Over 20 years of working in the coal industry, Scott Shoupe watched as jobs vanished from his hometown of Cumberland, Kentucky. With the economic ... Read This Post
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Troublesome Creek Stringed Instrument Company
Troublesome Creek Stringed Instrument Company in Hindman, Kentucky, is producing high-end custom artisanal guitars, mandolins and mountain dulcimers – ... Read This Post
Appalshop – Whitesburg, Kentucky
In June 2019, Whitesburg-based media, arts and cultural center, Appalshop, unveiled the largest net-metered solar energy system in Eastern ... Read This Post
Powell Valley Millwork Acquires Second Facility
Driving along the Mountain Parkway near the Red River Gorge, chances are you’ll see several large stacks of lumber towering over the parkway near the ... Read This Post
Garrard County Arts Council Celebrates Permanent Home
The mission of the Garrard County Arts Council, Inc., is to provide a place for visual, literary and performing arts in the county. So when they found ... Read This Post
Wet Willie’s Car Wash
Willie Crase, a native of Floyd County, Kentucky, never has a dull day. As the owner of the brand new Wet Willie’s Car Wash in Martin, pastor for a ... Read This Post
Anglers Bait-N-Tackle
Kaleb Rodebaugh started back up his family’s bait and tackle shop, Anglers Bait-N-Tackle LLC, in 2016 when he was just 21 years old. Though he ... Read This Post
South Eastern Beauty Academy
Jeanetta Thornbury, a native of Johnson County, founded South Eastern Beauty Academy in 2012. Located in downtown Paintsville, the school graduates ... Read This Post
Financial Services Advocate of the Year
Every year, the Kentucky Small Business Development Center administers the state's small business awards, awarding the small business of the year, ... Read This Post
A Mobile Baking School
This is Tara - a baker, teacher, artist and author – and, as of late 2018, a new resident of Whitesburg, Kentucky! Over the past few decades, Tara ... Read This Post
Investing Half a Million Dollars Toward Solar in Letcher County
Over the past several months, we have been working with four organizations in Letcher County to study and finance installation of solar on their ... Read This Post
