SKED News

SOMERSET, KY – A Kentucky Power executive has been elected to the Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation’s (SKED) Board of Directors. Amanda Clark, external affairs manager at the Ashland, Ky.- based utility company, was nominated to Read More

FRANKFORT, KY. Amanda Kelly is driven by a desire to help entrepreneurs and small business owners succeed in both their personal and professional lives. That's why she gets paid to do just that as Director of Small Business Training at Southeast Read More

Like most successful businesspeople, Carol Wright is the consummate multitasker. 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

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

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

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

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