Appalachian Virginia has a workforce problem. “We constantly hear [companies say], ‘We’re advertising positions, but we can’t find people to fill them,’” said Evan Feinman. He serves as executive director for the Virginia Tobacco Commission. “It’s often hard to find qualified folks in struggling counties.” Virginia’s Tobacco Commission, launched in […]
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Commentary: Biden Shouldn’t Forget His Promise to Alleviate Student Loan Debt
College is the way to a better life. At least, that’s what I was told growing up in east Tennessee. The textile mills that employed my great-grandparents and grandparents were shuddered, leaving behind only defaulted pensions and a polluted river. The plant that made toothpaste and hair care products that […]
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