Site Selection magazine’s annual Governor’s Cup rankings have placed Kentucky 10th in the nation for new and expanded industry activity in 2012. In 2012, Kentucky announced 354 location or expansion projects, resulting in 14,075 projected new full-time jobs and a capital investment estimated at nearly $2.7 billion. Kentucky has finished among the top 15 states Read More
For Kentucky college students interested in transferring their credits or associate degree to a four-year university, the state’s colleges and universities will host “Transfer Madness” on March 6, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The first entirely online, statewide transfer fair allows students tochat online with transfer advisers, search for scholarships, download materials and get Read More
Gov. Steve Beshear signed House Bill 7, the agency bonds bill allowing universities to self-fund needed projects on their campuses Thursday. Beshear said the bill would allow for the creation of more than 5,100 jobs – all at no cost to the state’s General Fund. “At a time when we are pushing our students to Read More
President Barack Obama spoke to Congress in the first State of the Union address of his second presidential term Tuesday night. With Congress in a continuous deadlock, Obama focused his speech on the necessity to cross bipartisan lines. “The American people don’t expect government to solve every problem,” Obama said. “They don’t expect those of Read More
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Board members outlined plans Wednesday to move forward with an evaluation document that the Board of Regents will use to make a final decision on President Randy Dunn’s employment contract. In a special meeting of the board’s ad-hoc contract review committee in Louisville, committee members agreed on four strategic areas of importance Read More
President Barack Obama remained adamant in a speech on Jan. 4 summarizing simply his intentions to continue pushing the passing of stricter national gun laws. “We don’t have to agree on everything to agree it’s time to do something,” the president said before a crowd of law enforcement officers at the Minneapolis Police Department Special Read More
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials are asking Kentucky residents questions as they update the Kentucky Long Range Transportation Plan. The focus will be on maintaining and improving existing roadways, constructing new roads and issues concerning other modes of transportation. In determining the transportation needs for all areas of Kentucky over the next two decades, the updated plan Read More
Secretary of State Alison Grimes held a roundtable discussion in the Curris Center theatre, over Kentucky’s civic health and how to improve people’s interest and activity in their community. The Civic Health Initiative is a statewide series of discussions held at multiple universities in the state to improve the desire and involvement in politics, nonprofit Read More