PRESS RELEASES
Posted on 7/15/8
Russell County Building New Speculative Building  RUSSELL SPRINGS, Ky. – The Russell County Industrial Development Authority is taking advantage of Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation’s (SKED) Business and Technology Building Revolving Loan Fund to construct a new industrial speculative building in the French Valley Business Park. French Valley is Russell County’s newest industrial park and is located between Jamestown and Russell Springs. It’s one of three in the county. Read More...
Posted on 6/30/8
McGaha is Newest SKED Board Member  Darryl McGaha’s years of experience in the manufacturing field and his current position as workforce development director for the Lake Cumberland Area Development District give him a unique perspective into the day-to-day struggles of the region’s manufacturers and small business owners and prepare him perfectly for his newest role as a director for the Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation (SKED) Board of Directors. The Adair County native is the latest addition to the nonprofit economic development organization’s 13-member volunteer board. Read more...
Posted on 6/30/8
USDA Funding Will Assist Small Business Owners  East Kentucky business owners will receive one-on-one technical assistance from Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation (SKED), thanks to funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Rural Business-Cooperative Service. Read more...
Posted on 6/18/8
SafeAuto Bringing Hundreds of Jobs to Region  SafeAuto Insurance Company is coming to Somerset. The company will expand its sales and customer service capacity by establishing a new contact center and backup data center to service customers nationwide. SafeAuto is a regional insurance provider offering insurance in 14 states to individuals who wish to carry only the state-required minimum coverage. The Somerset contact center will create approximately 263 new full-time jobs, representing an annual payroll of $7.3 million. Read more…
Posted on 6/3/8
Presidium Learning Company Growing in Somerset Phyllis Rodgers wasn’t looking to change the face of training and development for the nation’s leading e-Learning technology service provider. She simply wanted to use her associate’s degree in applied science to find a fulfilling career, develop her skills and help support her family three near her home in Somerset, Ky. Thanks to Presidium Learning Company, she’s accomplished all of the above.
Posted on 6/3/8
Chieftain Steel Open for Business in Casey County You could say Brian and Scott Floyd cut their teeth on steel. The Casey County business partners grew up living and breathing their family’s metal gate business. Today, they’re cutting and rolling their own steel at a new manufacturing facility just down the road in Liberty.
Starting or expanding your business is about to get easier thanks to a partnership between the Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation (SKED) and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture Rural Development. SKED closed a $448,209 low-interest loan with the USDA Rural Development Office in London in late April. Download the 5/5/08 PDF for this story
Reed Hall Retires From SKED
Download the 4/28/08 PDF for this story
Rail Park Serving Diverse Customer Base
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Enterprise Center Dedicated
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SKED Offering Free Lending Seminar
Download the 3/17/08 PDF for this story |
SKED Helping Russell Fund Building
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CED Hosting Regional Workshop in Floyd County The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development is hosting three workshops in July entitled: “Economic Development in Kentucky: 2008 Update.” Cabinet representatives from the following areas will present information at the workshops: New Business Development, Existing Business Development, Financial Incentives and Commercialization & Innovation. The final workshop is set to begin at 9 a.m. July 23 at Jenny Wiley State Park in Prestonsburg, Ky. For More information, call (502) 564-7140 or email Michelle Semones at Michelle.Semones@ky.gov. _________________________ Elected Officials Can Receive Training at KIED The 2008 Kentucky Institute for Economic Development will be held August 18-21, 2008. Elected officials will be eligible to receive 29.75 hours or instruction toward the Certified Training Program. For more information or to register, click here. |