# Economic Status and Opportunities - Appalachian Regional Commission

- ARC Releases New Data Showing Improving Trends and Economic Vulnerabilities Prior to COVID-19 &#8220;The Chartbook” features more than 300,000 data points on Appalachia’s economy, income, employment, education, and other indicators to serve as future baseline for COVID-19 analysis. WASHINGTON, D.C., June 10, 2021—Data from the 11th annual update of The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2015–2019 American Community Survey, released today, indicate that Appalachia was improving [&#8230;]The post ARC Releases New Data Showing Improving Trends and Economic Vulnerabilities Prior to COVID-19 appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- New Research Identifies Opportunities and Challenges in Appalachia’s Tourism Economy Recommendations and Twelve Community Case Studies Available for Use in Local Tourism Planning&#160; WASHINGTON, D.C., February 10, 2021 – Today, Appalachian Regional Commission released Extending Our Welcome: Trends and Strategies for Tourism in Appalachia, a new report produced in partnership with University of Tennessee Knoxville and Collective Impact. Using qualitative and quantitative research, including publicly available data, surveys administered as part of [&#8230;]The post New Research Identifies Opportunities and Challenges in Appalachia&#8217;s Tourism Economy appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- ARC Announces $3.3 Million to Continue Economic Growth in Region’s Coal-Impacted Communities On February 12, 2020, ARC announced $3.3 million in investments to continue supporting economic diversification in the Region’s coal-impacted communities through the POWER (Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization) Initiative.The post ARC Announces $3.3 Million to Continue Economic Growth in Region’s Coal-Impacted Communities appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- New Research and Resources Available to Appalachia’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystems A suite of new research reports and resources to support entrepreneurial development in Appalachia outline core elements necessary for a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem, analyze community case studies to provide insight into the unique challenges faced by communities in Appalachia, and offer recommendations to support future economic development across the Region. A companion website  at www.arc.gov/ecosystems documents and compares entrepreneurial activity in each of Appalachia’s 420 counties, and includes a working inventory of over 1,000 support services available to entrepreneurs across the Region.The post New Research and Resources Available to Appalachia’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystems appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Appalachian Regional Commission Announces Research Series Examining the Impacts of Declining Coal Production on the Region’s Economy The January 2018 research series An Economic Analysis of the Appalachian Coal Industry Ecosystem is the first comprehensive assessment of current and potential effects the changing coal industry can have on the Appalachian Region. The series' five reports explore some of the current and future economic effects of declining coal production on components of Appalachia’s coal industry ecosystem, including supply chain industries, electric power generation, and transportation, as well as funding implications for K–12 education.The post Appalachian Regional Commission Announces Research Series Examining the Impacts of Declining Coal Production on the Region’s Economy appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Appalachian Regional Commission Announces $15.7 Million to Strengthen Economies in Appalachia’s Coal-Impacted Communities On June 14, ARC announced $15.7 million in investments that will help grow the economies in coal-impacted communities in seven Appalachian states by creating or retaining more than 1,700 jobs, benefiting nearly 1,200 students and workers, and leveraging an additional $64 million into the Appalachian Region.The post Appalachian Regional Commission Announces $15.7 Million to Strengthen Economies in Appalachia’s Coal-Impacted Communities appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Appalachian Regional Commission Announces $2.4 Million in Additional Investments to Strengthen Appalachia’s Economy On March 28, ARC announced $2.4 million in additional investments to continue diversifying the economy in Appalachia’s coal-impacted communities. These investments will create and retain hundreds of jobs in advanced manufacturing and agriculture, build a workforce pipeline through the Region’s community colleges, and identify additional economic opportunities for economic growth in West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.The post Appalachian Regional Commission Announces $2.4 Million in Additional Investments to Strengthen Appalachia’s Economy appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Appalachian Regional Commission Invests $26 Million in Appalachia’s Economic Future On January 19, ARC announced $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.The post Appalachian Regional Commission Invests $26 Million in Appalachia’s Economic Future appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- ASD Conference to Explore Improving Communities’ Economic and Physical Health through Agriculture and Food Systems 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.The post ASD Conference to Explore Improving Communities’ Economic and Physical Health through Agriculture and Food Systems appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.