An article in Staunton Virginia’s Daily News Leader highlights the accomplishments from the first year of the Appalachian Information Technology ... Read This Post
Stories
Saving the Small Town Grocery Store
Recognizing the important role community grocers play in rural areas, the Center for Rural Affairs has developed a resource called “Saving the Small ... Read This Post
How Many Jobs are from Coal?
An article about southwest Virginia in last week’s Washington Post drew the attention of the Daily Yonder when Post reporter Amy Gardner said ... Read This Post
Rural County Aims to be Most Sustainable in Kentucky
New Pioneers for a Sustainable Future, a community non-profit “working to create positive change in rural Kentucky counties” has helped to position ... Read This Post
ARRA Funding Helps Kentucky Business Expand
Rebecca Moon is the owner and operator of Custom Maid Service, a full-service commercial cleaning business, in Floyd County, Kentucky. Custom Maid ... Read This Post
Health and Sustainable Economic Development
A few years ago, Hans Rosling's talk on world development available through the TED Talks web-site generated signficant interest and conversation ... Read This Post
Spotlight: Appalachia Ohio in Transition
Appalachia Ohio is on the move with programs to plan for and implement Appalachian Transition. Congressman Zack Space (OH-18) has launched the second ... Read This Post
Making Broadband Universal
If you want high-speed internet access, and you happen to live in certain areas on and around Eastern Kentucky's Pine Mountain--currently there's only ... Read This Post
Rural Blog Covers Tazewell, VA Ridgetop Wind Ban
Our friends at the Rural Blog are covering the story of Tazewell County, Virginia’s Board of Supervisors’ 3-2 decision to ban a ridgetop wind project ... Read This Post
How Central Appalachian State Policies Measure Up: 2009 Report on the Most Successful State Renewable Energy Policies
The National Renewable Energy Laboratories issues a report once a year to evaluate the effectiveness of state policies that encourage renewable energy ... Read This Post
New Study Shows Tremendous Job Growth under National RES
Last week, the RES-Alliance for Jobs released the “Jobs Impact of a National Renewable Electricity Standard” study conducted by Navigant Consulting, ... Read This Post
WV Panel Explores Transition Options
A West Virginia Senate Committee this week discussed options for the coming transition of the state's economy away from coal according to a report ... Read This Post
