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CEDAR Coal Fair highlights innovative ideas from Eastern Kentucky students

CEDAR Coal Fair highlights innovative ideas from Eastern Kentucky students

MORE THAN 300 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN ANNUAL EVENT

21st Century Workforce, Broadband, Destination: Appalachia, Healthy Communities, Industrial Expansion, Regional Foods Systems, Small BusinessSOAR KYApril 4, 2019COAL, Innovation, CEDARComment

Author features Bit Source in LinkedIn Essay

Author features Bit Source in LinkedIn Essay

COAL TO CODE IS A REALITY IN APPALACHIA KENTUCKY

21st Century Workforce, Broadband, Destination: Appalachia, Healthy Communities, Industrial Expansion, Regional Foods SystemsSOAR KYApril 1, 2019BitSource, Innovation, KY Innovation, Coal to CodeComment

Tal Jones named Business and Innovation Champion at SOAR Innovation

Tal Jones named Business and Innovation Champion at SOAR Innovation

WILL SERVE MONTGOMERY, CLARK, ESTILL, MADISON, GARRARD, LINCOLN, ROCKCASTLE, PULASKI, LAUREL, WHITLEY, WAYNE, MCCREARY, KNOX AND BELL COUNTIES

Kentucky Wired means Kentucky Hired

Kentucky Wired means Kentucky Hired

CONNECTIVITY WILL DRIVE JOB CREATION IN RURAL PARTS OF THE STATE

21st Century Workforce, Broadband, Destination: Appalachia, Healthy Communities, Industrial Expansion, Regional Foods SystemsSOAR KYMarch 6, 2019Kentucky Wired, Center for Rural Development, KY InnovationComment

Fosson named Business and Innovation Champion at SOAR Innovation

Fosson named Business and Innovation Champion at SOAR Innovation

WILL SERVE BOYD, CARTER AND GREENUP COUNTIES

21st Century Workforce, Broadband, Destination: Appalachia, Healthy Communities, Regional Foods Systems, Small BusinessSOAR KYMarch 1, 2019Innovation, SOAR, SOAR Innovation, KY Innovation, Boyd County, Greenup County, Carter CountyComment

SOAR Innovation tours CANE Kitchen in Letcher County

SOAR Innovation tours CANE Kitchen in Letcher County

COLLABORATION ALLOWS FARMERS TO PRODUCE PRODUCTS, EXPAND AND CREATE NEW MARKETS

Broadband, Healthy Communities, Regional Foods SystemsSOAR KYFebruary 26, 2019SOAR Innovation, Letcher County, Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation, Letcher County Chamber of CommerceComment

Appalachian Regional Commission invests $125.6 million in FY 18

Appalachian Regional Commission invests $125.6 million in FY 18

PROJECTS INCLUDE 44 IN KENTUCKY, REPRESENTING $24.4 MILLION

21st Century Workforce, Broadband, Destination: Appalachia, Healthy Communities, Industrial Expansion, Regional Foods Systems, Small BusinessSOAR KYFebruary 25, 2019ARC, Appalachian Regional Commission, Department for Local Government, Matt Bevin, Hal Rogers, Mitch McConnell, Rand PaulComment

Esham named Business and Innovation Champion at SOAR Innovation

Esham named Business and Innovation Champion at SOAR Innovation

WILL SERVE LEE, POWELL, WOLFE, MENIFEE, MORGAN, ELLIOTT, ROWAN, BATH, NICHOLAS, ROBERTSON, FLEMING, AND LEWIS COUNTIES

21st Century Workforce, Broadband, Destination: Appalachia, Regional Foods Systems, Small BusinessSOAR KYFebruary 22, 2019SOAR, SOAR Innovation, KY Innovation, Innovation, Morehead State University, MoreheadComment

KentuckyWired hits milestone

KentuckyWired hits milestone

MORE THAN 1,000 MILES OF FIBER INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH

21st Century Workforce, Broadband, Destination: Appalachia, Healthy Communities, Industrial Expansion, Regional Foods Systems, Small BusinessSOAR KYFebruary 21, 2019Kentucky Wired, KY Innovation, Innovation, Broadband, Small Business, Blueprint, SOAR, SOAR InnovationComment

Center for Rural Development announces Flex-E-Grant program

Center for Rural Development announces Flex-E-Grant program

GRANT AWARDS CAN BE UP TO $10,000

21st Century Workforce, Broadband, Destination: Appalachia, Healthy Communities, Industrial Expansion, Regional Foods Systems, Small BusinessSOAR KYFebruary 15, 2019Center for Rural Development, ARC, Appalachian Regional Commission, Department for Local GovernmentComment

SOAR releases annual Impact Report

SOAR releases annual Impact Report

COLLABORATION AMONG PARTNERS CONTINUES TO DRIVE INNOVATION

21st Century Workforce, Broadband, Destination: Appalachia, Healthy Communities, Industrial Expansion, Regional Foods Systems, Small BusinessSOAR KYFebruary 14, 2019SOAR, Impact ReportComment

Arnett addresses newly-elected officials at One East Kentucky Economic Development Workshop

Arnett addresses newly-elected officials at One East Kentucky Economic Development Workshop

SOAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SPEAKS AT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

Small Business, Regional Foods Systems, Industrial Expansion, Healthy Communities, Destination: Appalachia, Broadband, 21st Century WorkforceSOAR KYJanuary 22, 2019One East Kentucky, SOAR, SOAR Innovation, AppalachiaComment

Letcher County native turns centuries old family land into successful farming enterprise

Letcher County native turns centuries old family land into successful farming enterprise

ALL ROADS LED HOME TO START INDIAN CREEK SETTLEMENT FARM

Regional Foods Systems, Small BusinessSOAR KYJanuary 18, 2019Letcher County, Small Business, Agriculture, entrepreneurship, Kentucky State University, Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation, Kentucky Department of AgricultureComment

Third annual Eastern Ky Farmer's Conference to be held Feb 22-23 in Jackson

Third annual Eastern Ky Farmer's Conference to be held Feb 22-23 in Jackson

EDUCATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE AT UPCOMING EAST KY FARMER CONFERENCE

Regional Foods Systems, Healthy CommunitiesSOAR KYJanuary 4, 2019Community Farm Alliance, Grow Appalachia, KCARD, Kentucky State University, Kentucky Department of Agriculture, University of Kentucky, GOAPComment

Top Stories of Innovation from 2018

Top Stories of Innovation from 2018

ICYMI: LOOK BACK AT OUR TOP STORIES

SOAR celebrates #GivingTuesday

SOAR celebrates #GivingTuesday

YOUR DONATION WILL HELP TRANSFORM APPALACHIA NOW AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME

Small Business, Regional Foods Systems, Industrial Expansion, Healthy Communities, Destination: Appalachia, Broadband, 21st Century WorkforceSOAR KYNovember 27, 2018SOAR#GivingTuesday, #Appalachia, #ThereisafutureComment

Community Agriculture and Nutritional Enterprises Kitchen opens in Letcher County

Community Agriculture and Nutritional Enterprises Kitchen opens in Letcher County

KITCHEN CREATES COMMUNITY FOR ENTREPRENEURS WHILE PROMOTING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

Regional Foods Systems, Small Business, Healthy Communities, Destination: AppalachiaSOAR KYNovember 12, 2018CANEWMMT, Letcher County, Local FoodsComment

Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation celebrates 50 years of service

Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation celebrates 50 years of service

ORGANIZATION HAS ASSISTED MORE THAN 880 BUSINESSES SECURE NEARLY $423 MILLION IN FINANCING

Small Business, Regional Foods Systems, Destination: AppalachiaSOAR KYOctober 22, 2018Kentucky Highlands Investment CorporationComment

A closer look | Part of a former mining bathhouse is now home to an agriculture startup

A closer look | Part of a former mining bathhouse is now home to an agriculture startup

MERIDZO EXPLORING IDEA OF GROWING MUSHROOMS IN OLD BUILDINGS, COAL MINES

21st Century Workforce, Destination: Appalachia, Regional Foods Systems, Small BusinessSOAR KYOctober 19, 2018Lynch, Harlan County, Meridzo, FaithComment

Tri-Cities to benefit from $2.55 million AML Pilot Grant

Tri-Cities to benefit from $2.55 million AML Pilot Grant

GRANT WILL RESTORE PORTAL 31 EXHIBITION MINE, CONSTRUCT OVERLOOK ON BLACK MOUNTAIN, AND FURTHER DEVELOP MANUFACTURING AND AGRICULTURE EFFORTS

21st Century Workforce, Destination: Appalachia, Regional Foods Systems, Small BusinessSOAR KYOctober 19, 2018AML, Hal Rogers, Matt Bevin, Mitch McConnell, Harlan County, Benham, Lynch, CumberlandComment