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Kentucky’s Public Riverports
The Owensboro Riverport has 285 acres of river terminal operations with 200,000 s.f. of warehousing. Barges can discharge directly to rail, truck or storage facilities. It handles grain, fertilizer,...
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Mazak Bounces with U.S. Rebound
A worker assembles some of the Mazak’s 200 varieties of machine tool products. The Florence-based company sells its “mother machines” to the manufacturing sector, which uses them to create parts that...
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Corporate Culture Counts
Your company’s newest offering is like nothing else in the marketplace – today. Fast forward a few months, however, and in all likelihood, another company will offer a similar product or service. That...
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BOWLING GREEN The Western Kentucky University Board of Regents has approved a bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management. The new program is designed to prepare graduates with skills in health...
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Rooted in Kentucky
Jean Farris Winery & Bistro grows 90-95 percent of the produce its French-trained executive chef serves in the summer and fall in addition to 10,000 gallons of wine in 2011. The five-mile drive...
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A World Freight Crossroads
A DHL worker in the control tower at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, where DHL has 40 departures and 40 arrivals daily. Since the 1980s, Kentucky essentially has made money simply for being...
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Kentucky Carmakers Hit the Gas
Automotive manufacturing has not made a quiet comeback in Kentucky. It is roaring, making investments across the state, creating new jobs and raising hopes for a robust recovery. In the past two years,...
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BEAM Focusing on Workforce Issues
Louisville and Lexington’s effort to create a joint, internationally known advanced manufacturing super region is on track, according to those involved in the project. Coming into focus as a key...
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Thousands still without power after weekend storms
PSC urges caution during power outages FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 2, 2012) – With some power outages in Kentucky expected to extend into late this week, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is...
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27 counties on water shortage watch
FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 6, 2012) – As a result of continuing high temperatures and limited rainfall, the Energy and Environment Cabinet today announced a water shortage watch for 27 counties in Kentucky....
View ArticlePaducah: New contract extends Paducah gaseous diffusion plant operations,...
USEC Inc. has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy that will extend uranium enrichment operations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant and preserve some 1,200 jobs. The agreement...
View ArticleWinchester: Amazon creating 1,150 jobs at new customer service site
Amazon.com Inc. is investing more than $20.7 million to open a new 70,000-s.f. customer service facility in Winchester that will create 550 full-time and 600 seasonal jobs by 2017. Although Amazon...
View ArticleLexington: Big Ass Fans gets bigger with $8M expansion, 150 new jobs
Big Ass Fans, a Lexington-based company that produces ultra-large ceiling fans, is investing $8 million in an expansion project that will add 150 new jobs. The 72,000-s.f. project will include 56,000...
View ArticleLouisville: $4.5m facility to supply compressed NG fuel system
Westport Innovations Inc. has announced plans to establish a manufacturing facility in Louisville that will create 40 new jobs. Based in Vancouver, Canada, Westport is a leading provider of proprietary...
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