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Governor's Office - Recent Headlines
Below you will find a list of recent press releases. Click on the title to view the full text of the press release.
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- Governor Beshear makes appointments to Boards and Commissions
Friday, November 20, 2009
Gov. Steve Beshear has made new appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions.
- Gov. Beshear, First Lady help “Feed the Need” as part of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
Friday, November 20, 2009
Leading by example, Gov. Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear visited God’s Pantry Food Bank today to volunteer distributing food as part of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week in Kentucky.
- Statement from Gov. Beshear on Harley-Davidson
Thursday, November 19, 2009
- Governor Beshear makes judicial appointments
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Gov. Steve Beshear today announced the following judicial appointments to serve until the general election on Nov. 2, 2010.
- Commonwealth Christmas tree delivered to State Capitol
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The Finance and Administration Cabinet, along with the Frankfort Plant Board, today delivered the Commonwealth Christmas tree to the State Capitol. The tree will stand in front of the State Capitol and will be lit during the Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting on Monday, November 30.
- Governor, officials dedicate $10.6 million highway project in Morehead
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Gov. Steve Beshear today “signed off” on a $10.6 million upgrade to the Woody May Highway (KY 519) in Rowan County, penning his signature on a commemorative road sign to mark the project’s completion.
- Kentucky receives stimulus dollars to identify green jobs, provide career path assistance
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Gov. Steve Beshear today announced that the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet applied for and received more than $1.2 million in competitive stimulus grant dollars through the State Labor Market Information (LMI) Improvement grant program to be used to identify opportunities for and determine what training is necessary to prepare Kentuckians for green jobs.
- Kentucky Infrastructure Authority Wins National Environmental Award
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The Kentucky Infrastructure Authority (KIA) celebrated its success last week as the regional winner of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Performance and Innovation Creating Environmental Success (PISCES) Award.
- Governor Beshear announces funding for preservation of pioneer-era historic area in Clark County
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Gov. Steve Beshear today announced the award of $601,000 in federal Transportation Enhancement funding for the Lower Howard’s Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in Clark County – a protected area that once was part of the pioneers’ gateway to central Kentucky.
- Gov. Beshear Announces Innovative Entrepreneurship Project for Eastern Kentucky Schools
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Gov. Steve Beshear today announced a collaborative effort between the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy (GOAP) to fund a project placing entrepreneurial instruction in elementary and middle schools in 18 designated counties.
- Governor Beshear Announces New World Flooring to Start Up Manufacturing Operation in Clinton County
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Ky. – Gov. Steve Beshear and Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Larry Hayes today announced the start up of New World Flooring, Inc., a manufacturer of flooring lumber and parts, in Albany, Ky. The company will create approximately 30 new full-time jobs and invest over $3 million in the Commonwealth.
- Governor Beshear Announces Beam Global Spirits & Wine to Increase Operations at Two Kentucky Distilleries
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Gov. Steve Beshear and Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Larry Hayes today announced Beam Global Spirits & Wine will expand its operations in Kentucky. A longstanding first family of Bourbon, the Jim Beam distilleries in Frankfort and Clermont, Ky., will begin production of DeKuyper® cordials and other spirits currently bottled outside of Kentucky.
- Gov. Beshear Honors Southern Wine and Spirits, Kentucky Harvest
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
In a continuing effort to recognize the plight of Kentuckians in need, Gov. Steve Beshear joined with Mayor Jerry Abramson today to honor Southern Wines and Spirits and Pernod-Ricard for their work with Kentucky Harvest in the fight against hunger and poverty.
- Gov. Beshear announces funding for Munfordville sidewalk projects
Monday, November 16, 2009
Gov. Steve Beshear today announced nearly $400,000 in federal funding for Munfordville’s “Connecting our Community” sidewalk restoration projects.
- Gov. Beshear announces funding for Bardstown streetscape project
Monday, November 16, 2009
Gov. Steve Beshear today announced a $1.9 million Transportation Enhancement (TE) award to fund improvements for the streetscape project around the old Nelson County Courthouse in downtown Bardstown.
- Kentucky High-Tech Small Businesses Receive SBIR-STTR Grants
Monday, November 16, 2009
Governor Steve Beshear today announced five Kentucky high-tech companies will share over $1.3 million in state funds as part of a Kentucky initiative to attract and support technology-based small businesses by matching federal awards the companies have received. The awards supplement over $24 million in federal funding made to the firms, including Louisville Bioscience, which established operations in Kentucky specifically because of the program.
- Governor Beshear makes appointments to Boards and Commissions
Friday, November 13, 2009
Gov. Steve Beshear has made new appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions.
- Governor and First Lady Urge Kentuckians to Remember Service Members, Their Families and Veterans
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Gov. Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear today announced their plan to join again in an effort launched by the Red Cross and Pitney Bowes to deliver Christmas cards to service members, their families and veterans, many of whom will be far from home this holiday season.
- Statement from Gov. Beshear on National Reports on State Budgets
Thursday, November 12, 2009
- Governor Beshear celebrates KY 70 improvement in Casey County
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Gov. Steve Beshear today joined state and local officials to celebrate the completion of an $11 million project to rebuild a flood-prone section of KY 70 in Casey County.
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