EKY Remote: One Family’s Eventful Journey to Eastern Kentucky
Ask EKY Remote mover Chelsea Clubb if she’s happy with her decision to move her family from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Corbin, Kentucky, and she’ll respond with an emphatic…
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Welcome to Corbin: Your Guide to the 2026 SOAR Summit Host City
Corbin loves company—that’s the slogan of the 2026 SOAR Summit’s host city. Located conveniently on Interstate 75 about halfway between Knoxville, Tenn., and Lexington, Ken., Corbin has a history as…
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Building Brighter Futures: How SOAR Is Helping Address Eastern Kentucky’s Plumbing Shortage
Eastern Kentucky—and the U.S. as a whole—faces a growing shortage of skilled tradespeople, including plumbers. Despite being a sustainable career with consistent need and opportunity, fewer young adults are choosing…
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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…
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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…
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Why Eastern Kentucky Workforce Readiness Matters Now
Strong turnout at the Eastern Kentucky Talent Network’s January 2026 Kentucky Power Hiring Event showed just how motivated Eastern Kentuckians are to find stable, meaningful work. 529 signed up to…
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Eastern Kentucky: A Nuclear Energy Career Could Be Your Next Big Opportunity
Eastern Kentucky has a long history of powering the nation through coal, timber, and other industries that built our communities. Today, new opportunities are emerging for hardworking men and women…
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2025 SOAR Summit Featured Speaker: Secretary Lindy Casebier’s Vision for Kentucky’s Creative Economy
When it comes to building Kentucky’s future in the creative economy, Lindy Casebier is both a champion and a connector. As Secretary of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet,…
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Governor Andy Beshear to Speak at the 2025 SOAR Summit’s Closing Plenary
The 2025 SOAR Summit, presented by Appalachian Wireless and the Appalachian Regional Commission will close with a powerful moment of reflection and renewed purpose as Governor Andy Beshear takes the…
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Jeffrey Reddick on Horror, Hollywood, and Coming Home to Eastern Kentucky for the 2025 SOAR Summit
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Jeffrey Reddick may be best known as the creator of the Final Destination film franchise, but before Hollywood came calling, he was just a kid growing up on a farm…
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