Reasons to Choose Eastern Kentucky
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Shaping Our Appalachian Region
Out of the Shaping our Applician Region (SOAR) conferences in January and May 2014, Governor Beshear and Congressman Hal Rogers introduced the expansion project for the Mountain Parkway. This project includes a four lane expansion and dark fiber infustructure for high speed broadband availability.
Mountain Parkway Expansion Awarded $24 Million Federal TIGER Grant to Speed Construction - September 9, 2014
More than one million dollars is on the way to Eastern Kentucky to help with the Shaping Our Appalachian Region, known as SOAR initiative. on July 11, 2014
Look forward, not backward, federal official urges leaders of Appalachian economic effort on July 11, 2014
SOAR Gains $1.3 Million in Investments, Launches CDC Health Impact Series on July 8, 2014
More than one million dollars is on the way to Eastern Kentucky to help with the Shaping Our Appalachian Region, known as SOAR initiative. on July 11, 2014
Look forward, not backward, federal official urges leaders of Appalachian economic effort on July 11, 2014
SOAR Gains $1.3 Million in Investments, Launches CDC Health Impact Series on July 8, 2014
Available Workforce
Labor market counties are composed of counties which significantly exist within the sixty (60) minute drive range of the originating county’s county seat.
Labor Market Area
Total 12,108 Unemployed 7,363 Potential Labor Supply 4,745 Future Labor (Age 18 within 4 years) 9,179 State Incentive Programs
Bluegrass State Skills Corporation (BSSC) – Click on this link to learn more about the Grant-in-Aid and Tax Credit programs for workforce training offered through BSSC. Kentucky Business Incentives & Financial Programs – Click on this link to learn more about the various tax incentive programs offered by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development. Through the Kentucky Business Incentives (KBI) Program, businesses locating in this county could qualify for enhanced incentives. Property Tax in Wolfe County Real Estate : $0.382 Tangibles : $0.134 Motor Vehicles : $0.194 |