Business & Development

News about business and development in downtown Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

The largest EV battery plant in the world could help change the future of how we drive. But the future is what historic downtown Glendale prides itself on avoiding.
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Bar-B-Que Shack 2 at Knockum Hill is set to open Aug. 3 on LaFayette Road.
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The company will seek to transfer its Berea operation to a business partner.
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The award was presented at the Kentucky Chamber's third annual Women's Summit in Lexington.
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The investment comes among a boom in EV battery manufacturing across the state.
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The commission is part of Mayor James R. Knight Jr.'s plan to focus on the needs of small businesses.
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The company had planned to invest $504 million in a plant at Commerce Park II that would employ more than 500 workers.
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A state office led by former Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Charles Booker will work on an equitable rollout.
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Casey Jones will begin distilling and storing barrels for B.H. James, a Logan County company, this summer.
Electric vehicles sales are expected to surge over the next 10 years and legislators around the country are debating who should build the electric charging stations that will be needed — electric utilities or private businesses?
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The Department of Energy canceled negotiations for the grant after members of Congress alleged the company had improper ties with China.
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The Georgetown factory, which has manufactured millions of cars since 1988, plans to retain nearly 9,000 employees to manufacture electric SUVs.
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