Eastern Kentucky Report: Shaping Our Appalachian Region Blog

12 Aug at 10:00 am

Build a Business, Change Your Community: Inside the 2026 SEA Demo Day

On Tuesday, July 28, the EKY Runway Program celebrated innovation and impact by hosting its 2026 Social Enterprise Accelerator Demo Day. The event highlighted the graduating 2026 SEA Fellows and…

10 Aug at 1:28 pm

Building Eastern Kentucky. Together.

The future of Eastern Kentucky is not something that happens to us. It is something we build. Every new business. Every job created. Every student who discovers a new opportunity.…

3 Aug at 3:30 pm

2026 Summit: The Region Needs More Voices

When people think about conferences, they often think about keynote speakers. They think about presentations. They think about experts sharing information from a stage. There is value in that. But…

3 Aug at 3:26 pm

Removing Barriers, Building Careers: How SOAR Helped Andrew Launch a New Future

To outsiders, it may seem like the road between someone seeking employment and securing a job is straightforward. Where there’s a will, there’s a way, as the saying goes. But…

22 Jul at 12:01 pm

2026 SOAR Summit: Every opportunity starts with showing up

Most people don’t attend an event expecting it to change the course of their work, business, organization, or community. They attend because they are curious. Because they want to learn.…

17 Jul at 12:00 pm

Why this year’s Summit is different

The 2026 SOAR Summit, presented by Appalachian Wireless and the Appalachian Regional Commission, returns to Corbin, Kentucky, October 7–9, with a renewed focus on what has always mattered most: the…

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