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Invested $109.2 million

ARC Investments, FY 2016

470 economic development projects

Create or retain over 18,000 jobs

Leverage $349.7 million in private investment

Train over 46,000 students and workers

Attract an additional $173.4 million in additional project funding

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Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER)

Nine leadership meeting sessions

Five workshops engaging over 850 stakeholders

Six-part webinar series with 1,400 views

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Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER)

Create or retain over 6,500 jobs

Create or improve thousands of businesses and prepare thousands of workers and students for new market opportunities

Leverage an additional $132 million in private and public investment

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GOAL 1 Economic Opportunities GOAL 2 Ready Workforce GOAL 3 Critical Infrastructure GOAL 4 Natural and Cultural Assets GOAL 5 Leadership and Community Capacity

ARC Strategic Plan, 2016–2020

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75 delegations to 3 international trade events

19 companies to MINExpo

New research on Appalachia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem

Goal 1: Economic Opportunities

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Advance manufacturing workforce in southern Appalachia

Research opioids and related HIV and HepC issues

Continue partnership with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Support Oak Ridge National Laboratory Summer Math-Science Institute

Goal 2: Ready Workforce

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Brought new/improved water/wastewater services to nearly 21,000 businesses and households

Pilot project to expand and enhance free Wi-Fi in 10 North Carolina communities

Complete 90% of the Appalachian Development Highway System

Goal 3: Critical Infrastructure

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Doubled Bon Appétit Appalachia listings to more than 1,000

Touched over 100 counties and 1,000 communities through Gateway partnership

Supported large-scale outdoor recreation development in Region

Goal 4: Natural and Cultural Assets

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Supported Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) to help create 1,500 jobs in eastern Kentucky

Welcomed 150 students to Washington, DC, through the Appalachian Teaching Project

Partnered with ORAU and CDC to help CBOs develop effective messaging addressing opioid abuse

Goal 5: Leadership and Community Capacity

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ARC Communications Division

In the Region weekly newsletter to 6,500 stakeholders

Expanded ARC social media reach

Integrated infographics into messaging

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ARC State Fact Sheets www.arc.gov/FactSheets

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