Lt. Gov. Coleman Presents More Than $2.2 Million in Awards To Benefit Lee County
Credit: OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JACQUELINE COLEMAN Funds support cleaner water and cleanup BEATTYVILLE, Ky. (April 22, 2024) – Today, in the newly refurbished Beattyville Town Square, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman presented more than $2.2 million in funding to benefit Lee County that will go toward cleaner water and cleanup of a hazardous site. “Today, […]
Funding For The FOCUS Region
Credit: WYMT JACKSON COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) – On Thursday, county and state officials gathered for the FOCUS board meeting, celebrating funding secured for Eastern Kentucky. FOCUS serves the counties of Clay, Jackson, Lee, Leslie and Owsley Counties. Executive Director Tal Jones said with projects totaling to more than $48 million, he is glad to see […]
Funding For The FOCUS Region Discussion
Join us on April 18th at 2pm for our Monthly Board Meeting in the Jackson County Cooperative Extension Service Conference Center featuring Senate President Robert Stivers and Representative Tim Truett.
The Center for Rural Development announces $105,934 in Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Mini-Grants.
Credit: The Center For Rural Development ARC Mini-Grant Recipients: Clay County Fiscal Court: Raw Water Supply ($10,000) This project will provide for an engineering firm to determine the best way to obtain a raw water supply for Clay County. To begin the process, Clay County Fiscal Court plans to hire a qualified engineering firm to […]
Selected Projects for the G.R.A.N.T. Program
Credit: https://governor.ky.gov/attachments/20240321_DLG_Full-GRANT-List.pdf Selected Projects for the G.R.A.N.T. Program Below is a full list of projects selected by Gov. Andy Beshear to receive funding fromKentucky’s G.R.A.N.T. Program. G.R.A.N.T. Program funds meet cost-sharing requirements forfederal funding programs. Currently, eligible applicants are local governments, public agenciesand nonprofits. G.R.A.N.T. Program funds are contingent upon approval of federal funding. Projects […]
Gov. Beshear: New Build-Ready Site in Jackson County Adds to State’s Growing Commitment to Site Development
Build-Ready program sees its first brownfield site designationCredit: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 8, 2024) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted the continued momentum of the commonwealth’s site development and speed-to-market initiatives with the announcement of a new Build-Ready site in Jackson County, the program’s first designated brownfield site. “We are building on […]
Manchester announces $20M downtown renovation plans
Commerce, tourism, and entertainment hub will include a distilleryCredit: Lane Report MANCHESTER, Ky. — Manchester unveiled a new comprehensive plan to renovate its downtown and boost economic development, tourism, healthcare and education with projects to be supported with federal, state, local, and private investments, including $4.25 million in state funds and a $2.2 million federal earmark […]
More than $1.2 million awarded to Owsley Co.
Credit: WYMT OWSLEY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) – On Thursday, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman visited the Owsley County Recreational Center to present more than $1.2 million to local leaders. “I am very pleased to see such integral funding coming to our district,” said Rep. Chris Fugate of Chavies. “Updating our water and roadway infrastructure, as well […]
How is southeastern Kentucky making the region attractive to employers?
We get some insight from Tal Jones, Economic Development Director at FOCUS, an initiative funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission and Jackson Energy.
$8M ‘1 Clay County’ initiative aims to spur investment
Unprecedented state-federal partnerships will boost economic development in ManchesterCredit: lanereport.com MANCHESTER, Ky. — State and federal officials unveiled a $7.95 million 1 Clay County plan Monday, a package of new investments that will spur economic development in Clay County. The “1 Clay County” initiative feature unprecedented and coordinated investment by the federal and state government in projects […]