Appalachian Regional Commission

A new multistate grant is designed to help develop Appalachia’s outdoor tourism industry.

Gayle Manchin tours Coalfield Developments' West Edge Factory and receives updates on grant funded projects.

On this West Virginia Morning, there’s growing awareness on how trauma and adversity in childhood can affect our health later in life. We hear from a family that’s living that reality. Also, in this show, the Appalachian Regional Commission recently toured a defunct factory in Huntington that’s been turned into a community space.

Residents in several West Virginia counties hurt by the declining coal industry will soon have the option to receive training in cybersecurity work. Glenville State College this week received more than $1.4 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to develop a Cybersecurity and Safety Workforce Development Initiative.

On this West Virginia Morning, many family traditions are passed down from generation to generation throughout the Appalachian region, but there is a unique story of a particular tomato plant cultivated in West Virginia. Also, we have a story about Gayle Manchin who is the first West Virginian to serve as federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission.

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is looking for input from citizens as it seeks to create a strategic plan for economic development across 13 states over the next four years.

On March 9, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed a bill creating the Appalachian Regional Commission, known as the ARC. The agency’s goal was to bring impoverished areas of Appalachia into the mainstream American economy. While the ARC serves parts of 13 states, West Virginia is the only one that lies entirely within the boundaries of Appalachia.

In this episode of Inside Appalachia, we’re revisiting some of the stories we have reported about economic development. We’ll hear how these projects are doing today, and how the pandemic has impacted these efforts.

In an essay in the Opinion section of the Washington Post, mayors from eight cities in the Ohio Valley called for a 21st Century version of the World War II-era Marshall Plan, the U.S. aid program that helped rebuild Europe after the war to revitalize the region.

The Appalachian Regional Commission has announced $3.75 million for banks and other lenders who have lost money during this global coronavirus pandemic.…