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    Appalachian States Lead on COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts

          It’s been a full year since the nation’s first confirmed COVID-19 case. With federal plans to amp up vaccinations as soon as possible, it’s important to take a look at how Appalachian states are responding to, and in some cases leading, vaccination...
    
    
    
    
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    Creating PPE for Nurses and School Officials in Western North Carolina

          STEMwork in western North Carolina (WNCSTEMwork) is a teacher professional development initiative of the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology, and Science at North Carolina State University. With ARC support, this program supports six middle and high school teachers from ten counties as they develop their capacity to lead and...
    
    
    
    
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    EmPOWERing North Carolina’s Farmers and Small Businesses

          In October 2019, North Carolina State University (NCSU) received a $1.1 million grant from ARC’s POWER Initiative to launch EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems. The project initially intended to strengthen a seven-county “foodshed” in Western North Carolina by helping current producers become more profitable and training new farmers to...
    
    
    
    
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																			Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin,    
    Piedmont Triad Regional Council

          Executive Director Matthew L. Dolge Email mdolge@ptrc.org...
    
    
    
    
          Local Development DistrictNorth Carolina
							

																			Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba,    
    Western Piedmont Council of Governments

          Executive Director Anthony Starr Email anthony.starr@wpcog.org...
    
    
    
    
          Local Development DistrictNorth Carolina
							

																			Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey,    
    High Country Council of Governments

          Executive Director Julie Wiggins Email  jwiggins@hccog.org...
    
    
    
    
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																			Cleveland, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford,    
    Foothills Regional Commission

          Executive Director Dana Stansbury Email dstansbury@foothillsregion.org...
    
    
    
    
          Local Development DistrictNorth Carolina
							

																			Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, Transylvania,    
    Land-of-Sky Regional Council

          Executive Director Nathan Ramsey Email  info@landofsky.org...
    
    
    
    
          Local Development DistrictNorth Carolina
							

																			Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain,    
    Southwestern Commission

          Executive Director Sarah Thompson Email sarah@regiona.org...
    
    
    
    
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    North Carolina Appalachian Development Plan

          North Carolina 2021-2024 Appalachian Development Plan – pdf 5 MB...
    
    
    
    
          ResourceNorth Carolina    
    North Carolina Strategy Statement

          North Carolina 2024 Strategy Statement – pdf 3 MB...
    
    
    
    
          ResourceNorth Carolina    
    ARC Invests in Medical Safety Gear Production in North Carolina

          WASHINGTON, D.C., April 16, 2020—Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced an investment of $300,000 to The Industrial Commons, in Morganton, North Carolina, to purchase materials and coordinate staff to manufacture needed medical safety gear to fulfill product demand across the Appalachian Region and the nation. The Industrial Commons,...
    
    
    
    
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    North Carolina Industrial Snapshot

          
    
    
    
    
          ReportNorth Carolina    
    North Carolina Health Disparities and Bright Spots

          
    
    
    
    
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