Thursday, May 26, 2022

Rubicon Enters Strategic Partnership with Palantir Technologies

Leading digital marketplace for waste and recycling expands data, analytics, and reporting capabilities with new partnership


Lexington, Kentucky, May 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rubicon Technologies, LLC (“Rubicon” or the “Company”), a digital marketplace for waste and recycling and provider of innovative software-based solutions for businesses and governments worldwide, today announced that it has entered a strategic partnership with Palantir Technologies, Inc. (“Palantir”), enhancing and expanding its data, analytics, and reporting capabilities. As part of the agreement, the two organizations will also develop a joint go-to-market strategy for the commercialization of new Rubicon subscription data products and supporting workflows.

Palantir is a leading software company specializing in big data analytics, and its

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Jenny Schneider Joins the Award-Winning Travel Agency, Cruise Planners, as Franchise Owner

Curacao

Curacao, one of the three ABC islands in the Caribbean

As a Cruise Planners travel expert, I take the stress and hassle out of planning a vacation for my clients”
— Jennifer Schneider

FT MITCHELL, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES, May 24, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Jenny Schneider announced today that she has joined Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the industry.

Affiliation means Schneider now offers travelers exclusive pricing on a

Monday, May 16, 2022

Gov. Beshear Announces ARC Grant for Breaks Interstate Park

Funds will allow for improved parking and hospitality facilities as well as a new trail

FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 16, 2022) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Breaks Interstate Park will receive a $358,035 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for the Ratliff Hole Area Renovation Project. These funds will allow for improved parking and restroom facilities, repaving an access road and creating a new trail at the Ratliff Hole Area of Breaks Interstate Park. The Ratliff Hole Area is in Pike County.

The grant funding is administered by the Department for Local Government (DLG).

“Breaks Interstate Park is a natural wonder, and this investment shows

Gov. Beshear Announces ARC Grant for Nicholas County Water District

Funds will allow for installation of new waterline, pump stations and service meters

FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 16, 2022) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the Nicholas County Water District (NCWD) will receive a $500,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). These funds will allow for water system improvements.

The grant funding is administered by the Department for Local Government (DLG).

“Having reliable water infrastructure is crucial,” Gov. Beshear said. “When we

Gov. Beshear Announces $1.5 Million ARC grant for Sandy Hook Water District

Funds will allow for installation of new waterline, a new water treatment plant and repair of a water storage tank

FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 16, 2022) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that the Sandy Hook Water District (SHWD) will receive a $1.5 million grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) Central Appalachia Distressed County Infrastructure initiative. This funding will allow for new water infrastructure that will improve service for 1,265 households and 85 businesses.

The grant funding is administered by the Department for Local Government (DLG).

“Access to clean water is not something any Kentuckian should have to worry about

Heritage trades employers invited to Tuesday discussion

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Heritage trades employers invited to Tuesday discussion

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Labor analysis, training model for new academy on table

as City moves to skill up workforce

 

COVINGTON, Ky. – Learning the “lost skills” related to repairing, restoring, and maintaining historic buildings is a viable career choice that will earn workers a living wage and make them highly sought-after by a wide array of potential employers.

 

That’s the clear takeaway from a new labor and market analysis of this region that confirms what anecdotes have been suggesting: There is a huge and critical need for an ongoing effort led by the City of Covington to work with its partners to train a new generation of workers.

 

In fact, writes consultant Donovan Rypkema of PlaceEconomics:

Kentucky Ranks 6th in Site Selection’s Prosperity Cup; BlueOvalSK, Amazon Air Hub Named to Top Deals List

Local economic development organizations recognized for recent success

FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 16, 2022) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced another strong showing for Kentucky in Site Selection magazine’s annual rankings, which includes the 2022 Prosperity Cup and Mac Conway Awards, as well as the Top Deals in North America list.

Kentucky ranks sixth in this year’s Prosperity Cup. The ranking recognizes state-level economic development success based on capital investment project activity during the previous calendar year.

Two of the commonwealth’s most significant recent projects – Ford Motor Co. and