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Two students at Georgia's Towns County Middle School use laptop compters provided through an ARC-supported education project. Photo by Ann Hawthorne. Homegrown businesses play an important role in creating self-sustaining local economies in Appalachia. Photo by Ann Hawthorne. Participants in North Carolina's New Century Scholars Program, which challenges youths to stay in school and offers college assistance for graduates. Photo by Lloyd Wolf.
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• New study shows intermodal networks can boost Appalachia’s economy.

• ARC report details economic benefits of energy-
efficiency policies.


• Applications are now being accepted for the summer 2010 ARC-ORNL math/science/technology programs for students and teachers.
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