Summer is just around the corner and Southwest Virginia is looking for bright days ahead. Join us and the rest of the region in sharing the hottest news across the region! Here are a few exciting stories of positive change that were achieved in Southwest Virginia last month. We hope these inspire you to continue making change happen and to get involved in your own community this summer!

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Events

Job Opportunities

 6/08  Public Listening Session: Reenergize Southwest Virginia

 6/08-6/29   Webinar Series: The Rural-Urban Divide

 6/22   Webinar: Shared Solar 101: Shared Solar Summer

 6/25-6/26 Event: Solar Neighbors Meet and Greet

Appalachian Voices: New Economy Program Manager, Project Coordinator (NC)

Southwest Virginia Workforce Development Board: Adult & Dislocated Worker Case Manager, Youth Case Manager

Crutchfield Corporation: Various Positions

Mountain Empire Older Citizens: Various Positions

RSVP for Public Listening Session

When: June 8 at 6 p.m.

The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy (DMME) is hosting a public listening session on June 8 at 6 p.m. to receive comments from residents on how the state can support Southwest Virginia’s economic transition. The listening sessions are part of an initiative that DMME is calling "Reenergize Southwest Virginia," created to implement the requirements of Virginia legislation enacted this year. The legislation directs DMME, in coordination with stakeholders, to create recommendations as to how the Commonwealth can provide economic transition support to the coalfield region.