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You might not expect Athens, Ohio to be a focal point for a thriving local food economy, but this Appalachian county (ranked "Distressed" by ... Read This Post

On the heels of the health data we posted about last week comes a study showing life expectancy declining for much of Appalachia (among other rural ... Read This Post

The good folks at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) are examining the impact of the wind industry in various Southern states, and ... Read This Post

Are you feeling okay, Appalachia? Judging by the recently-released County Health Rankings, no, you're not. The rankings, determined by the Robert ... Read This Post

Ry Rivard, a reporter at the Charleston Daily Mail, had a great piece late last month on an interview with Alpha Natural Resources (and now Massey ... Read This Post

Cross-posted from KFTC's blog. by Lisa Abbott KFTC's friend and ally Matt Wasson at Appalachian Voices has a terrific ... Read This Post

Earlier this week, we posted some terrific commentary on how rural America gets overlooked when it comes to federal policy. In the blog post from the ... Read This Post

From the Kentucky Sustainable Energy Alliance blog, originally posted on 6/7/11: Proof that Solar Works in Kentucky By Dan Hoffman, President of ... Read This Post

Our friends at the Daily Yonder ran a fascinating two-part look at life and living in Rural America.  Karl Stauber, President & CEO of the ... Read This Post

If you missed last month's Mountain Talk radio show on Farmer's Markets in the Mountains, you can now listen to it online! The hour-long ... Read This Post

On Wednesday, economic development professionals from Eastern Kentucky came together to discuss local investment in Eastern Kentucky's economy as ... Read This Post

Yesterday, the Obama Administration announced the creation of the Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge program to support "clusters" of ... Read This Post