The Central Appalachian Network (CAN) Fall Leadership Retreat took place on Thursday November 7th until Friday November 8th 2024 as an in-person gathering at the Ohio University Innovation Center in Athens Ohio. Facilitated by Emily Carlson of Open Circle Studio with an equity session led by Tanya Torp, the retreat allowed the CAN Leadership Team…
We are pleased to share the Market Analysis from Downstream Strategies. This analysis includes detailed recommendations for each of our Working Groups. CAN Market Analysis There was also an in-depth report done specifically for our Clean Energy Working Group. Check it out! CEWG Market Analysis
We’d like to welcome our new Working Coordinators Tessa Wieneke and Kim Ross! Tessa Wieneke will be supporting CAN’s seven Working Groups. She is passionate about capacity building and networks as a source for innovative collaboration. Previously she coordinated the Appalachian Accessible Food Network(AAFN), a partnership between the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet), Community…
The Central Appalachian Network (CAN) invites proposals from qualified teams to perform a regional network market analysis as part of a one-year Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) ARISE planning grant awarded to CAN in 2023. The deliverables from this planning award will inform a CAN request for an ARC ARISE implementation award, to be submitted July…
The Appalachian Regional Commission is providing $498,300 to CAN! This will help to further our implementation plans, working group action plans, rural economic development, and more! Since January 2023, ARC has awarded $46.8 million to 13 projects impacting 12 Appalachian states through its ARISE initiative. These projects will expand broadband, educate workers in emerging sectors,…