Category - 2009 Issues

Ten salaried employees have been laid off from the Pilgrim’s Pride chicken processing plant in Mayfield as the Texas company works to trim costs as part of its...

Construction work on the new Marshall County Hospital is nearly complete, with the opening date targeted for sometime in March. The new 65,000-s.f. facility will have 25...

Spalding University has opened a new $5 million College of Health and Natural Sciences facility. The 50,000-s.f. building houses the school of nursing, the school of...

The Kentucky Department for Local Government has awarded a $680,000 community development block grant to support a new manufacturing company in Lincoln County. The...

The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority has granted $3.3 million from the High-Tech Investment Pool to the Kentucky Science and Technology Corp. The funds...

Garrard Co. Economic Development Director Nathan Mick is traveling to India during January and February to promote Garrard County to industrial leaders there.  Mick is...

Northern Kentucky University has graduated its inaugural class from the Executive Leadership and Organizational Change master’s program. “This cutting-edge niche program...

Pomeroy IT Solutions Inc. has authorized a $5 million increase in its stock repurchase program.  As a result of the increase, the company may now purchase up to $10...

Emerson Power Transmission has acquired System Plast, an Italian company with 400 employees that produces engineered modular belts and custom conveyor components for the...

The Kentucky Tourism Development Authority has approved a tax incentive for a new visitor center at Jim Beam Distillery in Clermont. The $15 million project will include...