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Improving Broadband in Harlan County: A Path to Economic Growth

5 months ago

Economic Development, Government, Grants, Last Mile & Broadband, News & Updates

Harlan County, Kentucky, is on the verge of a transformative opportunity. A recent study conducted by FarrPoint, in collaboration with Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) and the nonprofit impact fund…

10 Things You Need to Know About the SOAR Summit

8 months ago

Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Events, Government, Grants, Healthy Communities, Industrial, Innovation Clients, Last Mile & Broadband, News & Updates, Nonprofit, Opportunities, Tourism, Workforce Development

The SOAR Summit, presented by Appalachian Wireless and the Appalachian Regional Commission, is one of the most significant events for professionals, entrepreneurs, and community leaders focused on the future of…

Kentucky’s Broadband Initiative: Your Speed Test Matters!

12 months ago

Government, Grants, Last Mile & Broadband, News & Updates

Do you have slow Internet or no Internet at all? Feel like your voice hasn’t been heard? You can change that! It’s as easy as a Speed Test. Kentucky stands…

Connectivity is life-changing and life-saving at the Red Bird Mission

1 year ago

Healthy Communities, Last Mile & Broadband, Partnership, Uncategorized

In 2023, Shaping Our Appalachian Region launched a third cohort with the Kentucky Department for Public Health to bring Starlink Internet service to some of the most rural and isolated…

No Holler Left Behind: USDA Announces SOAR As Recipient of Broadband Technical Assistance Grant

1 year ago

Grants, Last Mile & Broadband, News & Updates

At Shaping Our Appalachian Region, we’re committed to ensuring that every corner of Eastern Kentucky has access to affordable, reliable internet. It’s a key component of our Blueprint and a…

Five Eastern Kentucky Counties Banded together to Encourage Remote Workers to Relocate

1 year ago

Last Mile & Broadband, Workforce Development

Wanting to recruit remote workers to Eastern Kentucky, we started working with MakeMyMove (MMM), the nation’s first and only marketplace that matches remote workers to communities across the country offering…

SOAR Receives $500,000 from the FCC Affordable Connectivity Program to help Eastern Kentucky Communities

2 years ago

Grants, Last Mile & Broadband, Workforce Development

We are proud to announce we have been awarded a $500,000 grant by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program to expand the FCC Affordable Connectivity Program to help Eastern Kentucky…

Meet your Digital Equity Team!

2 years ago

Last Mile & Broadband

Happy Digital Equity Month! Our Office of Digital Equity is ready to help families in our Eastern Kentucky region! SOAR founded the Office of Digital Literacy to help every resident:…

Introducing the Eastern Kentucky Office of Digital Literacy

Eastern Kentucky Homes & Affordable Internet

2 years ago

Last Mile & Broadband

Our Office of Digital Literacy team is ready to help families in our Eastern Kentucky region! SOAR founded the Office of Digital Literacy to help every resident: Use the internet…

SOAR Selected as part of Microsoft’s National TechSpark Grant

2 years ago

Last Mile & Broadband, Workforce Development

We are proud to announce that we will be collaborating with Microsoft TechSpark to foster inclusive economic opportunity, job creation, and innovation in Kentucky’s 54 Appalachian counties. The support will…

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Improving Broadband in Harlan County: A Path to Economic Growth

10 Things You Need to Know About the SOAR Summit

Kentucky’s Broadband Initiative: Your Speed Test Matters!

Connectivity is life-changing and life-saving at the Red Bird Mission

No Holler Left Behind: USDA Announces SOAR As Recipient of Broadband Technical Assistance Grant

Five Eastern Kentucky Counties Banded together to Encourage Remote Workers to Relocate

SOAR Receives $500,000 from the FCC Affordable Connectivity Program to help Eastern Kentucky Communities

Meet your Digital Equity Team!

Eastern Kentucky Homes & Affordable Internet

SOAR Selected as part of Microsoft’s National TechSpark Grant

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