SOMERSET, KY – Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation (SKED) announces the designation of a $1 million loan program designed to give the region's tourism-related business owners the financing and free business counseling they need to get Read More
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Burgess is New SKED Director of Lending
SOMERSET, KY - Veteran commercial lending officer Bob Burgess has been hired as SKED's new Director of Lending. The Pulaski County resident began work at the 36-year-old nonprofit business lender this week. He brings with him nearly 20 years of Read More
Allen is New SKED Board Director
SOMERSET, KY – A longtime University of the Cumberlands (UC) staff member is the newest member of the Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation’s (SKED) Board of Read More
Wright is New SKED Board President
SOMERSET, KY – A veteran energy executive has been elected to lead the Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation’s (SKED) Board of Directors. Carol Wright, president and CEO of Jackson Energy Cooperative, was Read More
SEED Training Helping Cohort Leaders Expand
STEARNS, KY – Supply chain problems become less of an issue when businesses subcontract with a manufacturer located in a neighboring county. Just ask Steven Richards, owner of Crossroads Railcar Services, Inc. Richards is one of four business Read More
REEL KY Giving Recovery Residents Training Help/Hope
SOMERSET, KY – Three training sessions in, and SKED's project REEL KY is making a difference in the lives of Eastern Kentucky folks when and where they need it most. The innovative partnership, called Recovery & Entrepreneurship Elevating Read More
SKED/AKA Partnering to Give Manufacturers Growth Training
SOMERSET, KY – Some of the region's manufacturing leaders are going back to school this year as a part of The Manufacturing Growth Series offered in 2022. The lessons they learn will benefit their businesses, their employees and enhance community Read More
Jackson County Woman Opens Title Service Business, with Help from Non-Profit Lender
MANCHESTER, KY – Land, land ownership and the history behind them both led one southeast Kentucky native to return home to put her legal services to work for the people she knows living in the hills and valleys she loves. Attorney Juliana Coffey 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