Voice of Appalachia: Appalshop Registers

When Mike Bryant and I first brainstormed to create this site I don’t think either of us imagined we’d have a company registered that’s nearly 4 decades old, but that’s exactly what we got with Appalshop, our first non-insider registrant.

The gang down at Appalshop has been churning out “content”, to use a New Economy buzz word, for decades. From challenging documentaries to lively radio programs these guys are the voice of Appalachia.

And don’t let the fact that they once made a documentary about Richard M. Nixon’s first public appearance after he resigned the Presidency (in Leslie County, no less) fool you… these guys are both high tech and avid world travelers... students of- and sometimes critics of- globalization.

They use the latest tech to deliver the culture of the hills throughout the world and they travel around the world communicating with similarly challenged peoples as those who live in Appalachia. We’re proud to have Herb E and the rest of the crew down at Appalshop on our site.

Three Breathitt County IT Entrepreneurs Register First

Our New Economy Census page is already home to three Breathitt County IT firms. Whodathunkit? THREE I-T FIRMS IN JACKSON, KENTUCKY!

Here they are:

The tech guru behind this project, Mike Bryant and his company Dogwood Technologies (Company web site: http://www.dogwoodtech.net/)

Jarad Fugate, who’s slaved away for months getting this project going. Jarad is Breathitt County’s technology Wunderkind… see, ConnectKy told us so! Jarad is the owner of Clarion Solutions, LLC (Company web site: http://www.clarionky.com/)

And last but certainly not least, fellow Leslie County native Travis Smith’s Prosum Tech (Company web site: http://www.prosumtech.com/)

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Special thanks to Breathitt County companies Dogwood Technologies and Clarion Solutions, LLC for their donated effort at this site.