Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) Local Assistance Program Webinar Now Available Online

The webinar is now available on-demand at the Ohio Office of Budget and Management’s YouTube page. Watch it HERE:  https://youtu.be/rzsd9wqCBmo   The Federal CARES Act passed earlier this year allocated COVID-19 pandemic response aid dollars to state and local governments…

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NEWS RELEASE: Jackson Ohio High School Senior Owen White Chosen for the Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy

Waverly, Ohio, July 8, 2020 – The Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy (AEA), a free program sponsored by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL), features intensive training and career-building skills in entrepreneurship offered to a select…

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Are You Being Counted? Up-to-Date Census Response Rates for Townships, Cities and Counties

Are You Being Counted? The US decennial census kicked off in the spring and the count will finish up by October 2020. Census data collected this year will be used for important forecasting and allocations for the next ten years,…

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NEWS RELEASE: The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Awards $400,000 to City of Portsmouth for Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Grant Award

Photo from Portsmouth City Schools Facebook Page shows Gallia Street Crosswalk April 2019 Connecting Portsmouth High School and Portsmouth Middle and Elementary Schools.   Portsmouth, OH – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently announced projects selected statewide for funding,…

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Spring 2020 Full Commission Meeting OVRDC Election of Officers to be Held Online

Members of OVRDC staff participate in an online staff meeting March 2020 via Zoom Video Conferencing app. This year Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission will host the Spring Full Commission meeting online via the Zoom video conferencing platform on Thursday,…

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NEWS RELEASE: Regional Organizations Join Together to Advance Substance Use Disorder Recovery-to-Work Efforts

Waverly, OH – The Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission (OVRDC), in partnership with the Development District Association of Appalachia announces OVRDC’s selection to participate in Building a Recovery-to-Work Ecosystem Regional Cohort Learning Academy. The Regional Cohort Learning Academy represents an…

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