Mapping Economic Development Resource Centers In Appalachian Kentucky

Hannah McKenrick & Joshua SpearsMay 4, 2012

Appalachian Region

Economic Distress

Project Goals• Compile information about relevant

organizations

• Map locations and service areas

• Categorize these by type of economic development aid provided

• Provide this information to the public in an accessible way

Selection of Organizations

• Organizations must serve at least 2 counties

• Provide services pertaining to business or economic development

• Business Operations• Financial• Technical Support• Miscellaneous

Service Area Maps

Each organization:

Appalachian Artisan Center of Kentucky; Appalachian Development Alliance, Inc. ; Brushy Fork Institute; Bluegrass Pride; Bluegrass Tomorrow, Inc.; Bluegrass South Regional Economic Development Coalition; Bell White Community Action Agency; Daniel Boone Community Action Agency; Harlan Community Action Agency; Lake Cumberland Community Action Agency; Northeast Community Action Agency; Bluegrass Community Action Partnership; Big Sandy Community Action Partnership; Foot Hills Community Action Partnership; Gateway Community Action Partnership; Kentucky Communities Economic Opportunity Council Community Action Partnership; Leslie Knott Letcher Perry Community Action Partnership; Lick Valley Community Action Partnership; Middle Kentucky Community Action Partnership; Southern Kentucky Community Action Partnership; The Center for Economic Development, Entrepreneurs and Technology at EKU; Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky; Commonwealth Educational Opportunity Center; Center for Rural Development; Campbellsville Community Ventures Corporation; Lexington Community Ventures Corporation; Central Kentucky Economic Development Districts; Eastern Kentucky Economic Development Districts; Western Kentucky Economic Development Districts; Human/Economic Appalachian Development Corporation; Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation; Bluegrass Innovation and Commercialization Center; Eastern Kentucky Innovation and Commercialization Center; London Innovation and Commercialization Center; Northern Kentucky Innovation and Commercialization Center; West Liberty Innovation and Commercialization Center; Kentucky Association for Economic Development; Kentucky Business Investment Program; Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development; Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service; Kentucky Enterprise Fund; Kentucky Hereford Association, Inc.; Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation; Mountain Association for Economic Development; Pine Mountain Community Development Corporation; Ashland Small Business Development Center; Bowling Green Small Business Development Center; Bluegrass Small Business Development Center; EKU Small Business Development Center; MSU Small Business Development Center; Pikeville Small Business Development Center; Southeast Small Business Development Center; University of Kentucky; Counselors to America's Small Business; Southern Kentucky Community Action Board; Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce; Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation; USDA Rural Development; Bluegrass Workforce Investment Board; Barren River Workforce Investment Board; Cumberland Workforce Investment Board; Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program Workforce Investment Board; Tenco Workforce Investment Board

Public Access

GeoCommons

• http://geocommons.com/search?mh_query=UK+App+Center

Acknowledgments

• Shane Barton (UK Appalachian Center)• Dr. Wilson• Appalachian studies NSF working group• Other Appalachian-focused GEO509 groups