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On January 19, ARC announced nearly $26 million in investments that will help coal-impacted communities in the Region train more than 7,300 workers and students in certificate, credentialing, and other workforce development programs and create or retain more than 2.500 jobs. These awards build on the $47 million ARC has invested since 2015 to diversity economies in Appalachia's coal-impacted communities. | ||
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Supported by ARC and organized by ETSU's Center for Appalachian Studies and Services, ATP helps student participants cultivate leadership and public policy skills and strengthen their research skills. For 2016, students' ATP research reflects key themes in ARC’s strategic investment plan, including natural and cultural asset development, downtown revitalization, leadership and planning, workforce development, and health. | ||
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On October 26, ARC and EDA announced nearly $28 million in additional 2016 POWER investments to help stimulate economic growth and opportunity in the nation’s coal-impacted communities. These grant awards supplement the $38.8 million in POWER grants announced in August and include $20.3 million for projects befitting Appalachian communities. | ||
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The Broadband Planning Primer and Toolkit offers information and resources to guide rural Appalachian communities as they undertake broadband planning and implementation efforts. | ||
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On September 14, ARC announced nearly $1.8 million in investments to help strengthen western North Carolina’s economy by expanding the region's advanced manufacturing training programs and bolstering wi-fi capabilities in ten rural communities. | ||
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On August 24, ARC joined the U.S. Economic Development Administration and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration in announcing the award of $38.8 million in grants through the administration's POWER Initiative to help stimulate economic growth and opportunity in coal-impacted communities. These 2016 POWER investments include $26.7 million for projects benefitting 142 counties in 8 Appalachian states. | ||
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In June 2016, ARC released Bon Appétit Appalachia!, a searchable online map of local food businesses and entrepreneurs operating in the Appalachian Region. The map includes more than 830 local farms, restaurants, bakeries, breweries, wineries, and festivals in the 13 Appalachian states. An abridged print version of the map is being published in regional Edible Communities magazines in and around the Region. | ||
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On March 17, 2016, ARC and the U.S. Economic Development Administration announced the availability of $65.8 million through the Obama Administration’s POWER Initiative to help coal-impacted communities and regions develop new strategies for economic growth and worker advancement. | ||
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The ARC award is part of an effort by the Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts, to promote health in Appalachian and southern states. | ||
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The administration's proposed fiscal year 2017 funding for ARC includes $70 million for the Commission's base area development program and $50 million to implement the multi-agency POWER Initiative. | ||
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Haslam was selected by his fellow Appalachian governors to serve in the role of states' co-chair for the Commission for 2016. | ||
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The Appalachian communities are among the 27 awardees nationwide who will receive technical support to integrate local food into their community development strategies to help create economic opportunity, improve access to healthy local food, and revitalize rural downtowns and main streets. | ||
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ARC Federal Co-Chair Earl Gohl will give the keynote address at Appalachian Sustainable Development's “Intersections: Aligning Agriculture, Nutrition, Health, and Economic Development” conference on January 9 in Kingsport, Tennessee. | ||
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Signed December 10, P.L. 114-254 continues ARC's funding at the FY 2016 level, minus a .1901 percent across-the-board reduction. Commission programs and activities funded through the legislation are the same as those funded through the agency’s FY 2016 appropriation. | ||
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ARC, EPA, and partner agencies invite rural communities to apply for planning assistance through Rural Advantage, a suite of programs that help communities develop strategies to grow their economies and revitalize downtown neighborhoods. Applications for assistance are due November 6, 2016. | ||
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Held by the White House Rural Council on October 5 at Pennsylvania State University, the forum highlighted successful economic and community development efforts in rural communities and new opportunities to support continued progress. | ||
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With ARC support, three north Mississippi community colleges will provide programs needed to train workers for technical jobs in the state’s expanding aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing industries. | ||
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FY 2017, FY 17, legislative update, continuing resolution, appropriations | ||
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The conference and summit will take place September 7-8 in Charleston, West Virginia. | ||
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Approved by the Senate on May 12, the legislation provides $5 million more than the Commission received in FY 2016. The funding total includes $50 million for the administration’s POWER Initiative to help coal-impacted communities. | ||
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Approved on April 14, the legislation provides $151 million for ARC's FY 2017 nonhighway programs. Action from the House appropriations committee on its version of the legislation is pending. | ||
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U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, U.S. Congressman Matt Cartwright, and SEDA-Council of Governments Executive Director Dennis Robinson were recognized by the DDDAA April 4 for their service to the people of Appalachia and their support for economic development efforts in the Region. | ||
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In March 2016, ARC joined USDA and national and regional philanthropic partners in the Food LINC initiative to connect demand for local food in urban areas with supply from farmers and ranchers, strengthening regional local food sectors. | ||
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ARC is the education sponsor of the 2016 National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit, to be held March 28-31 in Atlanta, Georgia. The summit is the largest national collaboration of clinicians, government and business leaders, treatment professionals, advocates, and others to address the nation’s growing prescription drug abuse and heroin epidemic. | ||
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The president’s proposed FY 2017 budget includes $70 million for the Commission's base program and an additional $50 million for the administration's POWER Initiative to continue to provide assistance to coal-impacted communities through a regional competitive grant process. The budget request is the largest for the agency in more than three decades. | ||
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March 28–30, 2017 Abingdon, Virginia Event Web site | ||
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Development District Association of Appalachia Annual Conference March 19–21, 2017 Crystal Gateway Marriott Arlington, Virginia | ||
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December 2–3, 2016 Crystal City Marriott 1999 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, Virginia Conference agenda (PDF: 146 KB) 2016 ATP participants and project descriptions (PDF: 144 KB) Videos of conference presentations | ||
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November 9–10, 2016 Erma Byrd Higher Education Center Beaver, West Virginia Meeting agenda (PDF: 117 KB) | ||
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October 24–26, 2016 Washington, D.C. Workshop agenda (PDF: 130 KB) | ||
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An Appalachian Regional Commission Conference Hosted by the State of Tennessee August 30–31, 2016 Millennium Centre Johnson City, Tennessee Conference program, videos, and presentations | ||
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June 21–23, 2016 MeadowView Conference Resort and Convention Center Kingsport, Tennessee Conference agenda (PDF: 152 KB) Conference summary | ||
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April 19–21, 2016 Roanoke, West Virginia Event Web site | ||
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April 13–16, 2016 Washington, D.C. Meeting agenda (PDF: 176 KB) | ||
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Development District Association of Appalachia Annual Conference April 3–5, 2016 Crystal Gateway Marriott Arlington, Virginia Conference photos | ||
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February 21, 2016 4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m. J.W. Marriott Hotel 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. | ||
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December 16, 2015 Appalachian Regional Commission 1666 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 7th Floor Washington, D.C. Meeting agenda (PDF: 82 KB) | ||
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December 4–5, 2015 Crystal City Marriott 1999 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, Virginia Presentations agenda (PDF: 150 KB) Participants and project descriptions (PDF: 154 KB) Videos of 2015 presentations | ||
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Berea, Kentucky: December 1–3, 2015 Rogersville, Alabama: February 9–11, 2016 | ||
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November 18–20, 2015 Shawnee State University Portsmouth, Ohio Meeting agenda (PDF: 364 KB) Meeting summary | ||
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November 3–4, 2015 Washington, D.C. Workshop agenda (PDF: 118 KB) | ||
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October 29, 2015 9:15 a.m.–2:30 p.m. The Company Lab Offices Edney Innovation Center 1100 Market Street, Suite 100 Chattanooga, Tennessee Forum agenda (PDF: 33 KB) | ||
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An Appalachian Regional Commission Conference Hosted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky October 14-15, 2015 Center for Rural Development Somerset, Kentucky | ||
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June 24, 2015 Appalachian Regional Commission 1666 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 7th Floor Washington, D.C. Meeting agenda (PDF: 35 KB) Meeting summary | ||
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June 23–25, 2015 Center for Rural Development Somerset, Kentucky | ||
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May 15: Forest City, North Carolina May 21: Starkville, Mississippi June 4: Morehead, Kentucky June 11: Altoona, Pennsylvania June 16: Morgantown, West Virginia | ||
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April 20–23, 2015 Washington Renaissance Hotel 999 9th Street, NW Washington, D.C. Meeting agenda (PDF: 47 KB) | ||
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April 14–16, 2015 Kingsport, Tennessee Event Web site | ||
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Development District Association of Appalachia Annual Conference March 22–24, 2015 Crystal Gateway Marriott Arlington, Virginia Conference photos | ||
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February 22, 2015 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. J.W. Marriott Hotel 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. | ||
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