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FORTY-FIVE YOUNG FARMERS TO BENEFIT FROM COCOA FARM SCHOOL PROJECT   The Ministry of Blue and Green Economy, Agriculture and National Food Security in collaboration with the North East Cocoa Producer’s Cooperation held an official ceremony for the Youth in Agriculture- Cocoa Farm School Project on Thursday May 20, 2021. The twenty-two thousand seven hundred and sixty-four (22,764) US dollar farm school project is being funded by the Australian Aid and will benefit forty-five farmers a...

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Firestone Industrial Products Co. LLC leaders plan to create 250 full-time jobs in Williamsburg with a $50 million expansion of the company’s automotive air springs manufacturing plant,

Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co. Hires New Site Selection, Incentives Consultant in Princeton Share Article Haley Hop brings economic development, biotech experience & education to her role Haley Hop has joined Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company, LLC (BLS & Co.) as its newest Site Selection and Incentives Consultant in its Princeton, N.J., headquarters. “We’re pleased that we continue to attract top talent and look forward to utilizing Haley’s engineering and economic development education, as well...

Last week the string of positive economic news continued in the commonwealth. Kentucky’s sales tax receipts from April hit $486.5 million and our vehicle usage tax receipts hit over $64 million. These are the highest ever reported in the history of the commonwealth and they are generated solely from economic activity. Fitch Ratings — one of the nation’s Big 3 credit rating agencies — also boosted its view of Kentucky’s financial outlook because of our “solid econom...

May 11, 2021 Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear This week the string of positive economic news continued in the commonwealth. Kentuckys sales tax receipts from April hit $486.5 million and our vehicle usage tax receipts hit over $64 million. These are the highest ever reported in the history of the commonwealth and they are generated solely from economic activity. Fitch Ratings - one of the nations Big 3 credit rating agencies - also boosted its view of Kentuckys financial outlook because o...

FirstEnergy Power Upgrades Will Support Manufacturing and Boost Economic Growth in Fulton County, Ohio News provided by Share this article Share this article TOLEDO, Ohio, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) continues investing in upgrades to its Toledo Edison electric system to support a $700 million expansion at North Star BlueScope Steel and to meet the projected energy needs of other industrial facilities in the area. FirstEnergy recently invested nearly $2.5 million ...

View Comments This past week the string of positive economic news continued in the commonwealth. Kentucky’s sales tax receipts from April hit $486.5 million and our vehicle usage tax receipts hit over $64 million. These are the highest ever reported in the history of the commonwealth and they are generated solely from economic activity. Fitch Ratings – one of the nation’s Big 3 credit rating agencies – also boosted its view of Kentucky’s financial outlook because of our “solid econo...

New Mexico Makes Top Economic Development Projects List - 6:11 am The Netflix expansion in Albuquerque has made the most recent list of top 20 deals. Courtesy/NMEDD NMEDD News: …Netflix studio expansion named one of the most impactful projects ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Economic Development Department (NMEDD) has announced that The State Of New Mexico and the City of Albuquerque have been recognized for closing one of the most impactful economic development projects ...

Republic among best countries globally for inward investment State in sixth place globally and second on a per capita basis in Site Selection ranking Fri, May 7, 2021, 12:58   The Republic of Ireland is the sixth best country globally to invest in and the second best one on a per capita basis. This is according to Site Selection, which has compared multiple reports deriving from sources that include the World Bank, the OECD, the United Nations and World Economic Forum. Its ‘Global Best to I...

EDGE President and CEO Reid Dulberger said the organization "worked diligently" last year "to ensure that we did not lose the momentum." “To be among the top 25 economic development organizations in the nation for the second year in a row is an honor and highlights EDGE’s commitment to Memphis and Shelby County," he said in a statement.  Chamber President and CEO Beverly Robertson said economic development is a team sport. "In a year that was filled with so many hard challenges, the Mac Co...