News Archive
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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GPED Launches Retooled Website
October 13, 2020 - Greater Paducah Economic Development recently unveiled a revamped website designed to better market the community’s assets and ultimately create job growth. “We’ve known for a long time that we needed to improve our web presence as part of our overall strategy,” said Bruce...
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Kalleo Technologies Expansion
June 16, 2020 - Greater Paducah Economic Development is pleased to announce the expansion of Kalleo Technologies in Paducah, KY. Kalleo Technologies is a locally owned and operated information technology company offering network management solutions, cloud-based services, and 24/7/365 outsourced network monitoring and help desk support to corporations.
Kalleo was founded in 2004 by...
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