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ARC Fall Conference Focuses on the "Rural Advantage"

by Fred D. Baldwin
ARC's 2005 conference brought 240 participants from throughout the Appalachian Region to New Concord, Ohio, to discuss how rural communities can turn unique assets into economic opportunities.

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2004–2005 CONTENTS
Progress through Partnership: Reflections on ARC's 40th Anniversary
by Fred D. Baldwin
photo of Federal Co-Anne B. Pope and Ohio Governor Bob Taft ARC Federal Co-Chair Anne B. Pope and Ohio Governor Bob Taft, ARC's 2005 states' co-chair, share their thoughts on Appalachia's progress over the past four decades and its prospects for the future.
AllCoNet: A Mountain County Connects
by Fred D. Baldwin
photo of students in a computer science class at Fort Hill High School In the mid 1990s, Allegany County, Maryland, developed a wireless network to give schools, government offices, and libraries high-speed Internet access. Now the system is expanding to include businesses and residents.
Kentucky's Creative Marketing Boosts Artisan Businesses
by Carl Hoffman
photo of Tater Knob Pottery owners Sarah Culbreth and Jeff Enge with their son, David. Two eastern Kentucky initiatives are giving local artisans new opportunities for marketing their products and helping attract tourism dollars to the area.

Leveraging Hope: The New Opportunity School for Women
by Fred D. Baldwin
photo of 2003 residential program graduate Libby Chenault with her children A unique school in Berea, Kentucky, is giving low-income women the skills and experience they need to better their lives. The marker of its success: most graduates are either working or back in school, or both.

West Virginia's Shop Window on the World
by Fred D. Baldwin
photo of Tim Butcher, GTR chief engineer West Virginia businesses are competing successfully in foreign markets, thanks to help from the West Virginia Development Office's International Division.
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