# Tennessee - Appalachian Regional Commission

- Tennessee Our Work In Tennessee Investment Priorities In Fiscal Year 2023, ARC and the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development partnered on the following investments and projects. Investment Snapshot Counties in Appalachia (52 out of 95 counties): Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carter, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Coffee, Cumberland, De Kalb, Fentress, Franklin, Grainger, Greene, Grundy, [&#8230;]The post Tennessee appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Governor Bill Lee Elected in 2018, Bill Lee was sworn in as the 50th Governor of Tennessee on January 19, 2019. A seventh-generation Tennessean, Lee went to Auburn University, where he studied Mechanical Engineering. When he graduated, he joined the Lee Company, a business his grandfather started in 1944. He held several roles at Lee Company before becoming [&#8230;]The post Governor Bill Lee appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Brooxie Carlton Brooxie Carlton serves as director of federal programs for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. In this position, Carlton oversees&#160;the administration&#160;of Community Development Block grants, Delta Regional Authority grants, Appalachian Regional Commission grants and CDBG-Disaster grants. Previously, Carlton served as program manager for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block grants and as a [&#8230;]The post Brooxie Carlton appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Jill White Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.The post Jill White appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Tennessee FY 2023 Investments The post Tennessee FY 2023 Investments appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Industrial Commons: Going Green to Revitalize Southern Appalachian Textile Manufacturing  ARC&#8217;s Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE) is a funding opportunity driving large-scale, regional economic transformation through multi-state collaborative projects. Launched in 2022 using funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, ARISE is strengthening Appalachian businesses and industries, and supporting the development of new opportunities across the region.&#160; One such industry is textile manufacturing, which [&#8230;]The post Industrial Commons: Going Green to Revitalize Southern Appalachian Textile Manufacturing  appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Central Appalachia: Increasing Capital Access in Coal Communities ARC’s POWER Initiative has invested millions in projects working to create jobs and new economic opportunities in coal-impacted communities. A barrier to the creation of opportunity, however, is capital access. Without the money and credit needed to start a business, the ideas of home-grown entrepreneurs cannot be put into action – and neither can the [&#8230;]The post Central Appalachia: Increasing Capital Access in Coal Communities appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- First Tennessee Development District: Championing Caring Rural Workplaces Johnson City, Tennessee is home to a variety of community organizations supporting workforce opportunities for individuals both in recovery and transitioning from the justice system. Local employers have also demonstrated interest in hiring those workers in recovery and transition and enhancing support services for those employees and their families. What Johnson City was missing, however, [&#8230;]The post First Tennessee Development District: Championing Caring Rural Workplaces appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Tennessee FY 2022 Investments The post Tennessee FY 2022 Investments appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Central Appalachia: Growing Opportunities Through Local Food Since 2015, ARC’s POWER Initiative has invested millions in projects working to create jobs, fuel new industries, and prepare workers and students for new opportunities in coal-impacted communities. The largest POWER funding package to date was awarded in October 2022, with particular momentum for one emerging sector: local food.  ARC’s Agriculture and Local Food Economies [&#8230;]The post Central Appalachia: Growing Opportunities Through Local Food appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.