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Baldwin, Fred D. – Appalachia, 1993
Describes Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation (KHIC), a nonprofit community development organization that creates jobs and helps small manufacturing businesses succeed in nine "perpetually poor" rural Kentucky counties. Outlines KHIC services: loans for both expansion and working capital; equity and real estate investments;…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Financial Support
Baldwin, Fred D. – Appalachia, 1996
A public water line built in 1992 in rural Casey County, Kentucky, has spawned economic growth and allowed children at 2 elementary schools and a foster home, and residents of 110 private homes to have clean, drinkable water. The Appalachian Regional Commission has assisted hundreds of counties in improving their water or sewage treatment…
Descriptors: Children, Drinking Water, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support