Posted by Kentucky on April 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment
FRANKFORT State Senate budget negotiators offered on Friday to accept the House plan for funding various programs and eliminating two school days, but said no to new debt for construction projects and tax changes. But House Speaker Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg, said his chamber could not accept the Senate offer without a plan for new construction [...]
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Posted by Kentucky on March 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment
State officials announced Monday the relocation of long-term care facility operator Signature HealthCare LLC from Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., to Louisville. The move will create 96 jobs, and the company expects to grow to more than 120 at the location, officials said. The average annual salary will exceed $75,000 for those jobs. The company operates [...]
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Posted by Kentucky on March 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
FRANKFORT The House’s version of the state budget would stymie Kentucky’s efforts to lure and keep companies in the state over the next two years, Gov. Steve Beshear warned Friday. To help fund a massive school construction program, the bill would remove the Cabinet for Economic Development’s ability to borrow more than $60 million to [...]
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Posted by Kentucky on March 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
FRANKFORT The House’s version of the state budget would stymie Kentucky’s efforts to lure and keep companies in the state over the next two years, Gov. Steve Beshear warned Friday. To help fund a massive school construction program, the bill would remove the Cabinet for Economic Development’s ability to borrow more than $60 million to [...]
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Posted by Kentucky on March 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Kentucky’s unemployment rate rose a tenth of a percentage point in January to 10.7 percent, reflecting the state’s continued economic struggle, according to a state labor market analyst. The rise came “in response to the third-largest monthly employment decline on record and a rise in the number of entrants and re-entrants into the civilian labor [...]
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