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The Young Leaders Program helps Carroll County High School students learn about all aspects of the local community, including agriculture, government, healthcare, education, and more. Now in its sixth year, the Young Leaders Program is a collaboration of the Carroll County Community Development Corporation and the Carroll County Board of Education...Continue Reading

Life sciences has become much more than a niche sector on the outskirts of commercial real estate — and, like other accelerating sectors in real estate, it is experiencing growing pains. Demand for space is being driven by promising new technologies and medical advancements moving from research to everyday miracles...Continue Reading

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear urged Kentucky’s small businesses investing in our communities and creating jobs to apply for a tax credit of up to $25,000. To receive the Kentucky Small Business Tax Credit, qualifying small businesses should apply now to ensure their best chance of approval in time fo...Continue Reading

The race is on to lead the auto industry’s electric vehicle (EV) transformation. Today, Tesla holds a sizable lead in production capability, technology, and market share, but legacy manufacturers like Ford, Volkswagen, and General Motors are gaining ground with aggressive efforts to prepare for mass production of new EV models. Accordin...Continue Reading

As more and more baby-boomers take early retirement during the pandemic and the opioid crisis contributes to national skills gap problems, a Virginia community college is coming up with innovative ways to speed up the training of badly needed workers. An hour south of the nation’s capital, Germanna Community College (GCC...Continue Reading

“Education is now the #1 economic priority,” according to Don Gilman, CEO of Ignite College and Career Academy in Georgia. In the past, most economic development organizations focused their efforts on creating jobs and capital investment. Today, the pandemic’s “Great Resignation,” coupled with the high level of Baby Boomers retiring...Continue Reading

Kentucky’s I-71 Corridor is Home to Carroll, Gallatin, Henry, Oldham, and Owen Counties Kentucky’s 1-71 Corridor is home to five vibrant and distinct counties: Carroll, Gallatin, Henry, Oldham, and Owen. The Kentucky I-71 corridor is a great place to live and work. Find out more about the distinct qualities of eac...Continue Reading

Marketing your quality of place, local events, and community brand are crucial to an economic development strategy because they can help with workforce and business recruitment. Forbes reported in 2017 that "Millennials want a better everything." Years later, that remains true, and other generations are joining them. People demand bette...Continue Reading

Quoting Site Selection colleagues isn’t a reportorial practice we typically employ. But in this instance, a thought-provoking presentation by Editor-in-Chief Mark Arend served as the prompt for an inquiry into attracting top talent through “quality of life” enhancements. QOL has rocketed up the priority list of economic developers. “In many case...Continue Reading

As a zoning and land use attorney over the last 15 years, I have witnessed a lot of change. That change has been brought about by a host of factors including traditional — but increasingly less predictable — business economic cycles, the Great Recession, the affordable housing crisis, and th...Continue Reading

Building on its history of innovation in agriculture and the success of its signature industries, Kentucky is making strides toward becoming the agricultural technology capital of the United States. Kentucky is uniquely positioned to attract, develop and sustain agtech companies. Its dominance in the equine industry, the booming bourbon sector, geneti...Continue Reading

Building on its history of innovation in agriculture and the success of its signature industries, Kentucky is making strides toward becoming the agricultural technology capital of the United States. Kentucky is uniquely positioned to attract, develop and sustain agtech companies. Its dominance in the equine industry, the booming bourbon sector, geneti...Continue Reading

Phew, the labor market crisis is over! Jobs are growing but the rapid pace of hiring has slowed and people who were reluctant to work due to COVID are returning to the labor force. It sure seems like the labor crisis was a COVID issue, so we can all g...Continue Reading

It’s an anomalous time in the tourism industry. On one hand, the leisure market has picked up to a point that the numbers are just about back to where they were pre-COVID-19, despite the surge of a new strain of the virus surging in recent months. That’s because travelers have wante...Continue Reading

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is a project delivery strategy that focuses on transparency and collaboration, forming a cohesive team, and implementing methods to enhance efficiency and generate desired project outcomes. This isn’t just about a new contract relationship between design and construct — the owner is a key stakeholder. The cultur...Continue Reading

For companies around the world, supply chain snags have been top-of-mind for much of the past year. Delays are common, and U.S. domestic shipping rates for moving goods are up approximately 23 percent over 2020 levels, according to Cass Information Systems, Inc. High demand continues to outpace logistics capacity, an...Continue Reading

After a record year in 2021 that saw Kentucky set all-time highs in investment and job growth, it is no surprise that many of the commonwealth’s major industries continue to thrive and build on its unprecedented momentum. One of the key industries seeing consistent growth and success is the food an...Continue Reading

Henry County high school junior Adriana Robinson recently returned home from Kentucky Farm Bureau's Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders (IFAL). Robinson and 41 other high school students from around the state attended the five-day summer leadership conference, held at Murray State University. An identical IFAL conference was also held at th...Continue Reading

July is Parks and Recreation Month and the perfect time to get outside and enjoy the outdoors. It’s also an opportunity to shine a spotlight on the amazing natural resources in Kentucky’s 1-71 Corridor. There are so many beautiful outdoor spaces where residents can go for a walk, ride thei...Continue Reading

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment has fallen to pre-pandemic levels, but that doesn’t mean the workforce is simply returning to normal. In March of 2022, a record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs, leaving 1.9 job openings for every unemployed worker. According to the Institute o...Continue Reading

Springs Park in La Grange held a grand opening for several of its focal attractions Friday evening, including a splash pad and million-dollar Farmers’ Market pavilion. Hundreds gathered for a ground breaking ceremony and address from Mayor John Black for the park's 6 p.m. opening. Dozens of children cooled off i...Continue Reading

This spring, Carroll County and surrounding communities celebrated students pursuing advanced manufacturing careers in our region with College Signing Day. Due to restrictions during Covid, 2022 was the second time this event was offered since it’s inception in 2019. College Signing Day highlights graduating high school students who have been accepte...Continue Reading

Andy Beshear has plenty to boast about. With a tandem of recent mega wins in the EV mobility sweepstakes, the first-term governor has declared Kentucky to be “the undisputed electric battery production capital of the United States of America.” Big statement, that. “Between Ford and the Envision plant,” Beshear told m...Continue Reading

If you’re looking to tackle housing shortages in your community, especially in affordable and workforce housing, D3G is probably one of the best companies to learn from. The company works on over 3,000 housing projects per year. Their work ranges from strategic planning to helping communities secure grant dollars t...Continue Reading