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Mayor Jim Gray welcomes A&W headquarters
to Coldstream campus, move creates 30 jobs
Mayor Jim Gray and Commerce Lexington representatives officially welcomed long-time Kentucky corporate citizens A&W Restaurants, Inc., back to Lexington today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the company’s new headquarters at Coldstream Research Campus. “We have been working hard to …
Trader Joe’s speciality grocery store scheduled to open Friday, June 29
Trader Joe’s speciality grocery store will open Friday, June 29 at the Lexington store at 2326 Nicholasville Road. There will be a grocery store and a separate wine shop adjacent to one another. The grocery store is approximately 12,000 …
Good things come in small batches with
local men’s clothier, Small Batch Apparel
By Katie Perkowski KyForward correspondent For Travis Robinson, owner of local men’s clothier Small Batch Apparel, starting a clothing business was not something he set out to do. Rather, it was the result of a couple of interests just …
Warm, dry spring impacts horticulture crops,
delaying growth of state’s fruits, vegetables
Many Kentuckians appreciated early spring conditions in March and April; the state’s horticulture crops, however, not so much. “Everyone’s biggest fear was something similar to 2007, when the state welcomed an early spring, but at a price,” said Tom …
Toyota hosts recycling event, nearly 300 tons
of waste diverted from landfills since 1994
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) teamed up with the City of Georgetown and Scott County Fiscal Court this week to present its biennial community recycling event. TMMK, a zero-landfill facility, hosted SupeRecycling Day to increase awareness about household …
Greg Williams’ Economic Notes: Markets still
nervous globally; jobs remain a concern
Recent U.S. economic news and news from the Euro-zone is causing concern in the equity markets. First, the monthly April employment numbers reported last Friday came in well under expectations; growth in non-farm payrolls was 115,000 versus the 160,000 …
Parlay Social ‘hits the mark’ as downtown
Lexington entertainment destination
By Katie Perkowski KyForward correspondent Walking off West Short Street and into Parlay Social, one of Lexington’s newest dining and entertainment spots, is like stepping out of the busyness of a thriving downtown and into the relaxed feeling of …
Kentucky Business Pacesetters to be honored
for positive impact on economy, communities
The 2012 class of Kentucky Business Pacesetter winners will be recognized at the Kentucky Celebrates Small Business awards ceremony at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 16, in Frankfort. Community leaders, small business owners, small business advocates, the media and the public …
Amazon to open customer service center in
Winchester, creating more than 1,100 jobs
Gov. Steve Beshear and Amazon.com Inc. announced today Amazon’s plans to open a new 70,000-square-foot customer service facility in Winchester, investing more than $20.7 million and creating more than 550 full-time and 600 seasonal jobs in the state by 2017. …
Dry weather causing early season concerns,
half of state considered dry, in drought
Dry weather this spring has some producers worrying about young crops already in the ground or those soon to be. While the entire state received some much needed rain in the past few days, additional rainfall is needed to …
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