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    Appalachian Community Capital: Investing in the Investors

          With COVID-19 related funding from ARC, ACC was able to support the Parkway Theater’s renovation and survival through the pandemic. Access to capital is one of the biggest obstacles to small business and entrepreneurial growth in Appalachia. In 2013, with seed money from ARC and other partners, Appalachian Community...
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionVirginia
							

																			City of Martinsville, Henry, Patrick,    
    West Piedmont Planning District Commission

          Executive Director Kristina Eberly Email keberly@wppdc.org...
    
    
    
    
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																			Bath, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington, Highland, Rockbridge,    
    Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission

          Executive Director Bonnie Riedesel Email cspdc@cspdc.org...
    
    
    
    
          Local Development DistrictVirginia
							

																			Alleghany, Botetourt, City of Covington, Craig,    
    Roanoke Valley–Alleghany Regional Commission

          Executive Director Jeremy Holmes Email jholmes@rvarc.org...
    
    
    
    
          Local Development DistrictVirginia
							

																			City of Radford, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski,    
    New River Valley Planning District Commission

          Executive Director Kevin Byrd Email nrvpdc@nrvpdc.org...
    
    
    
    
          Local Development DistrictVirginia
							

																			Bland, Carroll, City of Bristol, City of Galax, Grayson, Smyth, Washington, Wythe,    
    Mount Rogers Planning District Commission

          Executive Director Aaron Sizemore Email asizemore@mrpdc.org...
    
    
    
    
          Local Development DistrictVirginia
							

																			Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, Tazewell,    
    Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission

          Executive Director Scotty Wampler Email swampler@cppdc.org...
    
    
    
    
          Local Development DistrictVirginia
							

																			City of Norton, Lee, Scott, Wise,    
    LENOWISCO Planning District Commission

          Executive Director Duane A. Miller Email dmiller@lenowisco.org...
    
    
    
    
          Local Development DistrictVirginia    
    Virginia Strategy Statement

          Virginia 2023 Strategy Statement – pdf 2 MB...
    
    
    
    
          ResourceVirginia    
    Virginia Appalachian Development Plan

          Virginia 2022-2025 Appalachian Development Plan – pdf 2 MB...
    
    
    
    
          ResourceVirginia    
    Virginia Industrial Snapshot

          
    
    
    
    
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    Virginia Health Disparities and Bright Spots

          
    
    
    
    
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