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Community leaders are meeting in a Kentucky region hurt by the collapsing coal industry, seeking strategies to help redevelop the area's economy.Shaping…
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Advocates for broadband expansion are converging on Lexington this week for a conference dubbed “Fiber for the New Economy.”From Mayor Jim Gray’s push to…
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State and federal officials have kicked off the construction of 3,400 miles of fiber optic cable they hope will transform eastern Kentucky's economy…
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Hard hit Kentucky coal communities will be the target of up to $38 million in federal grants aimed at reviving local economies. It's all part of what’s…
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The University of Kentucky has formalized an agreement to take on an increasing role in the SOAR, or Shaping Our Appalachian Region Initiative. The 3…
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The University of Kentucky has launched an effort to promote and strengthen its ties with the Central Appalachian region. A new series of stories called…
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A group of eastern Kentucky leaders has endorsed a plan that would set aside money to help boost the region's struggling economy.The Lexington…
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Broadband access can be a key conduit to creating economic opportunity for Eastern Kentucky, officials say.In this small southeast Kentucky town, some 440…
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The head of the Pikeville-based Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce will lead an initiative to diversify eastern Kentucky's economy.Jared Arnett will…
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Eastern Kentucky residents are launching an effort to answer a June New York Times headline that asked “What’s the Matter with Eastern Kentucky?”The…