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State

Sales in fiscal year 2008 for the Kentucky Lottery Corp. (KLC) totaled $778.2 million, surpassing last year’s record-breaking level by $34 million, or 4.6 percent. The...

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Union County

Some 800 people turned out last month to apply for positions at a Union County underground coal mine being constructed by Alliance Resource Partners. The company plans...

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Shepherdsville

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies is closing its plant in Shepherdsville and will move the operations to Indianapolis as part of the company’s plan to consolidate its...

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Russell County

Russell County has been awarded a $2 million community development block grant from the state that will be used to aid the expansion of Bruss North America, a company...

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Richmond

Eastern Kentucky University has launched an undergraduate degree program in Globalization and International Affairs, the first such program of its kind in the...

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Louisville

Bellarmine University is one of only 20 colleges selected by the Council of Independent Colleges to receive the Wal-Mart College Success Award, a $100,000 grant to help...

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Lexington

Alltech’s Lexington Brewing Co. is adding a distillery that will produce a new malt whiskey named after Alltech founder Pearse Lyons. The first Lyons Reserve is expected...

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Lancaster

Voters in the city of Lancaster have voted 656-to-550 in favor of allowing alcohol sales within the city limits. The vote allows for an unlimited number of retail stores...

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Greenville

Gourmet Express, a private company that produces skillet meals under the Gourmet Dining label, is set to begin production at its new Greenville facility next month. In...

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