Business & Development Archives

This slice of downtown has a new purpose as a pizza restaurant

by Jennifer P. Brown
December 1, 2024

The Crusty Pig, set to open Dec. 9, is on the lot where the storied Hotel Latham once stood at Seventh and South Virginia streets.

Small Business Saturday puts focus on holiday shopping at Hopkinsville’s indie shops

by Jennifer P. Brown
November 29, 2024

New shop owner Crystal Ferreira at Charlotte's on 6th is among the local proprietors gearing up for a day that highlights their importance in the community.

Shelby County utility-scale battery plant expected to create over 1,500 jobs

by Liam Niemeyer
November 15, 2024

The plant is expected to create 1,572 jobs over 15 years, considered to be the largest economic development announcement in Shelby County’s history.

Kentucky’s housing shortage: What next?

by Liam Niemeyer
November 12, 2024

No, America’s battery plant boom isn’t going bust – construction is on track for the biggest factories, with over 23,000 jobs planned

by James Morton Turner, Joshua Busby and Nathan Jensen
November 4, 2024

Kentucky awards first 26 medical cannabis licenses after lottery drawing

by Sarah Ladd
October 29, 2024

Among those drawn, one processor and two cultivators are located in Christian County.

The Book & Bottle Shop to open Nov. 12 in downtown Hopkinsville

by Jennifer P. Brown
October 15, 2024

Owner Rachel Sanders says the shop will be a gathering place to read, work and meet up with friends for food and drinks.

Advocates say zoning ordinances limit affordable housing opportunities in Kentucky

by Hannah Saad
September 24, 2024

According to data from the Kentucky Housing Corporation, the Bluegrass State has a housing gap of over 200,000 units.

Jennie Stuart signs letter of intent to join Deaconess Health

by Julia Hunter
September 23, 2024

Reports of a potential acquisition or merger of the two hospitals began swirling last week, prompting concern from local officials and residents.

Planned battery recycling plant Ascend Elements receives $125 million federal boost

by Liam Niemeyer
September 20, 2024

Massachusetts-based Ascend Elements is receiving the federal award for a new battery recycling process at planned facilities in Hopkinsville in partnership with the Mexican company Orbia.

UK’s four-part business workshop, ‘Growing Our Own,’ coming to Hopkinsville

by Hoptown Chronicle
August 29, 2024

The University of Kentucky series is designed to help small businesses compete for local, state and federal contracts. There's no charge to attend.

Lawmakers, military officers cut ribbon on first in series of renovated Fort Campbell barracks

by Lily Burris
August 27, 2024

Originally built in the late 1970s and the early 1980s, the barracks came into use as the U.S. was transitioning away from using a drafted army.