The Appalachian School of Luthiery in Hindman, Ky., recently opened the Troublesome Creek Stringed Instrument Company to train people for high-paying and highly skilled jobs in poverty-stricken areas.
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Luthiery school opens manufacturing facility to provide economic opportunity
TAGS: addiction recovery Appalachian music Appalachian Regional Commission job training luthier luthiery workforce development
Appalachian Voices receives grant for solar in Southwest Virginia
Appalachian Voices has received a federal grant to help further the mission of the Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia to develop the region as a hub for the solar industry, creating jobs and community wealth.
TAGS: Appalachian Regional Commission arc economic development just transition power grant Solar solar workgroup southwest virginia
Spending Bill Sustains Appalachian Programs
While the federal budget includes funding for programs like the Appalachian Regional Commission, the bill omitted the RECLAIM Act.
McConnell Aide to be Tapped for Appalachian Post
President Trump intends to nominate Tim Thomas, a field representative on Sen. Mitch McConnell’s staff, as federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Restoring Land for Native Plants, Bees and Streams
A new nonprofit organization, born out of the bankruptcies of Alpha Natural Resources and Patriot Coal, is hoping to bring native forests back to these lands, and restore streams that can support native aquatic life and insects.
TAGS: Appalachian Regional Commission beekeepers Coal mining economic development Mountaintop Removal
Budget Blowback
The “America First” budget proposed by President Donald Trump in March 2017 would slash funding to many programs that Appalachian residents depend on.
ARC Develops New Community Capital Bank to Invest in Appalachia
By Chelsey Fisher The Appalachian Regional Commission opened a new bank called Appalachian Community Capital in June to increase loans and other capital that small businesses in Appalachia receive. Industry analyses have shown that over the past several years, banks…
Agritourism Grows in Appalachia
By Brian Sewell Think of it as an extended growing season, where the opportunities arising from a region’s agricultural wisdom and the influx of tourists and conscious consumers are ripe for the picking. By marketing experience and education, not just…
TAGS: Agrotourism appalachia Appalachian Quilt Trail Appalachian Regional Commission Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project Charlottesville North Carolina North Carolina State University Shenandoah Valley U.S. Department of Agriculture Virginia
A Double-Edged Sword
Outsourcing Appalachia’s Furniture Industry By Jesse Wood The expansion of global markets and its effect on Appalachia has been a lopsided, double-edged sword, particularly for the furniture and lumber industries. While exposure to foreign markets has checked inflation and opened…
TAGS: Appalachian furniture Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Appalachian lumber Appalachian Regional Commission Appalachian Transition Caperton Furniture Export Trade Advisory Council globalization NAFTA
Energizing the Clean Economy
How Efficiency Creates Jobs and Saves Money Political speeches, the nightly news and newspaper headlines are filled with reminders of the battered economy and the millions unemployed or underpaid. But as energy efficiency and renewable technologies advance, more domestic jobs…
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