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State officials and representatives of a Wisconsin meat processing company arrived in Hopkinsville on Thursday, as opponents of the facility announced another community meeting.
Magistrates entered into a closed session Monday night to hear from a Trigg County native expanding his business. The court talked with PJ Clark Lumber founder Jacob Wadlington, South Western Kentucky Economic Development Council’s Executive Director Carter Hendricks, and Associate Director Sharon Butts. Discussion of an incentive package to recruit business and industry is an acceptable reason for a government body to go into executive session. No action was taken following the closed session. Butts told the News Edge any action would come during the Monday, August 2 meeting. Wadlington an...
The South Western Kentucky Economic Development Council announced on Monday it is awaiting word from the Tennessee Valley Authority in regards to a pair of applications for InvestPrep grants — which, if awarded, would help with the construction of a 100,000 square-foot spec building for the I-24 Business Park in Cadiz, and with planned improvements to the entry way of Commerce Park I in Hopkinsville. Carter Hendricks, SWK EDC executive director, said he expects news on the grants later this week — in what is a continued push for “22nd Century Industrial Parks” near the Highway 68/8...
Hopkinsville City Council met in council chambers Tuesday night for the first meeting of June to discuss budget amendments to the fiscal year 2020-21 budget, as well as the proposed
A new industry is locating in Hopkinsville and bringing 79 new jobs. It’s an expansion of their existing operations in Washington State, allowing the company to be closer to their locations in Morganfield and Henderson, Kentucky. Officials say they will also relocate several corporate positions to the new location in Hopkinsville. EZ-ACCESS, a division of Homecare Products, Inc., manufactures ramps and lifts for wheelchairs and accessibility solutions for individuals with physical limitations. Judge-Executive Steve Tribble and Mayor Wendell Lynch say they’re excited about EZ-ACCESS choosi...