MOUNT VERNON, KY – Marcella Lovell prefers to let her meatloaf and Rocket Burger speak for themselves. Tourists and regional food lovers have been listening, answering and enjoying Marcella's Farm to Fork local delicacies for years. But what Read More
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Nonprofits Create Project to Help Recovery Center Residents Explore Entrepreneurship
SOMERSET, KY – Successful entrepreneurs are not made. They can be inspired, talent-driven and, sometimes, born out of necessity. But what happens when you work with folks who display all three of these characteristics and offer them free training and Read More
Webinar: Grants for U.S. Small Businesses to Sell Overseas
This is a press release from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Are you interested in taking advantage of e-Commerce to sell to customers overseas? The future is moving online faster than ever! Nearly 60% of the entire world’s population is Read More
Wood flooring manufacturer plans $2.5 million investment, 20 jobs in Pulaski County
This is a news release from the Office of Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. FRANKFORT, Ky. — To pioneer a new line of highly durable end-grain hardwood flooring, AHF Products plans to invest $2.5 million and create 20 full-time jobs at its Read More
Congressman Rogers Announces $5 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Kentucky
SOMERSET, Ky. – Congressman Hal Rogers announced that the Trump Administration's United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $5 million to provide broadband service in unserved rural areas in Eastern Kentucky. "This project will Read More
Gov. Beshear, Rep. Rogers Announce more than $8 Million for Eastern Kentucky at SOAR Summit
FRANKFORT, Ky. – During the 2020 Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) virtual summit Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear and U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) announced two new projects in Pike and Boyd counties have been selected for more than $8 Read More
SKED, Others Awarded USDA Grants in Somerset
SOMERSET, Ky. -- Three Somerset entities were awarded more than one million dollars in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Rural Development (USDA-RD) on Friday, October 16th. Congressman Hal Rogers joined USDA-RD State Read More
Chapin International Inc. to Locate in Rockcastle Co., Bringing 100 Jobs
The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development issued the following press release September 29, 2020. FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 29, 2020)– Chapin International Inc., a manufacturer of metal compressed air sprayers, plans to locate a 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