Kentucky Moonshine Trail? Whitesburg could be the first stop

Kentucky Moonshine Trai...

It looks like downtown Whitesburg, Ky., will soon be home to a legal moonshine distillery, and that’s a good thing. Kentucky has seen recent success with its Bourbon Trail drawing thousands of visitors to the state each year, and it stands to reason that eastern Kentucky could reap...
Who runs the Kentucky economy? Small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Who runs the Kentucky e...

Kentucky is powered by small businesses. And when I say small, I mean small. Ninety-four percent of small businesses in the state have less than 50 employees, and 74 percent have less than 10. This is part of the reason why increased investment in and support for entrepreneurs in eastern...
Energy Efficiency has big potential to create jobs, decrease electricity demand

Energy Efficiency has b...

MACED’s second strategy brief, “Energy Efficiency,” is out today. It’s a strategy that’s been gaining steam recently across eastern Kentucky, and one that MACED has touted for years through its How$martKY and Energy Efficient Enterprises programs. Among all...

Ohio Businesses Have Ch...

To recognize and promote entrepreneurship in Ohio, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce will award $25,000 to an outstanding Ohio company with its third annual Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award. According to a press release, “the award is designed to identify, honor and financially assist a...
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Building Clean Energy C...

A new report by MACED, Building Clean Energy Careers in Kentucky, notes that Kentucky has real potential for job creation in the clean energy economy, but needs changes in energy policy to make those jobs grow and improvements in workforce development to allow more Kentuckians to get the...

Green for All to Host C...

Green for All, an organization working to build an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty, is hosting a learning call on High Road Agreements. High Road Agreements are strategies to ensure that green projects create good jobs, a strong economy, and equitable...
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Big Solar Farm — ...

American Electric Power announced plans to build a 500-acre, 50-megawatt solar project on a former strip mine site in Southeastern Ohio yesterday. The solar plant will be built by two Spanish solar companies – Isofoton and Prius Energy S.L. – and the power will be purchased by AEP of...
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10 Ways to Solve the Jo...

yes! Magazine’s Fran Korten laid out a brainstorming list of ways to solve job and environmental problems throughout the country simultaneously. Many of those suggestions are being tested on the ground throughout Appalachia right now. More farms growing food? The Grow Appalachia project...
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