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Chick-fil-A opening Kentucky 54 store Friday
Mark Whiteman started working for Chick-fil-A while he was in high school and college in Charleston, West Virginia. “That’s where I met my wife,” he said. In 2002, he owned the Chick-fil-A in Towne Square Mall until it closed five years later. Then Whiteman moved to Evansville and operated the stores in downtown and Eastland Mall. He returned to Owensboro in 2009, to open the restaurant on ...
Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast
U News | Universities of Mississippi and Kentucky win funding from the National Science Foundation. CU Boulder receives $20 million grant to launch a National Quantum Nanofab facility. From Two Universities in Neighboring States:. The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $35 million to five universities, including two in...
Tractor Supply Co. ends DEI efforts after backlash from conservative customers
Tractor Supply, a rural lifestyle retail chain with locations across the country, including many in the Bluegrass State, is altering its company initiatives after backlash from conservative consumers. According to a statement released on Thursday, the company said the "hard-earned dollars" of consumers should go to communities "we all love," therefore, they...
Officials break ground to bring Kentucky Bourbon industry to EKY
ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - On Tuesday, officials broke ground on Eastern Light Distilling in Rowan County. The new distillery will bring the Kentucky Bourbon industry to Eastern Kentucky. Eastern Light was first announced in June 2023 and officials said it is expected to open in late 2025. Governor Andy...
Vehicle inspection fees to increase in July
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Beginning on July 15, a new mandate increasing the cost of vehicle inspections will go into effect in Kentucky. Warren County Sheriff Brett Hightower said that while the inspections only take around 15-20 minutes to complete, depending on parking in Downtown Bowling Green, that time can add up.
$16 million project will bring clean drinking water to northeastern Ky. community
SOUTH SHORE, Ky. (KT) - Gov. Andy Beshear joined local officials from the cities of South Shore (Ky.) and Portsmouth (Ohio) on Tuesday to officially break ground on the construction of a permanent waterline that will bring clean drinking water to South Shore families and connect the two cities. “Today,...
Recovering alcoholic built Kentucky’s largest substance-use treatment provider, which has 1,800 beds and 1,350 employees
LOUISA — Around the office at Addiction Recovery Care, Vanessa Keeton is still known as “Client One” — marking her status as the first client of the first recovery center ARC opened as a group home in Lawrence County. But her official title is vice president...
Kentucky College Offering Evening CDL Classes to Meet Demand
Gateway Community & Technical College to Hold Four-Week Training for CDL Class A License Starting in August. [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.]. Kentucky’s Gateway Community & Technical College is offering its first commercial driver license evening classes to help meet demand for new truck drivers in the state.
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