At the recent Policy Conference of the District Development Association of Appalachia, TARCOG leadership got to spend some time talking with Earl Gohl, Federal Co-Chair for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), and Jim Byard, Director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). Pictured (l to r) are Jerry Jennings, TARCOG Board President, James O’Neal, Vice-President, Earl Gohl, Nancy Robertson, TARCOG Executive Director, and Jim Byard.