economic development

Property for proposed aluminum mill back with local authority, Beshear says

BY: - June 8, 2023

Property once eyed for an aluminum mill in northeastern Kentucky is again under local control, Gov. Andy Beshear said.  He announced Thursday that Unity Aluminum has transferred more than 240 acres to the Northeast Kentucky Regional Industrial Authority, an economic development group that manages the multi-use business park near I-64 between Grayson and Ashland.  During […]

Senate approves studying feasibility of four-year public university in Southeastern Kentucky

BY: - March 8, 2023

FRANKFORT — Citing higher education’s potential for spurring economic development in the wake of the coal industry’s decline, a resolution calling for a comprehensive review of Kentucky’s higher education system received Senate approval Wednesday.  The vote for Senate Joint Resolution 98 was 35-0. It now goes to the House for consideration.  The resolution, sponsored by […]

Beshear looks to ‘higher ground’ for rebuilding after devastating floods in Eastern Kentucky

BY: - December 7, 2022

FRANKFORT — Gov. Andy Beshear says homes being built to replace those lost to devastating floods in Eastern Kentucky cannot go back into  flood plains. “Right now, we’re in active negotiations to acquire land on higher ground where we are going to rebuild towns that coal companies may have built a hundred years ago,” the […]