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
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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
Local Wood Resources Get Second Life
Turning House Furniture and its sister company, Turning House Millworks, located in Bassett, VA, are attracting national attention, including a recent ... Read This Post
Rural Philanthropy: Helping Wealth Flow Back to Appalachian Communities
Gerry Roll, executive director of Community Foundation of Hazard and Perry County, wants to see more endowment legacies directed to rural areas in ... Read This Post
Buy Appalachian, Support Local Farmers
The Central Appalachian Network (CAN) has partnered with the Center for Rural Strategies to spotlight efforts throughout the region to support local, ... Read This Post
President’s Budget: Cut Coal Tax Breaks, Halt Unneeded Abandoned Mine Lands Payments
President Obama’s new budget proposal to Congress includes the elimination of four coal tax preferences (see p. 16), which would result in $958 ... Read This Post
