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Appalachian Community Capital

Former Sykes property. Photo courtesy Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority
Aug 16, 2024

Appalachian Community Capital to launch Green Bank

Appalachian Community Capital, the Christiansburg-based community development financial institution for the Appalachian Valley, plans to launch the Green Bank for Rural America with a $500 million award from the Environmental Protection Agency, it announced Friday. Focused on financing up to 2,000 new energy projects that could create up to 13,000 jobs, the Green Bank will […]

Dec 7, 2022

NY foundation invests $10M in Appalachian Community Capital

Appalachian Community Capital, a Christiansburg-based community development financial institution that provides capital for small businesses across the Appalachian region, will receive an additional $10 million investment in the form of a low-interest loan from the Ford Foundation, the New York-based nonprofit announced Wednesday. The Ford Foundation initially invested $3 million in ACC in 2015. A[...]

Thompson Hospitality Corp. President and Chairman Warren Thompson encourages aspiring entrepreneurs to work for a company in a particular sector before trying to make it on their own in that industry. Photo by Stephen Gosling
Jan 29, 2021

Leadership lessons

Warren Thompson got his start as an entrepreneur at age 16, buying out his family’s hog business. It was a sideline enterprise his father had started at their home in the Blue Ridge Mountains to supplement his income as a teacher. Today, Thompson is the president and chairman of Reston-based Thompson Hospitality Corp., the nation’s […]

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