National Association of Counties
NACo recently released a new podcast focusing on economic diversification and transition in coal-reliant communities. Due to the recent downturn in the coal industry, communities that have been economically reliant on the coal industry for generations are facing severe challenges and uncertainty.
In 2014, NACo formed a partnership with the U.S. Economic Development Administration and the National Association of Development Organization Research Foundation to assist county and regional leaders in places seeking new approaches to economic development. This partnership launched the Coal-Reliant Communities Innovation Challenge , the centerpiece of which was three training workshops held in 2015 in Kentucky, Colorado, and West Virginia. These team-based training workshops provided counties and regions with technical assistance to create strategies for economic diversification and job creation.
This podcast highlights innovative approaches to economic diversification that developed from this program, and features three communities that are implementing strategies to diversify local and regional economies. The podcast participants include:
More resources for any community--not just coal-reliant communities--interested in diversifying and transitioning economies can also be found at the new web portal developed through these efforts: www.diversifyeconomies.org
<p>Economic mobility refers to changes in an individual’s economic status over a lifetime and across generations—usually measured in income.
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