We’ve Launched the Eastern Kentucky Job Board
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…
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Pioneering Clean Energy: The $81 Million Lewis Ridge Project in Bell County
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…
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The Case for Large-Scale Energy Storage in Southeastern Kentucky
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%…
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Rajant: Supporting Growth of Eastern Kentucky’s Aerospace Engineering Workforce
Have you ever observed satellites glittering across the night sky? Among the 3,433 US-owned satellites actively orbiting the Earth today, several began their journeys to outer space right here in…
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Get to Know Rye Development and the $1.5 Billion Project to Repurpose a Former Coal Mine
Eastern Kentucky leaders have fought hard to attract industrial development projects that offer residents much-needed, high-value career opportunities. One such project in the works, the Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage Project,…
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How Rajant is Supporting Rural Broadband Projects in EKY
What is rural broadband — and what makes it different from other broadband projects? First, let’s discuss the fundamentals. Middle-mile refers to the broadband “interstate” — it connects distant points…
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Rajant: An Industrial Recruitment Success Story for Eastern Kentucky
The Blueprint for Appalachia is SOAR’s 10-year plan to combat population loss and generate prosperity — using solutions created and implemented within Eastern Kentucky. As a core pillar of the…
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JTF provides matching funds and technical assistance for SOAR’s application for broadband funding
To help close the digital divide in Eastern Kentucky, SOAR has been chosen to be one of eight projects supported by the Just Transition Fund (JTF). The Just Transition Fund…
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