1. Mapping Economic Development Resource Centers In Appalachian Kentucky Hannah McKenrick & Joshua Spears May 4, 2012

2. Appalachian Region

3. Economic Distress

4. 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

5. Selection of Organizations Organizations must serve at least 2 counties Provide services pertaining to business or economic development Business Operations Financial Technical Support Miscellaneous

6. 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

15. Public Access

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

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