Like most successful businesswomen, Carol Wright is the consummate multi-tasker. From the minute she wakes each morning until she sleeps each night, she is either working to keep the power on at Jackson Energy Cooperative or leading the direction Read More
SKED News
SKED/ Kentucky SBDC Receive Grant
Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation (SKED) and the Kentucky Small Business Development Center (SBDC) have received a $300,000 grant from the Truist Community Catalyst Initiative to increase access to childcare services for low- and Read More
Jackson County Awarded Newest Build-Ready Site
This is a press release from the Office of Governor Andy Beshear. FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 8, 2024) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted the continued momentum of the commonwealth’s site development and speed-to-market initiatives with the Read More
Smith Promoted as SKED’s New Manager of Impacts, Investments and Operations
SOMERSET, KY – Kyle Smith has been promoted to the newly created position of Manager of Impacts, Investments, and Operations at SKED. The Eastern Kentucky native joined SKED's staff in 2018 as its Small Business Training Specialist. Since then, Read More
SEED Symposium Connecting Work for Fifth Year
SOMERSET, KY – Advanced manufacturers from across Eastern Kentucky gathered at The Center for Rural Development on Wednesday, October 11, to meet with some of the world's biggest prime defense contractors at the Fifth Annual Eastern Kentucky SEED Read More
State’s KPDI Projects Bringing Millions in Economic Investment to SKED Service Region
This information is gathered from a compilation of press releases from the Office of Governor Andy Beshear. Economic development projects in seven counties across SKED's 45-county service region have been approved for $5.8 million in state funding Read More
Sharing our Services in 2023
We are excited to announce our social media campaigns for 2023. This year, we will promote all three primary SKED services in a way that is informative, creative and, hopefully, life changing for some. SKED’s services are three-pronged: Read More
This video explains our OCS project with Logan Corporation
SKED partnered with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Community Services to help Logan Corporation expand its Magoffin County facility and create more jobs in the region. Watch this new video detailing how we did it: Read More
Success Story Spotlight
SKED Helps Pulaski Woman Sell Her Products Online
Kimberly Rogers doesn’t trust the future of her beloved small business to just anyone. The Pulaski County resident and Piccoli Horses™ owner has worked with SKED since her company’s inception in...Read More