The task force comes as a result of a significant increase in violent crimes in Christian County and Hopkinsville, and was also spurred by the shooting of two Hopkinsville police officers.
Kentucky Retirement Systems, Teacher Retirement Systems and Judicial Form Retirement System are out of compliance with Senate Bill 2, a 2017 law that requires great transparency in the state’s pension agencies, State Auditor Mike Harmon said.
The not-for-profit company is getting its main funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission, a regional economic-development agency. Organizers hope it will eventually employ 60 workers.
The study looks at how innovation affects rural businesses' performance and other other factors such as income levels, unemployment rates, and presence of creative workers.