The exclusive mission of one east kentucky is to recruit industry and investment jobsto eastern kentucky through the implementation of a 5-year economic development strategy. one east kentucky is a 9-county regional organization comprised of private businesses and local chambers of commerce.one east kentucky is a 501(c)3 non-profit, privately funded regional economic development organization. the nine county area includes: floyd, knott, johnson, lawrence, letcher, magoffin, martin, perry and pike. we are governed by a 13-member board of directors elected by investors of the organization.one east kentucky champions the economy, markets the region for attraction of new companies, and advocates for economic development on a collective, regional level. the organization began as a partnership of five chambers of commerce hazard/perry county chamber of commerce, floyd county chamber of commerce, letcher county chamber of commerce, paintsville/johnson county chamber of commerce and southeast