Appalachian Pulse

Healthcare Opportunities and Investments

• Sylva Healthcare Hiring: Multiple clinical and support roles including Physical Therapy Assistant and...

• Sylva hospitals and clinics are actively adding clinical and administrative roles, including a full-time Physical Therapy Assistant at Harris...

Asheville Regional Airport's new rental car facility sits right beside baggage claim as part of its $400 million expansion, allowing passengers to...

Asheville-area communities navigate separate but pressing recovery needs nearly two years after Helene.

• Mission Hospital directs more than $10...

Dr. Theresa Burriss highlights hope for Appalachia amid AI, noting humans will keep a place but in a transformed role shaped by our choices.

Ongoing drought has triggered conservation steps at Appalachian Power's Smith Mountain Project, with unusually low levels at both Smith Mountain and...

Appalachian families built a parallel economy during Prohibition with everyday objects turned into clever tools.

• Hollowed-out Bibles doubled as...

Appalachian State University graduate Caden Cable has built a thriving family farm by applying what he learned in the classroom. This story highlights...

A $12,000 robotics kit donation from Tennessee Valley Robotics, backed by Volkswagen and the Tennessee Valley Authority, is expanding hands-on STEM...

Redfox, a small Knott County community on Breeding Creek, reveals a rich, often-missed Black Appalachian history of integrated rural life. Oral...

Despite losing their final series to Georgia State, the Mountaineers reached the 30-win mark for the third time in four years and locked in the No. 3...

Regional Economic Investments

• 🔥 Sandvik and Alpha Manufacturing Plant: Sandvik and Alpha Metallurgical Resources are investing $25 million to...

A $12,000 donation of VEX IQ and underwater ROV kits is turning the Tennessee Aquarium into a hands-on launchpad for young engineers across the...

Viper, Kentucky, in Perry County reveals a community shaped by geography, railroads, and deep musical roots.

• Once called Hallsville after a local...

A clear trend is emerging: more people are chasing solo off-grid resets and real-time trail insights deep in the Appalachians.

• Solo campers...

West Virginia DOT is earning national recognition for turning GIS technology into a tool for real-time public transparency on roads and projects. This...

Several Appalachian states stand out as AI displacement hotspots this spring, including New York, Ohio, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Cuts appear...

Appalachian labor history once echoed through folksongs celebrating heroes like John Henry and Rosie the Riveter, who embodied working people's...

Sandvik and Alpha Metallurgical Resources are investing $25 million in a new Putnam County facility to manufacture rock bolts and resin capsules for...

Asheville proposes shifting recovery funds to expand home repairs after Helene, increasing the program budget from $3 million to $22.2 million and...