• Over $1 million in grants awarded to 9 Kentucky companies to support high-paying jobs, tech development

    Growth of high-tech businesses in Kentucky has shown no sign of slowing down, and the state is doing its part to ensure it is keeping up with the demand. Thanks in large part to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Matching Funds Program, entrepreneurs, innovators and technology companies are building momentum in the commonwealth.This month, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the latest round of SBIR-STTR award winners as nine innovative Kentucky&h
  • Kentucky utilities expand sustainability initiatives with second flock of sheep

    What began as an innovative idea at a Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company generating station in Mercer County, Kentucky, is picking up momentum and expanding into Shelby County. After first adding a flock of sheep to their E.W. Brown Generating Station, the utilities are now incorporating a second flock of sheep, this time at their Solar Share facility in Simpsonville.“Our flock at E.W. Brown has successfully integrated with our native landscape and, as plann

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