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Barry Martin Receives Business Person of the Year Award.

Honoring Barry Martin: 2025 SOAR Inspires Award Business Person of the Year 

3 weeks ago
Events
What began as a routine board meeting for Shaping Our Appalachian Region on Jan. 9, 2026 turned into a powerful moment of celebration, gratitude, and surprise.  The team, Board, staff from Primary Care…
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Read why Eastern Kentucky Workforce Readiness Matters Now

Why Eastern Kentucky Workforce Readiness Matters Now

4 weeks ago
Job readiness, Job seekers
Strong turnout at the Eastern Kentucky Talent Network’s January 2026 Kentucky Power Hiring Event showed just how motivated Eastern Kentuckians are to find stable, meaningful work. 529 signed up to…
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EKY Remote Worker Relocation Program

EKY Remote Worker Relocation Program: Driving $11 Million in Community Impact

3 months ago
Economic Development, Tourism
Eastern Kentucky is experiencing a new wave of growth and opportunity thanks to EKY Remote, Shaping Our Appalachian Region’s nationally recognized remote worker relocation initiative led by Program Director Latasha…
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Learn how ACOSE 2025 helped SOAR Innovation and Social Enterprise Accelerator entrepreneurs gain momentum.

Real Entrepreneurs. Real Barriers. Real Breakthroughs at ACOSE 2025

3 months ago
Economic Development, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Grants
If you’re building a new business in Eastern Kentucky, you already know how lonely and uphill that journey can feel.   You care about your community. You have an idea you believe in.…
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Eastern Kentucky Runway Logo

Building Momentum: The Eastern Kentucky Runway Program Marks One Year of Transformative Impact

3 months ago
Economic Development, Grants, Job seekers, News & updates
When the Eastern Kentucky Runway Program launched under Shaping Our Appalachian Region’s EDA Recompete grant last year, the vision was simple yet ambitious: Create a bridge for Eastern Kentuckians seeking meaningful, long-term career paths. Just one year later, the numbers tell a story of…
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Eastern Kentucky Talent Network: Your Connection to the Region’s Best Jobs 

3 months ago
Job seekers, News & updates
Opportunities you don’t want to miss this week: 11/23 Good jobs are in high demand across Eastern Kentucky, and more opportunities are opening every week.   That’s why we created the…
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Eastern Kentucky: A Nuclear Energy Career Could Be Your Next Big Opportunity

4 months ago
Job seekers
Eastern Kentucky has a long history of powering the nation through coal, timber, and other industries that built our communities. Today, new opportunities are emerging for hardworking men and women…
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The Power of Coaching: Why Human Navigation Is Economic Infrastructure

4 months ago
Economic Development, Job readiness, News & updates
By Will Warren Economic Recovery Corps Fellow Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) Introduction: The Most Critical Link in Workforce Systems Across distressed and rural America, economic developers are being asked…
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The Hidden Workforce by Will Warren

The Hidden Workforce: Reframing the Disconnected as a Development Asset

6 months ago
Job readiness, Job seekers
Watch the full video interview here. Across rural America, headlines speak of labor shortages, talent pipelines broken and a lack of workers to meet employer demand. While these headlines may…
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Remote Job Spotlight | Your Bi-Weekly Guide to the Best Remote Opportunities

6 months ago
Job seekers
Tired of the job hunt leading nowhere? You’re not alone — and you don’t have to do it alone. Every two weeks, we publish our Remote Job Spotlight — a…
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