# North Carolina - Appalachian Regional Commission

- North Carolina Our Work In North Carolina Investment Priorities In Fiscal Year 2023, ARC and the North Carolina Department of Commerce partnered on the following investments and projects. Investment Snapshot Counties in Appalachia (31 out of 100 counties): Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Davie, Forsyth, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, [&#8230;]The post North Carolina appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Governor Roy Cooper Governor Roy Cooper was sworn in as North Carolina&#8217;s 75th Governor in January 2017 with three decades in public service protecting families, keeping communities safe, and working to create jobs and improve schools. As the son of a school teacher, education and workforce development are among his top priorities. With a law degree from University [&#8230;]The post Governor Roy Cooper appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Jim McCleskey Jim McCleskey’s roots in North Carolina’s Appalachian region go back to colonial days. He was appointed in 1999 as Director of the North Carolina Washington Office and as ARC Alternate by Governor James B. Hunt Jr. and was reappointed by Governors Michael F. Easley in 2001, Beverly Eaves Perdue in 2009 and Roy Cooper in [&#8230;]The post Jim McCleskey appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Olivia Collier NC ARC Program.The post Olivia Collier appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- North Carolina FY 2023 Investments The post North Carolina 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.
- Southwestern Commission: Creating Space for Western North Carolina Food Entrepreneurs BIL funds are allowing the Western North Carolina farmers market construct a training facility that will serve 1,100 food producers. The post Southwestern Commission: Creating Space for Western North Carolina Food Entrepreneurs 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.
- High Country Food Hub: Investing in Storage Capacity Reaps Rewards Building Appalachia’s infrastructure has been an ARC investment priority for 58 years, especially the development and maintenance of basic infrastructure systems, highway and utility access, expanding broadband, and developing sites to attract new businesses. ARC’s Area Development Program invested $92.1&#160;million in community infrastructure Fiscal Year 2022. When thinking of those investments, however, many folks wouldn&#8217;t [&#8230;]The post High Country Food Hub: Investing in Storage Capacity Reaps Rewards appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- North Carolina FY 2022 Investments The post North Carolina FY 2022 Investments appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.