Month: November 2019

The Paintsville Utilities Commission recently received a $4 million grant from the Abandoned Mine Lands Economic and Community Development Pilot Program, as announced at the annual Shaping Our Appalachian Region Summit in Pikeville last week. – Read More –

The federal RECLAIM Act, legislation to boost economic transition efforts in the nation’s coal communities by accelerating the release of $1 billion for mine reclamation projects tied to local economic development efforts, is expected to be re-introduced in the new Congress in mid-April. – Read More –

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers and Gov. Matt Bevin announced Friday 20 grants totaling $34.4 million to spur economic development and job creation in Eastern Kentucky. – Read More –