LOGAN – Earlier this week, Ohio Gov. Mike Dewine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted announced the recipients of the first round of funding from HB 377, the $500 million Appalachian Community Grant Program, intended to “bring about transformational change and be a catalyst for future development by providing generational investments” in the state’s 32-county Appalachia region, according to the state’s Department of Development.
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