In The Region - September 4, 2026 | Volume 11, Issue 35
ARC NEWS
Pathways How-To Guide Available Now
Pathways is ARC’s grant management portal and the go-to hub for overseeing grant activities from start to finish.
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When registering for a Pathways account, use your work email address — not an email with a generic domain (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, AOL).
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The how-to guide has information you can use, from registration to closeout.
COMMUNITY
ARC is investing nearly $365K to support a new comprehensive engineering and infrastructure plan that will expand access to water and spur economic growth and development in Oakland, Maryland. 🚰
In West Virginia, BridgeValley Community and Technical College and WVU Parkersburg will use $2M in POWER funds to further develop the area’s advanced manufacturing workforce. ⚙️ Among other activities, the project will establish two open-access training labs.
APPALACHIA IN THE NEWS
Northern Appalachia
Rebuild of Boonsboro water system helped by $250,000 in new federal funding, Tri-State Alert
SEDA-COG requests community feedback to guide economic development, NorthcentralPA.com
Struthers makes Mahoning River ‘more accessible,’ Business Journal Daily
Central Appalachia
Southern Appalachia
Citizens asked for input for future of Lincoln, The Daily Home
EVENTS
Appalachian United Outdoors: Virtual Learning & Networking
September 10, October 8, November 5, 2026; virtual
Broadband Listening Session 1: Community Experience & Economic Opportunity
September 16, 2026; virtual
Broadband Listening Session 2: Infrastructure, Technology & Deployment Reality
September 30, 2026; virtual
October 7–9, 2026; Corbin, Kentucky
Broadband Listening Session 3: Capacity, Funding & Future Digital Economy
October 14, 2026; virtual
