In the face of the decline of the Appalachian coal industry, what can eastern Kentucky do to build resilient economies? Nearly 60 people began to ... Read This Post
Communities
FastTrac Entrepreneurship Classes Enrolling in Eastern KY
MACED is offering the FastTrac NewVenture entrepreneurship class in Prestonsburg and Hazard beginning May 14. This program "is designed to ... Read This Post
Op-Ed: Education leadership key to Appalachia’s success in global market
From the Lexington Herald-Leader. an op-ed by Jeff Hawkins and Ron Daley The dramatic reshuffling of the world economies in 2008 presents ... Read This Post
National Rural Education Technology Summit Virtual Conference
On April 30, the US Department of Education is offering a day-long (noon-6pm) online summit to address the opportunities of new technologies for rural ... Read This Post
Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America Released
Data nerds, rejoice! The USDA's Economic Research Service has released its interactive map of Rural and Small-Town America. Click on any county ... Read This Post
Moving Forward In The Mountains – Growing Appalachia 2012
From our partners at Kentuckians for the Commonwealth: Approximately 80 people ranging from the novice gardener to commercial farmers to people ... Read This Post
Two Stories on Bottom-Up Community Development
As rural areas try to find innovative ways to reinvent or revitalize their communities, we've got two great stories about how this is happening ... Read This Post
Webinar Opportunity on Rural Wealth Creation
The Southern Rural Development Center is offering a webinar called "Rural Wealth Creation: Concepts, Strategies and Measures" on May 1 at ... Read This Post
Grassroots energy: Trimble County woman campaigns to shed light on rural energy cooperative
Louisville news magazine LEO Weekly profiles Sonia McElroy, a member of the Trimble Rural Electric Cooperative who is the first member to run for the ... Read This Post
Future Filmmakers of Appalachia: Apply for AMI’s Summer Documentary Institute
Appalshop's Appalachian Media Institute (AMI) is taking applications for its 2012 Summer Documentary Institute, being held June 11 through July 27 ... Read This Post
Help swells for former nun seeking to grow Claiborne County institute
From the Knoxville News Sentinel, a positive story about a growing community center in a former coal town in East Tennessee: by Georgiana ... Read This Post
Trading and Saving: Appalachian Seed Swap
It was great to read this lively blog post by Joyce at Friends Drift Inn, reflecting on the importance Appalachian heirlooms seeds after a successful ... Read This Post
