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State

More than a third of Kentucky electric customers were without power at the peak of the massive ice storm that assaulted the commonwealth in January. According to figures...

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Williamsburg

The Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport Board has signed a 10-year agreement with Sofcoast Inc. that allows the Corbin-based start-up company to use the airport for...

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Versailles

Kuhlman Electric Corp. has announced plans to close its Versailles manufacturing plant by the end of the year, eliminating 185 jobs. The closing is tied to Kuhlman’s...

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Shelbyville

Edwards Moving and Rigging, a Shelbyville company that specializes in moving oversized items that require special handling, plans to build a new headquarters, storage...

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Paducah

West Kentucky Community and Technical College in Paducah has received a $1.9 million community-based job-training grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. The funding...

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Owensboro

The Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corp. has retained a Texas consulting firm to prepare a master plan for the city’s downtown revitalization efforts. The plan...

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Middlesboro

Heartland Inc. has acquired 37 industrial acres in Washington Court House, Ohio, with the intention of building and operating a structural steel service center. The...

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Madisonville

The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a $425,181 technology-based learning grant to Madisonville Community College. The grant will be used to develop an online...

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London

Approximately 100 full-time employees at Aisin Automotive Casting in London have volunteered to take a three-month layoff in response to the company’s request to help...

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Lexington

The Markey Cancer Foundation has received a $2 million gift from Darley Stud Management LLC, the global Thoroughbred-breeding operation of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al...

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