Partnership Archives

Transforming Ideas Into Impact: SOAR Innovation Workshop in Pikeville

3 weeks ago

Economic Development, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Homepage Display, Innovation Clients, News & Updates, Opportunities, Partnership

On October 15, our SOAR Innovation team hosted an Ideation Workshop at Bit Source in Pikeville, collaborating with the University of Pikeville’s Coleman College of Business. The workshop provided students…

UK announces plan to establish next evolution of partnership model to improve health, education, workforce in Commonwealth

1 month ago

Education, Healthy Communities, Opportunities, Partnership

A plan for addressing dramatically growing health, education and workforce needs across the state called the Advancing Kentucky Together Network was approved Friday by the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees.…

Join SOAR as a Community Development Coordinator: Shape the Future of Eastern Kentucky

2 months ago

Opportunities, Partnership

Shaping Our Appalachian Region is hiring a Community Development Coordinator through the Energy Communities AmeriCorps VISTA program, starting in December 2024. This role offers a unique opportunity to support Eastern…

SOAR Innovation: Enhance Your Financial Skills with Expert Quickbooks Guidance

4 months ago

Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Events, Homepage Display, Innovation Clients, Partnership

Are you looking to enhance your QuickBooks skills, or do you simply have a question that stumps you? We have the perfect opportunity for you! Join us for a comprehensive…

Join Us for the Final Show of 2024 in Ashland on August 2 and 3

4 months ago

Events, News & Updates, Partnership, Tourism, Uncategorized

Are you ready for the final stop of the 2024 Country Music Highway Tribute Show? We’ve released the lineup for our FREE show in Ashland on Friday, August 2, and…

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

7 months 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…

We’ve Launched the Eastern Kentucky Job Board

8 months ago

News & Updates, Opportunities, Partnership, Uncategorized, Workforce Development

Shaping Our Appalachian Region has partnered with Getro and Code Kentucky to launch the Eastern Kentucky Job Board! The Job Board is a space where you can browse remote work…

Pioneering Clean Energy: The $81 Million Lewis Ridge Project in Bell County

8 months ago

Government, Grants, Industrial, Partnership

SOAR Founding Partner Rye Development is one of five organizations that received Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding as part of the Department of Energy’s Clean Energy Demonstration Program on Current and…

The Case for Large-Scale Energy Storage in Southeastern Kentucky

1 year ago

Industrial, Partnership, Workforce Development

Recent data highlights the urgent need to diversify Southeastern Kentucky’s approach to energy generation and storage. For example, PJM retired 6 gigawatts of electricity generation in 2022, with a staggering 89%…

Rajant: Supporting Growth of Eastern Kentucky’s Aerospace Engineering Workforce