Interapt, a Louisville, Ky.-based technology firm, in collaboration with the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (EKCEP) and SOAR (Shaping Our Appalachian Region), launched the TechHire Eastern Kentucky program on Tuesday, September 6 on the Mayo campus of Big Sandy Community and Technical College. A ribbon cutting is open to the public and will be held at 3 p.m., Monday, September 19 at the Mayo Park. Dr. Devin Stephenson, president of BSCTC, called the launch of the initiative a “monumental step in the transformation of eastern Kentucky.” The class of 50 will go through paid training for more than six months.  If they pass assessments and qualify, they will move into employment opportunities with Interapt.