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Press Releases
 August 2010
North Carolina Appalachian Community Colleges Receive $300,000 ARC Grant for Green Workforce Training
A 2010 grant from ARC will help Haywood, Southwestern, and Tri-County Community Colleges develop a green workforce training program.
 June 2010
Remembering Senator Robert C. Byrd
The late Senator Robert Byrd was a critical advocate for developing highways in the Appalachian Region as a means of ending its isolation, and showed steadfast commitment to the Region's economic development.
 May 2010
ARC Study on Rockslides Underscores Economic Importance of Appalachian Highways
A May 2010 study by HDR Decision Economics estimated the local and regional economic impacts and transportation costs of two major rockslides that occurred in North Carolina and Tennessee in the fall of 2009, resulting in the closure of sections of Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 64.
 May 2010
ARC Announces Fourth Round of Grant Competition for Planning and Implementation of Community Energy Projects
The 2010 grant competition will fund both the development of community energy plans and the implementation of demonstration energy-efficiency or renewable-energy projects.
 March 2010
Senate Confirms Earl F. Gohl as ARC Federal Co-Chair
Earl Gohl was confirmed as ARC's 11th federal co-chair on March 10, 2010.
 March 2010
Museum Village Founders Michael and Henriella Perry Receive 2010 Donald R. Myers Humanitarian Award
Michael and Henriella Perry, founders of the Heritage Farm Museum and Village in Huntington, West Virginia, were honored by the Development District Association of Appalachia at its 2010 annual conference.
 March 2010
Tennessee Congressman Lincoln Davis is Honored by Development District Association of Appalachia
Davis received the DDAA's 2010 Congressional Award for his commitment to community and economic development efforts in Appalachia.
 February 2010
Obama Administration’s Proposed FY 2011 Budget Includes $76 Million for ARC
The president's proposed FY 2011 federal budget requests $76 million for ARC's community and economic development programs.
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News Briefs
 July 2010
Legislative Update: House Committee Approves Legislation on Veterans Outreach Program
In July 2010, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved legislation for an outreach program to assist veterans in the Appalachian Region.
 November 2009
President Obama Nominates Earl F. Gohl to Serve as ARC Federal Co-Chair
Earl Gohl's nomination to serve as ARC federal co-chair was received in the Senate on November 17, 2009.
 August 2009
ARC Partners with the Appalachian Studies Association
In July 2009 ARC and the Appalachian Studies Association signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate and share information on Appalachian issues.
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Events
 October 2010
Appalachia's Educational Assets: Investing in a Skilled Future Conference
An Appalachian Regional Commission Conference Hosted
by the State of Georgia

October 25–27, 2010
The Forum Civic Center
Rome, Georgia
 October 2010
Appalachian Regional Commission Meeting
October 25, 2010
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Masonic Temple Lodge Room
336 Broad Street
Rome, Georgia
 August 2010
Appalachian Regional Commision Meeting
August 5, 2010
9:00 a.m.–Noon
Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center
91 North Lakeshore Drive
Lake Junaluska, North Carolina
 August 2010
ARC Policy Development Committee Meeting
August 4, 2010
9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
A.K. Hinds University Center, Multipurpose Room
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, North Carolina
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