Historic Martin County KY Courthouse

10/05/2026

10/04/2026

09/17/2026

We are delighted to announce that the Big Sandy Region has just received TWO transformational POWER Initiative Investments to accelerate economic development and job training.

TEK Center, Inc. will receive $1,765,720 for the TEK Center Building Capacity to Build the Workforce Project to advance the construction of the new campus in Magoffin County.

Martin County will receive $521,739 for the Cooking up the Economy: Historic Martin County Courthouse Business Incubator Project. The project will create a commercial kitchen and food-based business incubator in the historic Martin County Courthouse.

Special thanks to Big Sandy ADD's Blake Moss for his work on both of these important strategic investments.

Another POWER award in the region is $100,000 to Metals Innovation Initiative, Inc. for the KY-WORCS Planning Grant: Matching Rural Talent to Metals Industry Demand to develop a metals certification program to prepare residents of coal communities in Eastern Kentucky for careers in the metals manufacturing sector.

A full list of the announcements can be found at: https://www.arc.gov/news/arc-awards-45-5-million-for-coal-community-economic-revitalization-projects/

08/20/2026

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07/31/2026

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06/26/2026

Martin County's Historic Courthouse project earns $255K tax credit, facilitating crucial future preservation investments.