SOMERSET, KY – Following a two-year COVID-19 pandemic break, the Eastern Kentucky SEED Contracting Symposium was held at The Center for Rural Development in late October. Representatives from the world’s biggest defense contractors are gathering Read More
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Monticello-Wayne County Business Park Gets New Build-Ready location
The following is a press release from the Office of Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 17, 2022) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted continued momentum of the state’s site development efforts with the announcement of a Read More
Monticello-Wayne County Business Park Gets New Build-Ready location
The following is a press release from the Office of Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 17, 2022) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted continued momentum of the state’s site development efforts with the announcement of a new Read More
SEED Cohort Businesses Debut New Websites
SOMERSET, KY – Two Southeast Kentucky-based manufacturers debuted their new websites over the summer. Owners say their new, enhanced internet presence is already making a difference in their bottom lines. They have SKED’s Supplier Education & Read More
Jones is New FOCUS Economic Development Director
SOMERSET, KY – The Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corp. (SKED) and the FOCUS Board of Directors have hired William Tal Jones as the new FOCUS Economic Development Director. Jones' name is synonymous with leadership and entrepreneurial Read More
The Next Chapter Offering McCreary Men, Their Families Hope Closer to Home, with SKED’s Help
WHITLEY CITY, KY – McCreary County men and/or their family and friends seeking inpatient substance abuse treatment won’t have to leave home, thanks to the partnership and services provided by The Next Chapter, LLP (TNC). The residential Read More
Century-old Eastern Kentucky Grocery Gets Help With Emergency Disaster Business Loan
GARRETT, KY - Campbell’s Grocery is as much a part of the Garrett, Kentucky landscape as the jagged hillside that looms behind it and the creek that runs nearby. For nearly a century, three generations of Campbells have made it their life’s work to Read More
SKED Creates Emergency Business Loan Fund
SOMERSET, KY – Eastern Kentucky business owners impacted by recent flood damage can access up to $5,000 in low-interest loan funds, thanks to a new emergency financing program created by SKED. Leadership at the 36-year-old nonprofit lender began 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