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    The Natural Capital Investment Fund: A Path To Success

          In 2016, the Natural Capital Investment Fund (NCIFund) partnered with the Hatfield McCoy Trail Authority and Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Southern) to drive recreational tourism development in the coalfields of southern West Virginia. Through ARC POWER funding, the partners launched a revolving loan...
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionKentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia
							

																			
																			
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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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																			Braxton    
    On the Road to Recovery with Reintegrate Appalachia

          Individuals overcoming substance use disorder (SUD) often face a series of overwhelming obstacles when reentering their communities. Workplace stigmas around addiction, a lack of transportation to services and unsupportive living situations can all stand in the way of successful long-term recovery. To help individuals navigate these types of barriers,...
    
    
    
    
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																			Calhoun    
    SWEEP: Training West Virginia’s Entrepreneurs

          “About 80% of West Virginia businesses have 20 or less employees,” said Alyssa Keedy, the Advanced Career Education Coordinator at the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE). Why is that the case? One reason is a disconnect between West Virginia workers and the skills needed by local employers. With many...
    
    
    
    
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																			Fayette    
    Active Southern West Virginia: Getting Appalachians Moving

          With only one in three adults physically active, West Virginia has high rates of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. These health outcomes directly affect workforce readiness and productivity, economic development, and overall quality of life in communities. To get West Virginians moving – and health trends moving in the...
    
    
    
    
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																			Kanawha    
    Appalachian Hatchery: Supporting WV’s Manufacturers

          The Appalachian Hatchery is an innovative advanced manufacturing incubator at Marshall University’s Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) in Huntington, West Virginia. Established in 2017 with a $1.5 million ARC POWER grant, along support from the U.S. Economic Development Administration and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, the Hatchery supports manufacturing, entrepreneurship, and business development in West Virginia’s southern most 20 counties –...
    
    
    
    
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