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Westside Indy businesses face wave of construction disruptions with more to come
WRTV - Indiana
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June 16, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS — Construction headaches are nothing new for the westside of Indianapolis, but for many residents and business owners, the impact is building. The latest development: a planned six-month closure of westbound Washington Street between...
Bourbon Week continues in Frankfort with tastings, live music, and bourbon-inspired shopping
WTVQ 36 - Kentucky
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June 16, 2025
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Bourbon Day may have been Saturday, but the celebration is still going strong in the heart of bourbon country. Bourbon Week is underway in Downtown Frankfort, with events that include bourbon tastings, live music,...
IRS stipulation could have consequences for seniors in a declining stock market
Housing Wire
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June 16, 2025
The Times explained that the IRS requires some Americans with tax-deferred retirement plans, including 401(k)s and individual retirement accounts (IRAs), to draw down their savings or face penalties. These distributions are taxed as income and...
Ready, willing and maple? Kentucky economists say state’s syrup industry has rich potential
wkms - Kentucky
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June 16, 2025
In a side room of a Farmington, Kentucky barn sits a roaring fire underneath a large metal pan called an evaporator - warming the room with the steam it is releasing. During the peak of winter, this device is used to boil hundreds of gallons of...
2025 NBA Mock Draft 3.0: 76ers take Edgecombe, Grizzlies select Sorber after Bane trade
Yahoo Sports
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There is no offseason in the NBA. Before the Finals have even ended, we already have a blockbuster trade that sent Desmond Bane to Orlando in exchange for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, four first-round picks, and a pick swap. That deal...
Alabama joins $7.4 billion opioid settlement with major pharmaceutical company
AL.com - Alabama
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June 16, 2025
Attorney General Steve Marshall on Monday announced Alabama is part of a nationwide $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The Sackler family has informed 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible...
Mi-De-Con opens new location in Eastern Kentucky
WCHS - West Virginia
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GREENUP COUNTY, Ky. (WCHS) — A ribbon cutting was held for a new location of Mi-De-Con at EastPark Industrial Park. The company is a full service industrial contractor. The new location will be dedicated to fabrication to pressure vessels and...
Former WWE star Carlito surprises Kentucky, shows up with apple and mean left hand
Cageside Seats
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June 16, 2025
Former WWE star Carlito teased that he might “show up somewhere” over the weekend, then delivered. On Sunday, Carlito rolled up to Lexington, KY, at Appalachian Mountain Wrestling’s Summer Bash. After the main event, where New South Pro Wrestling...
Coming soon: A lot is going on with new, expanding businesses
Georgetown News Graphic - Kentucky
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The weather is warm and construction is in full swing throughout Scott County. In addition to new construction, some businesses have changed hands. Some businesses are keeping information close, but here is what we know. Last week, Georgetown...
1 H-1B petition filed by Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting employers classified under the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting industry in Kentucky in 2024
Bluegrass Times - Kentucky
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June 16, 2025
Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/...
Fayette County reaches record-breaking $1.7 billion in economic impact from travel in 2024
The Lane Report - Kentucky
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June 16, 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The economic impact of travel and tourism in Fayette County set a record of $1.7 billion in 2024, according to a study for the Kentucky Department of Tourism released today. Tourism in Fayette County generated more than $131...
Strange: Kentucky Man in Trouble for Weaponizing a Raccoon
Red State
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June 16, 2025
The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. People generally love cute critters. Raccoons, now they're as cute as they come, but they are also intelligent, dexterous, adaptable,...
Leadership Kentucky ELEVATE class of 2025 graduates
The Lane Report - Kentucky
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June 16, 2025
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The ELEVATE Kentucky Class of 2025 graduated on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Twenty-three civic and community leaders from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky celebrated after three months together. Since 2017, ELEVATE Kentucky has...
Eastern Kentucky: Beautiful Opportunity
The Lane Report - Kentucky
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June 16, 2025
With a long-standing identity rooted in the coal industry, Eastern Kentucky is now embracing economic diversification and revitalization efforts that are attracting new industries, creating jobs, improving infrastructure and fostering innovation....
Open banking to survive Trump, fintechs say
Payments Dive
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An open banking trend allowing banks and payments players to more easily share consumer data is likely to advance, regardless of vacillating U.S. regulatory policy, industry lawyers and executives say. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had...
Western Kentucky, Southern Indiana, and Southern Illinois are in for a Wild Weather Week
106.1 KISS FM - Indiana
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June 16, 2025
As the person who monitors the weather pretty regularly and reports on it for our radio station market, I have to say, Friday's storms caught me off guard! I knew it was going to rain, but the extreme flash flooding and tornado that hit the west...
Northern Kentucky: Primed for Success
The Lane Report - Kentucky
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June 16, 2025
Northern Kentucky thrives by being one of the most quintessentially all-American regions of the nation, and it keeps adding economic wins to its commercial and lifestyle riches. The northernmost portion of Kentucky, where the Licking River joins...
Western Kentucky: Western Kentucky’s Winning Edge
The Lane Report - Kentucky
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June 16, 2025
The diverse natural resources found throughout Western Kentucky come together to create a vital foundation for the region’s economy and workforce. There are plentiful natural resources like coal, oil and natural gas. There are plentiful...
South-Central Kentucky: Fastest Economy in America
The Lane Report - Kentucky
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June 16, 2025
South-Central Kentucky leans into moving fast. As the sole manufacturing site of GM’s Corvette sports car, America’s icon of sleek speed, it’s only fitting Bowling Green is the state’s fastest growing city. For 13 years running, Bowling Green has...
Greater Louisville: All-American Economic Engine
The Lane Report - Kentucky
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June 16, 2025
For at least 250 years, Louisville has been Kentucky’s economic engine, generating more than a third of the state’s $220 billion gross domestic product of goods and services. The entire Greater Louisville region is a workhorse whose overall share...