Our Work In Ohio In partnership with the Ohio Governor’s Office of Appalachia, ARC is supporting 56 projects in Ohio totaling $23.3 million in fiscal year (FY) 2024. These investments have been matched by $89.4 million and are attracting an additional $9.1 million in leveraged private investments in Ohio. They…

Governor Mike DeWine was elected as Ohio’s 70th Governor in November 2018 and then reelected in November 2022. With a background in a small family business, DeWine’s political career has included serving as Greene County Prosecutor, Ohio State Senator, U.S. Congressman, Ohio Lt. Governor, U.S. Senator, and most recently, Ohio’s…

John Carey was appointed Director of the Governor’s Office of Appalachia by GovernorMike DeWine in February 2019.John Carey served as the Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education from2013 – 2018. As Chancellor he worked to align higher education programs with Ohio’s jobcreation and workforce needs. Carey also implemented…

In 2024, ARC awarded more than $5 million in POWER funds to three advanced manufacturing projects that will benefit coal-impacted communities and workers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and West Virginia.

ARC POWER partners are using millions to make financial resources accessible for coal-impacted communities.

With support from ARC’s INSPIRE initiative, many Appalachian communities are addressing substance use disorder (SUD) by bolstering recovery-to-work programs and related support services. Portsmouth, Ohio, and the surrounding area — which includes both Southern Ohio and several counties in north central Appalachian Kentucky — is no…

In what was once an abandoned furniture store, the Youngstown Business Incubator (YBI) is operating an internationally recognized, high-impact program for Appalachian entrepreneurs. YBI was founded in 2001 and has since developed successful digital businesses, strengthened entrepreneurship and furthered advanced manufacturing technologies in Ohio’s Mahoning Valley. In fact, their team raised…

Peer support and job training will help Ohioans launch new careers.

This story is one of several "Stories of Change" highlighted in a new evaluation of ARC's POWER Initiative.

In Appalachian Ohio, local food provides a clear path to opportunity, and resilience, in communities.