Economy Archives - Ohio Valley ReSource

Jul 31

Economy

Kentucky Homeless Services Systems Can’t Handle The Coming “Tsunami of Evictions,” Advocates Warn

Nearly 1 million renter households across the Ohio Valley are unable to pay rent and at risk of eviction, according to research firm Stout. That amounts to 42 percent of renter households in Kentucky, 46 percent in Ohio and 47 percent in West Virginia. “The homeless services system is not designed to handle a tsunami […]

By Sydney Boles

Jul 31

Economy

Kentucky Homeless Services Systems Can’t Handle The Coming “Tsunami of Evictions,” Advocates Warn

By Sydney Boles

Jul 24

Economy

“No Pay, We Stay.” A Look Back At Miners’ Protest That Rocked Appalachia

It’s a quiet, foggy morning on Highway 119 in Cumberland, Kentucky. A railroad track runs along the highway, and here, Sand Hill Bottom Road crosses the tracks and turns to the right, leaving a rough triangle of gravel spattered with trash. You can hear crickets chirping, birds twittering, cars passing on 119. A billboard advertises […]

By Sydney Boles

Jul 24

Economy

“No Pay, We Stay.” A Look Back At Miners’ Protest That Rocked Appalachia

Sydney Boles

Jul 24

Economy

No Pay, We Stay: A Look Back at the 2019 Protest that Rocked Appalachia

By Sydney Boles

Jul 24

Economy

No Pay, We Stay: A Look Back at the 2019 Protest that Rocked Appalachia

Sydney Boles

Jul 9

Economy

West KY TV Station Tells Employees They Need Permission To Get Coronavirus Tests

A west Kentucky television station manager told his employees they need his permission before getting tested for coronavirus, after an employee at the station tested positive for infection by the virus. Some employees of the station’s parent company, Paxton Media Group, say that policy discourages them from getting a test. Health and legal experts say […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Jul 9

Economy

West KY TV Station Tells Employees They Need Permission To Get Coronavirus Tests

Liam Niemeyer

Jul 9

Economy

KY Judge Strikes Down Beshear’s Coronavirus Health Orders For Some Farm Businesses

A Kentucky judge’s ruling Thursday limits Gov. Andy Beshear’s authority to issue emergency orders mandating coronavirus safety measures — a ruling Beshear called “dangerous and devastating” and promptly pledged to appeal. Scott Circuit Court Judge Brian Privett issued a temporary restraining order preventing Beshear’s administration from enforcing COVID-19 restrictions for the state’s 548 agritourism businesses. […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Jul 9

Economy

KY Judge Strikes Down Beshear’s Coronavirus Health Orders For Some Farm Businesses

Liam Niemeyer

Jul 7

Economy

Ohio Valley Coal Companies Get Tens Of Millions In Paycheck Protection Loans

More than 50 Ohio Valley coal companies received loans totaling as much as $119 million through the Paycheck Protection Program meant to keep people employed during the pandemic’s economic downturn. Congress passed the PPP in March to help businesses keep employees on the payroll and out of unemployment lines. The data released by the Small […]

By Sydney Boles

Jul 7

Economy

Ohio Valley Coal Companies Get Tens Of Millions In Paycheck Protection Loans

Sydney Boles

Jul 2

Economy

RECLAIM Act To Boost Coal Communities Passes House As Part Of Infrastructure Bill

The House of Representatives Wednesday passed a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that includes two provisions that would specifically help coal-reliant communities in the Ohio Valley. The bill, called the Moving Forward Act, includes funding for roads and bridges, rural broadband, drinking water system repairs, renewable energy, and affordable housing, all of which Democrats say would […]

By Sydney Boles

Jul 2

Economy

RECLAIM Act To Boost Coal Communities Passes House As Part Of Infrastructure Bill

Sydney Boles

Jun 29

Economy

Advocacy Groups Unveil Plan for a 21st Century Coal-County Economy

Environmental and economic advocacy groups from coal-producing parts of the country unveiled a policy agenda on Monday to help coal-reliant communities make a transition to a more sustainable future. The plan includes items that have long been on the wish list for groups like Appalachian Voices and the Just Transition Fund, both of which were […]

By Sydney Boles

Jun 29

Economy

Advocacy Groups Unveil Plan for a 21st Century Coal-County Economy

Sydney Boles

Jun 26

Economy

Coal Towns Were Counting On Tourism For New Jobs. Then Coronavirus Hit.

On a recent sunny weekday, Bill Currey proudly walks among 30 neatly stacked, brightly colored plastic kayaks. Birds chirp merrily, and the soothing sounds of the meandering Coal River permeate the background — nature’s version of a white noise machine. For the tanned Currey, who also owns an industrial real estate company, being here, on […]

By Brittany Patterson

Jun 26

Economy

Coal Towns Were Counting On Tourism For New Jobs. Then Coronavirus Hit.

Brittany Patterson

Jun 17

Economy

Ohio Valley Farmers Receive More Than $100 Million So Far In COVID-19 Relief

Ohio Valley farmers have received more than $100 million so far in federal relief payments to offset the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with potentially more payments on the way. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Coronavirus Food Assistance program plans to distribute up to $16 billion in direct payments to farmers, with farmers […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Jun 17

Economy

Ohio Valley Farmers Receive More Than $100 Million So Far In COVID-19 Relief

Liam Niemeyer