Business & Development

News about business and development in downtown Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Couple aims to open The Mixer in historic downtown building

by Jennifer P. Brown
December 29, 2018

A local couple hopes their Kickstarter campaign will help finance construction and startup costs for a new downtown restaurant.

Kentucky New Era sold to Paxton Media Group

by Jennifer P. Brown
November 30, 2018

The Kentucky New Era, the daily newspaper published by the same family in Hopkinsville for more than 125 years, has been sold to the Paxton Media Group in Paducah.

Friends, stranger help downtown business owners buy properties

by Jennifer P. Brown
November 29, 2018

When the property where they rented space went up for auction, a surprising turn of events helped two downtown business owners stay put.

Historic downtown buildings sell for $690,250

by Jennifer P. Brown
November 22, 2018

The former Cayce-Yost Department Store building and several other historic downtown buildings in Hopkinsville sold at auction for a combined $690,250.