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Baldwin, Fred D. – Appalachia, 2001
The Northwest Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center's "wood cluster initiative" illustrates the benefits of rural business clusters. The initiative is turning a loose grouping of timber and forest-product firms into a competitive system by providing technical assistance, helping businesses plan and conduct job training programs,…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Industrial Education, Job Training
Coogan, Mercy Hardie – Appalachia, 1979
Student health professionals, working as assistants to communities with serious health care problems, helped develop the Shuqualak health center in an area with the highest infant mortality rate in the United States. Describes the Community Technical Assistance Program and the history of the Shuqualak project. (SB)
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Involvement, Community Leaders, Delivery Systems
