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Mission: Help create sustainable high quality experiences for tourists. Vision: A region where tourists become stakeholders. https://xitter.gq/t.co/sUk0O9qWeq

KY, NC, NETN, VA, Southern WV
Joined May 2020
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Check out this conversation between two of Appalachia's economic innovators @CoalfieldWV and @IndustCommons about how to build a new manufacturing economy that serves workers, local businesses, and local communities forbes.com/sites/ashoka/2023…
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This legislation could be life-changing for children and families, providing more and improved opportunities for them to spend time in nature -- new parks, better fields, cleaner trails. We need to pass the #OutdoorsForAll Act in Congress now!
At the U.S. Capitol this morning working to ensure the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) program has steady funding for generations to come through the Outdoors for All Act. @Nanette4CA @SierraClub @CityParksAll Help us urge Congress to pass the #OutdoorsForAll Act, take action: nrpa.quorum.us/action_center…
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From Richlands, Virginia, The Voice musical star, 𝗡𝗼𝗮𝗵 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 will perform at Southwest Virginia Community College on December 15 at 7:00 PM. Tickets $15-Students / $20-Public: go.sw.edu/noahspencer
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🧵This Indigenous Peoples Month, learn more about the Shawnee in Appalachia:
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Congratulations again to Professor Tom Hansell! Tom is the recipient of the 2022-23 College of Arts and Sciences Excellence in Engagement Award. The award honors a faculty member who cultivate partnerships and initiatives that address community issues.
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Hazard Community and Technical College has been selected as an #AspenPrize top 150 community college based on our record of achieving high and equitable student outcomes! Learn more as.pn/prize @AspenHigherEd
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🚨 Coalfield Development Announces New CEO 🚨 wvceo.com/coalfield-developm…
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ICYMI! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Join us on Friday, 10/27, at the Bridgeport Conference Center for a Community Solar meeting. By expanding and protecting solar in #WV, we can lower energy costs, create thousands of local jobs, and promote energy freedom in our state. Learn more: bit.ly/ExpandSolarBridgeport
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We're pleased to announce the publication of our latest title, "Letters from the Smokies," a compilation of written accounts from the archives of @GreatSmokyNPS that spans more than 230 years. smokiesinformation.org/produ…
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Yes! Peter Gray is a co-founder of @LetGrowOrg. For ideas about how to shift back from phone-based to play-based childhood, visit letgrow.org
2023 study: “Our thesis is that a primary cause of the rise in mental disorders is a decline over decades in opportunities for children and teens to play, roam, and engage in other activities independent of direct oversight and control by adults."
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🍁🍂It's gonna be a busy fall here in Appalachia! Here are some upcoming events that we're excited about:
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American Trails is pleased to partner with the @forestservice in continuing the Legacy Trails Grant Program. The application portal is now open! The deadline for applications is December 1 at 11:59 pm Pacific. Learn more: buff.ly/48zSUcT
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Southwest Virginia Community College is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to the Great Colleges to Work For® program. Read more: go.sw.edu/2023greatcollege #GreatCollegeToWorkFor #communitycollege #goSouthwest #highereducation #higheredjobs #highedjobs
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Here is still more evidence that when people have their phones with them, they are less likely to interact with others, and enjoy being near new people less. To reduce loneliness among adolescents, get phones out of schools now. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Join the Charleston Area Alliance’s Elevations professional women’s network luncheon on October 10th as we welcome keynote speaker #WestVirginia Tourism Secretary Chelsea Ruby @CAAlliance @WVTourism - #Leadership and #Tourism in #AlmostHeaven - #YesWV
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Another FASTER WV entrepreneurship class coming soon! Taught by business coach Jules Bills at @UFIWV in Huntington, offered in-person or virtually. This course is offered to members of the Fairfield Community (an Accelerate Community of the @WVHub) as well as to those in the larger Advantage Valley 10 county region. Register here for BUSINESS BASICS: 👉 academy.unlimitedfuture.org/… #yesWV #WV #CBRIWV #AccelerateWV #ACTNowWV
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In rankings announced today, U.S. News & World Report has named Lafayette College the 30th best National Liberal Arts College in the United States, moving Lafayette up nine places over last year. news.lafayette.edu/2023/09/1…
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For a limited time, book a Chief Logan lodge room or cabin and get 10% off using promo code ELK10. This deal is good for stays between now and October 22. #AlmostHeaven #WVstateparks
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"Being a wildland firefighter is hard – physically, financially and mentally. It can also be very rewarding." Learn more about some of the challenges (and the rewards) that wildland fire fighting has to offer from our own Zone Assistant Fire Management Officer, Ryle Benke.
Taking care our firefighters allows them to take care of the public they serve. Read more about how the supplemental pay helped firefighter Ryle Benke and his family focus on a service. fs.usda.gov/features/affordi… #wildfire crisis strategy #firefighterpay
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