By Daniel Kahl*, CEDIK Associate Director Advertising is a necessity for business. Obviously, for people to purchase a business’ products and services, customers must know about the business. This is why much of marketing focus is on pushing messages out to the broadest crowd possible to increase awareness and connection to the business. When CEDIK …
By Daniel Kahl*, CEDIK Associate Director Communities are in a relationship with local business Experience tells us that relationships demand attention. Relationships require the investment of time, energy and attention to maintain effective communication and trust. The risk is, of course, that if we stop investing in relationships, the relationship will suffer and could even …
By Shane Barton, Downtown Revitalization Coordinator The summer ‘19 Promise Zone Downtown Revitalization stakeholder convening was recently held in Williamsburg, Kentucky on Friday, July 19th, 2019, at the Whitley County Fine Arts Extension & Community Arts Center. The Fine Arts Center, located on Main Street in the heart of downtown, offered a central location to … Continue reading
By Ryan Sandwick, CEDIK Community Design Specialist Building upon the successes of last year’s summer community design internship program that focused on downtown Manchester, we are excited to share the work our 2019 interns have been doing in downtown Harlan this summer. Partnering with ONE Harlan County and the Mountain Mural Mega Fest, the students … Continue reading
By SuZanne Troske, CEDIK Research Associate At CEDIK, we have three studies of ambulance services in the U.S.: Ambulance Ownership Type and Quality of Service: http://isfe.uky.edu/research/2019/ambulance-service-ownership-and-management-how-it-affects-quality-service-delivery Ambulance Usage by Medicare Beneficiaries: https://ruhrc.uky.edu/publications/do-hospital-closures-affect-patient-time-in-an-ambulance/ EMS Response Times and Hospital Closures: https://ruhrc.uky.edu/publications/medicare-ambulance-services/ Our goals in researching ambulance services are: To understand quality and costs of ambulance services and … Continue reading
The first Promise Zone Downtown Revitalization stakeholder convening of 2019 was held Tuesday, March 5th in Middlesboro, Kentucky at the newly constructed Southeast Community and Technical College Middlesboro Educational Alliance Center. The center features applied medical training facilities utilizing technology to advance the career readiness of students enrolled in a variety of health related degrees. … Continue reading
By Shane Barton, Downtown Revitalization Coordinator On Thursday, October 4th Promise Zone Downtown Revitalization partners and stakeholders came together for the Fall ‘18 convening hosted by CEDIK and local stakeholders in Hazard, Kentucky. The “Queen City of Mountains” proved to be a great location for the gathering of nearly 50 stakeholders. Hazard’s unique location nestled … Continue reading
By Lucas Taulbee, CEDIK Graduate Research Assistant CEDIK, in collaboration with other research colleagues, conducted the Kentucky Entrepreneurship Survey in 2013. The goal of the survey was to learn more about entrepreneurship in Kentucky and to fill gaps in the entrepreneurship literature. The survey allows us to explore the differences between rural and urban entrepreneurs … Continue reading
By Melody Nall, CEDIK Engagement Director “Music therapy”, “Art therapy”, “Arts and Healing” are terms most are familiar with in the healthcare field. However, how often do we think of using art as a conversation starter with community health coalitions or with the general community that coalitions are trying to reach? Utilizing art as a … Continue reading
