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News about business and development in downtown Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Here’s what you said about the proposed beef processing plant

Despite Christian County being eliminated from consideration for a 500,000-square-foot meat processing plant, we're sharing your answers to our questions to help inform future discussions about proposed local developments.
Survey responses

Opponents of slaughterhouse cancel meeting

Organizers decided there was no reason to hold the meeting after American Foods Group dropped Christian County as a possible site for a beef processing plant.
Land currently planted in soybeans on John Rivers Road adjacent to the CSX rail line a few miles outside Pembroke is being considered for a 500,000-square-foot meat processing plant. (Photo by Jennifer P. Brown)

Aviation records shed light on slaughterhouse discussions

Four aircraft landed Thursday morning at the Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport, carrying individuals who were in town to discuss a proposed beef processing facility. Flight logs and public records hint at possible topics of discussion during the whirlwind of meetings that followed their arrival.
A learjet that arrived Thursday, Sept. 30, sits at the Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport. The aircraft is registered to an Iowa company that manufactures grain storage, grain drying and handling equipment, and steel buildings. (Photo by Jennifer P. Brown)

Revitalizing the Main Street, revitalizing the community

A belief in the community-building aspect of a thriving downtown is what motivates mayors and city officials of several Utah towns involved in the Utah Main Street Program, part of a larger, national, initiative.
Main Street in Price, Utah. Price is part of the pilot project for the Utah Main Street Program, which seeks to revitalize older and historic commercial districts to create stronger economies. (Wikimedia photo)

Meat processor that would employ 1,400 looking at Christian County

Cattle would be trucked to the site near the CSX rail line between Hopkinsville and Pembroke and slaughtered in a 500,000-square-foot facility. Other details are being kept secret, in part because the company secured non-disclosure agreements with local elected officials and industrial recruiters.
Land currently planted in soybeans on John Rivers Road adjacent to the CSX rail line a few miles outside Pembroke is being considered for a 500,000-square-foot meat processing plant. (Photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
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