Ashland Mayor on ARC Announcement
Clip: Season 1 Episode 208 | 1m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
Ashland's Mayor, Matt Perkins, responds to Ashland being picked for ARC's annual meeting.
Ashland's Mayor, Matt Perkins, responds to the announcement that Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) chose Ashland in Boyd county to host annual meeting.
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Ashland Mayor on ARC Announcement
Clip: Season 1 Episode 208 | 1m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
Ashland's Mayor, Matt Perkins, responds to the announcement that Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) chose Ashland in Boyd county to host annual meeting.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipAs we told you yesterday, the Appalachian Regional Commission has picked Ashland and Boyd County to host its annual meeting this year.
It's set for September.
The I.R.S.
is an organization that includes the federal government and 13 state governments.
Ashland's mayor reacted to the news that his city would host the two day meeting.
We are proud to be the host of this conference.
We're proud to showcase Ashland any time of the year.
Actually, it's it's a sign that Kentucky is on the rise.
Appalachian states do have a place at the table, and we will continue to do everything we can to bring jobs to these folks to show that this is a beautiful city, a beautiful place to live, a beautiful place to bring a business.
We are just as good as any other place in this country.
And I am proud to be a mayor of the city.
I love where I'm from and I love where we are going.
The conference is September 11th and 12th at the Delta Hotel in Ashland.
The theme is Appalachia Rises Resilient Strength and Transformation.
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