Business & Development

News about business and development in downtown Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Several local organizations provide direct aid to many of the Hopkinsville area families hardest hit by the pandemic and the economic downturn it produced.
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The letter, which is signed by Jennie Stuart CEO Eric Lee, Medical Staff President Michael Murray and Medical Group Vice President Keith Toms, pleads with the public to take extra measures to be diligent in the fight against coronavirus in order to avoid a "situation where hospitals are full."
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The alleged threat was made in a comment to a Facebook post about a Hopkinsville restaurant losing its food service permit in a dispute about coronavirus regulations.
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You won’t find these gifts in a big box store or from giant online retailers. They all come from a local entrepreneur, a longtime business interest in our community or a not-for-profit organization.
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Researchers said downtown revitalization of commercial corridors outside metropolitan areas can foster economic revival for small businesses and make small cities more equitable, dynamic and resilient.
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Shoppers at local businesses can use their receipts to be entered into a raffle for a basketful of gift cards and products from chamber members.
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In a separate program, the city of Hopkinsville extended the deadline for the Small Business Stimulus program.
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Many businesses are counting on Christmas sales to offset some of their losses from the coronavirus pandemic.
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The opening comes just in time for the virtual Turkey Trot. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, it will be run, or walked, independently rather than as a large group event on Thanksgiving morning.
The plant, in business since 1966, is currently 250,000 square feet. When the 30,000-square-foot expansion is completed, it will increase the plant’s employment to 205 workers.
Phase II of the greenway includes the 1,400-foot pedestrian bridge that spans Country Club Lane and LaFayette Road.