers is safe and sound following last week's extreme weather -- for those of you in a position to help out those affected ... Read This Post
The Opportunity for Clean Energy and Jobs in Kentucky
Yesterday, members of the Kentucky Sustainable Energy Alliance (KYSEA) took to the capitol to ask legislators to support the Clean Energy ... Read This Post
Enrollment Open for FastTrac Entrepreneurship Class
Have you thought about starting a business? Do you have a new business that needs help getting off the ground? If so, MACED is offering ... Read This Post
Solar helps empower Charleston couple
From the Charleston Gazette's February 25 edition: By Megan Workman CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Mary Beth Mangus hasn't spent any money on ... Read This Post
