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Mizkan announces $156 million expansion
Mizkan America, better known locally as Ragu, revealed plans Thursday to expand its facilities on Ragu Drive in Owensboro through a $156 million investment that is expected to create 44 full-time jobs. The company is an industry-leading producer of pasta sauce and vinegar products. Gov. Andy Beshear announced the project during his “Team Kentucky” update. “Companies like Mizkan America ...
Owensboro man getting in ‘peak’ shape for Mount Kilimanjaro and St. Jude
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - Brandon Cox has already climbed mountains, now he’s training for his biggest one yet, Mount Kilimanjaro. “I’ve been hiking for a lot of years and decided ‘I want to get some elevation involved,’” said Cox. The path he trains on in...
Remembering the Tragedy in the Mountains: Two years later
EASTERN KENTUCKY (WOWK) – It has been two years since torrential flooding swept through Eastern Kentucky, killing more than 40 people across multiple counties. The heavy rainfall began on July 25, 2022, and continued through July 30, 2022. According to the National Weather Service, a total of 24 flash flood warnings were issued between July […]
No need to further victimize children through legislative ineptitude or gubernatorial stubbornness
Gov. Andy Beshear and Auditor of Public Accounts Allison Ball squared off earlier this month in a legal dispute over the auditor’s access to iTWIST, a database maintained by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services that “track[s] the state’s efforts to assist its most vulnerable citizens” and that was available to the ombudsman attached […]
Kentucky employers give second chances
By Sarah Michels Bluegrass Live When Barbara Aker’s nephew was 10 or 11, he broke his arm. He was prescribed painkillers, which set him off on a slippery slope, she said. He eventually overdosed and died. Now, through a Kentucky program aimed at reducing recidivism, Aker is making something good out of something bad. A […] The post Kentucky employers give second chances appeared first on The Advocate-Messenger.
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