The After Coal: Wales and Appalachia Project visited Elkhorn City recently to talk about eco-tourism in Wales and how what has happened there could apply to this town on the banks of the Russell Fork River in Pike County, KY.
In Cleveland, VA, residents are focusing on the Clinch River and eco-tourism as building blocks for their community’s growth.
The statewide Kentucky Innovation Network recently set up the Pikeville Innovation Office to serve eight Eastern Kentucky counties. Assistant Director Justin Prater stopped by WMMT to talk about various ways the network can assist small businesses and entrepreneurs to start up or improve their current operations, including participating in pitch sessions with Angel Investors. [wpdm_file […]
Encouraging a new generation of Appalachian leaders while working to diversify the regional economy? That is the goal of the Appalachian Transition Fellowship Program. The first class of Fellows, fourteen young people from throughout the region, recently started working with nonprofits, governments and businesses in six states on projects that create jobs and livelihoods. Mountain Talk host Mimi […]
