Conference Report: Telecommunications and the Future of Appalachian Communities
by Fred D. Baldwin
ARC's 2003 fall conference showcased telecommunications projects that are transforming the way businesses, governments, and educational and health-care institutions in the Region are doing their work.
Creating Opportunity through Information Technology
by Fred D. Baldwin
The Blue Ridge Business Development Center uses information technology to spur business growth and expansion in rural Sparta, North Carolina. Its three-part approach: technical support for local businesses, hands-on technology training, and incubator assistance for small firms.
A Regional Strategy for Technology Training
by Fred D. Baldwin
Kingsport, Tennessee, took a strategic look at its future, and saw that technology-oriented training was a key approach to building a more competitive workforce, and keeping its young people at home. The resulting Regional Center for Applied Technology is working hard to meet the growing demand for its classes.
Shoals Commercial Culinary Center: Helping Specialty Food Businesses Take Off
by Carl Hoffman
Specialty food business start-ups are growing strong with help from Alabama's Shoals Commercial Culinary Center, which offers step-by-step business and marketing assistance and the use of a fully equipped commercial kitchen.
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