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An Anchor for the Region: Examining a Regional Comprehensive University's Efforts to Serve its Rural, Appalachian Community
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Orphan, Cecilia M.; McClure, Kevin R. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2019
Recent media reporting and research suggest that regional comprehensive universities (RCUs) and other postsecondary institutions may play an integral role in the welfare of rural regions, yet empirical research on the regional service of rural postsecondary institutions is limited. The purpose of this study was to examine how a single RCU serves…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, School Community Relationship, Regional Characteristics, Geographic Regions
Rural Residents Get Equal Pay With Most, But Not All, Newcomers.
Bhola, Jacqueline; Daberkow, Stan – Rural Development Perspectives, 1985
Profiles personal characteristics and employment of 1,131 long-term Kentucky residents (71%), early migrants (12%), and late migrants (17%) in 1979. Indicates early migrants, with 5-10 years residence, earned more, despite similar characteristics, than long-term residents and recent migrants. Identifies factors influencing wages for each group in…
Descriptors: Employment, Income, Individual Characteristics, Rural Development
Interstate Highway Interchanges Reshape Rural Communities.
Moon, Henry E., Jr. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1987
Highway interchanges offer rural counties practically ready-made sites for development, but some interchanges offer better development opportunities than others. A study of a Kentucky interchange identified seven factors that make a difference in development, including traffic volume, distance to an urban area, ruggedness of terrain, and sale of…
Descriptors: Business, Community Development, Community Planning, Land Use
The Rural Church: Can It Be an Arena for Change? An Example from Appalachia.
Carter, Michael V. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1988
Looks at Commission on Religion in Appalachia (CORA) programs uniting 23 church denominations behind social and volunteer projects designed to improve quality of rural life. Describes CORA and its projects. (TES)
Descriptors: Church Programs, Community Action, Community Development, Quality of Life
Panel II: Packaging Capital for Business and Industry.
Appalachia, 1984
Case studies demonstrate four capital packaging approaches: a comprehensive statewide enterprise program for Pennsylvania; a county-based industrial development fund in Chautauqua County, New York; an employee buyout in Saratoga Springs, New York; and establishment of a small venture capital company in the Kentucky Highlands with Office of…
Descriptors: Capital, Case Studies, Economic Development, Financial Support
Grass Roots Give and Take.
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
A Kentucky Success Story.
Cornelius, Tack – Appalachia, 1983
The rapid expansion of Appalachian Computer Services (ACS), a small Kentucky firm, was possible because of help from the state's Private Industry Councils (PICs). Federally funded, the PICs provided the necessary business-government-training partnership to recruit and train unemployed and economically disadvantaged workers for ACS' high-technology…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Economic Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Government Role
How Kentucky's Hardin County Deals With Rural Growth.
Gordon, Dennis A. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1986
Describes how one of Kentucky's fastest growing counties handles growth-related problems without zoning ordinances using an innovative Development Guidance System. Discusses the origin and adoption of the system, system procedures, criteria used in granting development permits, and public reaction. (LFL)
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Cooperation, Community Planning, Community Programs
A "Pipe" Dream Comes True.
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
Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District Explores Ways to Improve Education.
Duncan, Cynthia L. – Appalachia, 1986
Describes need to improve education in Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District which has the lowest percentage of high school graduates in the nation. Reports peoples' perceptions of educational problems; details community financial support; provides comparative statistics on educational attainment, math and reading mastery, dropouts,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Comparative Analysis, Economic Climate, Educational Attainment