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• 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.
• Governor Beshear Announces Price Solutions to Expand, Create Jobs in Greenup County
  Tuesday, December 15, 2009
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 15, 2009) – Gov. Steve Beshear and Cabinet for Economic Development Secretary Larry Hayes today announced Price Solutions LLC will expand its manufacturing operation to produce MAC Security Portals and other modular products in Greenup County. The project will create 20 new jobs and represents a more than $1.7 million investment in the Commonwealth.
• Governor Beshear, Mayor Abramson Announce GE to Bring a Second New Production Line to Louisville’s Appliance Park
  Monday, December 14, 2009
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Dec. 14, 2009) – In his fight to create new jobs for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Gov. Steve Beshear today joined Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson and company officials at General Electric (GE) to announce the company’s plans to implement high-end, energy-efficient front load washer and dryer manufacturing at the Louisville Appliance Park. More than 430 new jobs would be created and an investment of over $80 million would be made by GE to bring the new product line to Kentucky.
• Governor Beshear Announces Expansion of Lexington Pharmaceutical Company
  Monday, December 14, 2009
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 14, 2009) – Gov. Steve Beshear and Cabinet for Economic Development representatives today joined community and company officials to announce Lexington-based Summit Biosciences, a specialty pharmaceuticals business and client of the Lexington Innovation and Commercialization Center, will expand its operation creating 22 new jobs and investing over $5 million in the Commonwealth. Seventeen of the projected new jobs are high-tech positions with an average annual salary of more than $64,000.
• Governor Beshear Announces NTSG, Inc. to Establish Staging and Warehousing Operation in Lexington
  Friday, December 11, 2009
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 11, 2009) – Gov. Steve Beshear and Cabinet for Economic Development Secretary Larry Hayes today announced NTSG, Inc., a provider of outsourced advanced optical network integration services to the communications industry, will open a new facility in Lexington. The newly established operation will create 10 new full-time jobs with an average annual wage of $58,000 including benefits and result in a $1.4 million investment in the Commonwealth.
• Governor Beshear Announces Start up of Kentucky Copper in Morgantown
  Thursday, December 10, 2009
  MORGANTOWN, Ky. (Dec. 10, 2009) – Gov. Steve Beshear and Cabinet for Economic Development representatives today joined community and company officials in Butler County to announce India-based Chandra Proteco Ltd. will start up a manufacturing operation in Morgantown under the name Kentucky Copper Inc. The new company will create 106 new jobs and invest nearly $32 million in the Commonwealth.
• Governor Beshear Announces Funding for Federal Battery Laboratory
  Thursday, December 10, 2009
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 10, 2009) – Gov. Steve Beshear and Cabinet for Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Larry Hayes today announced the approval of state funding of up to $3.5 million for the Kentucky-Argonne Battery Manufacturing Research and Development Center in Lexington. The state funds, which were approved by the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority from the Cabinet for Economic Development’s High-Tech Pools, will be matched with up to $3.5 million in federal funds.
• Governor Beshear, Mayor Abramson Announce Hundreds of New Jobs Possible Thanks to New Incentive Programs
  Thursday, December 10, 2009
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Dec. 10, 2009) – Gov. Steve Beshear today joined Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson to announce that innovative state business incentive programs could help create more than 1,100 new jobs and maintain another 1,400 jobs in Kentucky.
• Gov. Beshear Announces Newly Merged RecoverCare, LLC to Locate Corporate Headquarters in Louisville
  Tuesday, December 08, 2009
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (December 8, 2009) – Gov. Steve Beshear and Cabinet for Economic Development Secretary Larry Hayes today announced that RecoverCare, LLC has chosen Louisville as the location for the consolidated company’s new headquarters. This announcement follows the completion of a merger-of-equals transaction to combine Radnor, Pennsylvania-based RecoverCare and Louisville-based MedaSTAT in August 2009.
• SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURIAL FORUM SERIES MAKES FINAL 2009 STOP IN LEXINGTON
  Thursday, November 19, 2009
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (November 19, 2009) – The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development is partnering with the Bluegrass Area Development District (ADD) and the Kentucky Small Business Development Center as the Small Business & Entrepreneurial Connections Forum series makes its final stop of the year in the host city of Lexington, Ky., on Tuesday, December 1.
• 2009 SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURIAL FORUM SERIES CONTINUES IN LOUISVILLE
  Thursday, November 19, 2009
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (November 13, 2009) – The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development is partnering with several economic development organizations in the KIPDA Area Development District (ADD) as the 2009 Small Business & Entrepreneurial Connections Forum series travels to the host city of Louisville, Ky., on Thursday, November 19.
• Governor Beshear Announces New World Flooring to Start-up Manufacturing Operation in Clinton County
  Wednesday, November 18, 2009
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 18, 2009) – 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.