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• Governor Beshear Announces Expansion of Bekaert Corporation in Shelbyville
  Wednesday, March 10, 2010
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 9, 2010) – Gov. Steve Beshear and Cabinet for Economic Development Secretary Larry Hayes today announced the expansion of Bekaert Corporation in Shelbyville. The company, which manufactures drawn steel wire products, will create 10 new jobs as a result of the expansion and invest more than $2 million in the Commonwealth.
• Governor Beshear Announces Location of Metalworks Recycle-Reload and Expansion of Owl’s Head Alloys in Bowling Green
  Tuesday, March 02, 2010
  BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (March 2, 2010) – Gov. Steve Beshear today joined community and business leaders in Bowling Green to announce two economic development projects: the location of Metalworks Recycle-Reload and the expansion of Owl’s Head Alloys. The new and expanding manufacturing projects will create a combined 50 new jobs and represent a more than $5.1 million investment in the Commonwealth.
• Governor Beshear Announces Major Expansion for Bremner Food Group in Princeton
  Tuesday, March 02, 2010
  PRINCETON, Ky. (March 2, 2010) – Gov. Steve Beshear today joined company and community leaders in Princeton to announce the expansion of Bremner Food Group, the nation’s largest supplier of private label cookies and crackers. Bremner Food Group, a subsidiary of Ralcorp Holdings, will install new production lines, relocate production lines from other facilities and increase its warehouse space to handle increased capacity. The expansion project will result in 111 new full-time jobs and represents an investment of $62.1 million in the Commonwealth.
• Governor Beshear Brings Economic Development News to Paducah
  Tuesday, March 02, 2010
  PADUCAH, Ky. (March 2, 2010) – Gov. Steve Beshear today joined community and business leaders in Paducah to make three positive economic development announcements for the community. The first is the expansion of Paducah & Louisville Railway’s headquarters operation. The full-service, 265-mile regional railroad will construct a new administrative facility, creating 10 new full-time jobs and investing more than $4.2 million in the Commonwealth.
• Governor Beshear Announces Two Start-Up Energy Firms to Receive Funding from Kentucky New Energy Ventures Fund
  Monday, March 01, 2010
  SOMERSET, Ky. (March 1, 2010) – Gov. Steve Beshear today announced two Kentucky companies have been awarded a combined $530,000 in funding from the Kentucky New Energy Ventures Fund. The state program provides public funds to promising, early-stage Kentucky companies developing and commercializing alternative fuels and renewable energy technologies.
• Governor Beshear Promotes Kentucky’s Aluminum Industry, Announces Incentive Approval for Rio Tinto Alcan in Sebree
  Friday, February 26, 2010
  HENDERSON, Ky. (Feb. 26, 2010) – Gov. Steve Beshear today visited Rio Tinto Alcan’s aluminum smelter in Sebree to tout the state’s aluminum industry and promote future opportunities for the industry in Kentucky. Gov. Beshear was joined by officials from Rio Tinto Alcan, one of only a handful of aluminum smelters remaining in the United States, and representatives of the Kentucky Aluminum Network, a not-for-profit membership organization of Kentucky aluminum producers.
• Governor Beshear Announces Funding Award to Lexington Biotech Company
  Thursday, February 25, 2010
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 25, 2010) – Gov. Steve Beshear today announced the award of $120,000 from the Cabinet for Economic Development’s High-Tech Investment Pool to Lexington-based ParaTechs Corporation. The biotechnology company, which is a client of the Lexington Innovation and Commercialization Center, creates products used for protein production for use in vaccines and therapeutics. ParaTechs anticipates creating seven new high-tech jobs paying an average annual salary of at least $55,000.
• Governor Beshear, Mayor Abramson Announce Startup of Three New Companies in Louisville
  Tuesday, February 23, 2010
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Feb. 23, 2010) – Gov. Steve Beshear and Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson today joined company officials from TRAX Mechanical Systems, Liberty Processing and Services Innovation and Bio Pharma Logistics, all startup companies, to announce they will begin operations in Louisville. The new projects will result in a combined 145 new jobs and nearly $13.5 million in the Commonwealth.
• Governor Beshear, Mayor Abramson Announce Expansion of Grindmaster-Cecilware in Louisville
  Tuesday, February 16, 2010
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Feb. 16, 2010) – Gov. Steve Beshear and Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson today joined Grindmaster-Cecilware officials in Louisville to announce the expansion of the company’s 116,000 square-foot facility. Grindmaster-Cecilware anticipates creating 33 new, full-time jobs and will invest more than $1.6 million in the Commonwealth.
• Governor Beshear Announces Chegg.com to Locate New Warehousing and Distribution Operation in Shepherdsville
  Thursday, February 11, 2010
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 11, 2010) – Gov. Steve Beshear and Cabinet for Economic Development officials today joined company and community leaders in Shepherdsville to announce the location of Chegg.com’s newest warehousing and distribution operation.
• Governor Beshear calls for fair treatment for Toyota as they address safety concerns
  Wednesday, February 10, 2010
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 10, 2010) – Citing Toyota’s long history as an exemplary corporate citizen in Kentucky and other states, Gov. Steve Beshear challenged Washington lawmakers to give the automaker “a responsible and fair response from the federal government” as Congress prepares to hold hearings on the automaker’s safety recalls. Gov. Beshear initiated conversations with governors, which resulted in a letter to federal lawmakers, signed by Gov. Beshear and three other governors with Toyota operations in their states.
• Governor Beshear Commemorates Grand Opening of Blackhawk Composites Manufacturing Facility in Morgantown
  Monday, February 01, 2010
  MORGANTOWN, Ky. (Feb. 1, 2010) – Gov. Steve Beshear and Economic Development Cabinet officials today joined company and community leaders in Morgantown to commence the grand opening of Blackhawk Composites, Inc. a startup manufacturer of advanced aerospace composite parts. Gov. Beshear announced Blackhawk Composites’ plans to begin manufacturing operations in Butler County last October resulting in 20 new jobs initially, growing to 30 within the first year. The project also represents a more than $1.5 million investment in the Commonwealth.
• Governor Beshear Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for Polyair Corporation’s Expansion at Bardstown Facility
  Monday, February 01, 2010
  BARDSTOWN, Ky. (Feb. 1, 2010) – Gov. Steve Beshear joined company and local officials today in Bardstown to cut the ribbon for an expansion at Polyair Corporation, bringing new jobs and investment to the community.
• Bowling Green and Lexington High-Tech Companies Awarded Funding for Medical Technologies
  Thursday, January 28, 2010
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 28, 2010) – Two Kentucky high-tech companies were awarded a combined $275,000 in funding today from the Cabinet for Economic Development’s High-Tech Investment Pool. The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA) approved Xhale Inc. and Connected Patients LLC for state funding of up to $175,000 and $100,000 respectively to assist in the expansion of the companies. The two projects are anticipated to create a combined 21 new high-tech jobs.
• Cabinet for Economic Development Seeks Proposals that Promote Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Initiatives
  Wednesday, January 27, 2010
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 27, 2010) – The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development has issued two Request for Proposals (RFP) for the purpose of awarding up to $4,350,000 in competitive funding for projects that introduce and demonstrate advanced energy savings and clean energy technologies in industrial, commercial and manufacturing facilities located in Kentucky.
• Governor Beshear Announces SBIR-STTR Grants for Kentucky High-Tech Small Businesses
  Monday, January 25, 2010
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 25, 2010) – Gov. Steve Beshear today announced that nine Kentucky high-tech companies will share nearly $2.2 million in state funds as part of a Kentucky initiative to attract and support technology-based small businesses. Through the state’s competitive SBIR-STTR Matching Funds program, Kentucky matches federal SBIR-STTR awards received by Kentucky companies or those willing to relocate to Kentucky. This round of state awards supplements more than $6 million in federal funding made to the firms.
• Governor Beshear Announces Polyair Corporation to Expand Bardstown Facility
  Tuesday, January 12, 2010
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 12, 2010) – Gov. Steve Beshear and Cabinet for Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Larry Hayes today announced new jobs are coming to Bardstown with the expansion of Polyair Corporation.
• Governor Beshear Announces Expansion of Akebono Corporation Headquarters in Elizabethtown
  Monday, January 11, 2010
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 11, 2010) – Gov. Steve Beshear today announced new, professional jobs are coming to Elizabethtown with the expansion of Akebono Brake Corporation’s headquarters. Joined by Cabinet for Economic Development Secretary Larry Hayes, community leaders and company officials, Akebono Corporation said it would add 70 new jobs to its administrative offices as a result of discussions between Gov. Beshear and Akebono Corporation officials in Japan during the governor’s October 2009 economic development trip.
• Governor Beshear Announces more than 400 Jobs Saved at Curtis Maruyasu America in Marion County
  Thursday, January 07, 2010
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 7, 2010) – Gov. Steve Beshear today visited Curtis Maruyasu (MARY’-oss) America, an automotive industry supplier, in Lebanon, Ky., to announce that jobs for 416 Kentucky families will be saved because of the state’s efforts to retain Kentucky’s existing industry. Curtis Maruyasu America will retool its Marion County facility, investing nearly $11 million and preserving 416 jobs.
• Governor Beshear Announces Expansion of Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg
  Tuesday, January 05, 2010
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (January 5, 2010) – Gov. Steve Beshear and Cabinet for Economic Development Secretary Larry Hayes today announced Kentucky-based Rare Breed Distilling will construct a new 20,000 space barrel storage warehouse at its Wild Turkey® distillery in Lawrenceburg. This new project will add to Wild Turkey’s storage capacity for its maturing whiskey products and will entail a nearly $2.3 million investment in the Commonwealth.