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    ARC Releases New Data Showing Improving Trends and Economic Vulnerabilities Prior to COVID-19

          “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...
    
    
    
    
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    New Research Identifies Opportunities and Challenges in Appalachia’s Tourism Economy

          Recommendations and Twelve Community Case Studies Available for Use in Local Tourism Planning  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...
    
    
    
    
          NewsARC 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.
    
    
    
    
          NewsNew 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.
    
    
    
    
          NewsAppalachian 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...
    
    
    
    
          NewsAppalachian 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.
    
    
    
    
          NewsAppalachian 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...
    
    
    
    
          NewsAppalachian 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...
    
    
    
    
          NewsASD 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.
    
    
    
    
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