Shaping Our Appalachian Region, Inc. (SOAR) has released a request for proposal (RFP) for communities to host the 2021 SOAR Summit.
SOAR and Partners to Host Appalachia Health Provider Diabetes Education Virtual Event
Shaping Our Appalachian Region, Inc. (SOAR), the University of Pikeville, the Kentucky Department of Public Health, the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, and the Kentucky River Health Consortium will host its Appalachia Health Provider Diabetes Education virtual event on Monday, March 15, 2021.
ARC and EAWW Initiative Awards $1 Million to Five Projects
Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) announced five grant awards for the Advanced Welding Workforce Initiative (AWWI), a partnership to invest $1 million in education and training for advanced technical workers in Appalachia.
Gov. Beshear Tours AppHarvest’s High-Tech Indoor Farm in Morehead
On Tuesday, Gov. Andy Beshear toured AppHarvest’s flagship high-tech indoor farm in Morehead for the first time and spoke about the company’s success as it transforms Kentucky’s economy while creating good-paying jobs and providing fresh, sustainable produce to the Eastern United States.