Business & Development

News about business and development in downtown Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Battery recycling provides economic, national security, and environmental benefits.
batteries
Long planning times and increasing competition internationally mean U.S. carmakers will continue to develop electric cars, despite funding cuts from the Trump administration, experts say.
electrical vehicle charging sign
Distillery University, based in Spokane, Washington, will lead the workshop at the Christian County distillery.
whiskey barrels
March 23 is the deadline for submitting a Compass Award nomination.
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Ascend and the U.S. Department of Energy have mutually agreed to cancel a $164 million federal grant for part of the manufacturing infrastructure at the company’s Apex 1 facility, the company announced.
ev battery plant site in hopkinsville
The first major union election in the South this year is headed to Glendale, Kentucky, a small farming community off Interstate 65 just south of Louisville.
UAW EV battery plant
Participants will meet with Kentucky leaders and explore the state’s resources and opportunities in a series of seven monthly, three-day sessions at locations around the state.
leadership kentucky
Brown-Forman’s portfolio includes brands Woodford Reserve, Old Forester and Jack Daniel’s. 
Kroger, which has the largest free-standing grocery in Hopkinsville, would have added 2,000 stores to its holdings nationwide if the merger had been approved.
grocery aisle food
Scheduled to open in 2027, the facility will add 1 million square feet of capacity while decreasing carbon emissions by 30 percent and water usage by 1.5 million gallons per year.
Toyota plant Georgetown