SOMERSET, KY – Four Southeast Kentucky economic development organizations are better positioned today to market their communities and tell their unique stories, thanks to key state and regional partnerships and federal funding. Southeast Kentucky Read More
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Eleven Graduate Be Boss Online Virtual Class
HAZARD, KY – Shelly Gambill has traveled thousands of miles and completed hundreds of hours of continuing education courses to improve her eyebrow micro-blading skills. In doing so, she’s received multiple certifications aimed at putting her Read More
Record-Breaking Ford Investment Brings 5,000 Jobs to Kentucky
On Sept. 27, Gov. Andy Beshear, Ford Motor Company and SK Innovation announced the single largest economic development project in the history of the commonwealth, celebrating a $5.8 billion investment that will create 5,000 jobs. Ford Motor Co. Read More
SKED Leads Regional Partnership to Fund Rajant Morehead, Ky. Expansion and New Job Creation
MOREHEAD, KY. – SKED worked with Rajant Corporation co-founder and CEO Robert Schena to find a Kentucky home for the 20-year-old Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks provider business in 2015 when the company leased space in Morehead, Ky. So it was only Read More
Partnerships Help Make Investment in Kentucky Communities Possible
When community leaders blur county lines and economic development professionals build proactive partnerships, growth happens in Kentucky, and - sometimes - hundreds of jobs are created in what seems like a New York minute. That’s what happened Read More
SKED Helps Pulaski Sign Company Owners Expand and Market Their Unique Business
SOMERSET, KY - Small business owners are often called on to personally sacrifice for the greater good of the company they're working to build. For Johnny Flatt, that meant selling the 1969 Camaro Z-28 he had spent the last four years restoring. Flatt Read More
Chapin International to Create 200 Jobs with New Danville Facility, Mount Vernon Expansion
This is a news release from the Office of Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear’s office. FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 26, 2021) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Chapin International Inc., a manufacturer of compressed air sprayers, plans to add 200 full-time Read More
Pulaski County Virtual Workshop and Job Fair Planned For Later This Month
Teleworks USA is hosting a virtual workshop and job fair this month. During the workshop and fair, participants can prepare and apply for jobs that allow them to work from home, making $14-16 an hour with benefits. Some companies even provide 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