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WKCTC Earns Center of Excellence Maritime Honor
May 25, 2021 - Congratulations to West Kentucky Community and Technical College on being designated a 2021 Center of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Training and Education by the U. S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration. The college is one of only 27 community colleges and training institutions in the country to earn national recognition...
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Site Selection Magazine Ranks Paducah’s Micropolitan 17th
May 14, 2021 - Paducah recently ranked 17th in Site Selection magazine's rankings based on the number of economic development projects during 2020. Paducah was in a four-way tie along with Calhoun, GA, Danville, KY and Fremont, NE.
The magazine uses information compiled in the Conway Projects Database, drawn from...
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Paducah Remains State’s Top Micropolitan
May 14, 2021 - The 2021 Economic Strength Rankings, complied annually by Policom Corp., lists Paducah's micropolitan 130th nationally. Paducah has been the state's top micropolitan for the last 11 years. A micropolitan statistical area is defined as having an urbanized area (city) with a population of at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000....
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New Construction in Commerce Park
April 30, 2021 - In November, 2020, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the federal government had secured a 15-year lease for the Paducah offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The three federal agencies...
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McCracken County Sports Complex
March 9, 2021 - McCracken County Sports Tourism Athletic Complex - Coming Soon!
McCracken County in 2020 received a donation from Harrahs Inc. and VICCI Inc. of over 60 acres of land that formerly housed the Bluegrass Downs horse track complex. The land will be developed into an athletic complex consisting of softball, baseball and soccer.
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Scholarship Opportunities
January 29, 2021 - Jackson Purchase Energy - Get Cash for Class!
Times are tough and many folks need a little help.
Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative believes in the power of education. To help our Consumer-Members with college costs, we offer scholarship opportunities.
Each year, JPEC offers ten $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors whose...
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GPED Reports Good Year - Paducah Sun Article
December 8, 2020 - There was a nice article in today's Paducah Sun as a follow-up to Bruce Wilcox speaking at last week's Paducah Chamber Power in Partnership breakfast. It gave a brief recap of our activities this year.
To read the full article, here's the link: ...
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Local Economic Development Update
December 4, 2020 - Bruce Wilcox, GPED President and CEO gave a local economic development update at the Paducah Chamber of Commerce’s December Power in Partnership Breakfast. Jeff Taylor, Commissioner, Department for Business Development with the Kentucky Economic Development Cabinet was the featured speaker. Commissioner Taylor outlined some of the...
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Signet Federal Credit Union Announces New Headquarters
December 3, 2020 - We are very excited to announce one of our investors, Signet Federal Credit Union, is building a new headquarters in the Pecan Drive community. The new office will be located across from West Kentucky Community and Technical College on Pecan Drive and Colonial Court. The new two story 15,000...
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Barkley Regional Airport Has Groundbreaking for New Terminal
November 6, 2020 - Barkley Regional Airport representatives and local and state officials held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of the construction of the new airport terminal complex. Airport Board Chairman George Bray says this new terminal project will create a beautiful front door for our community and a bridge to new...
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