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Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has named 33 community leaders from all eight DRA states as fellows of the 2022 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy. DLI is an extensive, nine-month executive leadership program that brings together public, private, and nonprofit sector leaders from the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt. The DLI more»

Recognizing those who have played a role in local economic development efforts — and also recognizing the broader community impact beyond — were two themes during Graves County Economic Development’s Targeted Business and Industry Dinner Thursday. Held at WK&T Park, GCED leaders honored more than 50 individuals and businesses and also more»

A more user-friendly website for both job seekers and employers is up and running. The site — jobsingravescounty.com — has launched on the gravescountyed.com main website and can also be found by typing in the URL address. According to a release from Graves County Economic Development, the new tool allows for easier job postings and responses more»

Finding the best location for a business in Graves County is now much easier to do, thanks to the Graves County Economic Development’s new mapping tool. The user-friendly interactive tool combines location, demographic, business and economic data to serve as a primary resource for business recruitment, expansion and retention. It is powered by GIS more»

West Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (WKRECC) recently donated $15,000 to Graves County Economic Development (GCED) to support its mission to retain, expand and attract quality manufacturing, distribution, and service industries to Graves County. The money is earmarked to support GCED’s recruiting and marketing efforts. more»

Graves County Economic Development introduced its new president this week. Jason Lemle assumes the role after Ryan Drane stepped down last October following seven years at the helm of the organization. Lemle comes to GCED after serving as a senior project manager with the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, where he was involved with business more»

Graves County Economic Development announced Friday that Mayfield Consumer Products (MCP) recently broke ground on a major expansion at their facility in the Hickory Industrial Park. According to a press release, the 100,000-square-foot addition to their current building was driven by the strength of their existing customer relationships and the more»

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday that HVAC Distributing LLC, the parent company of Ingram’s Water and Air, plans to create 175 full-time jobs in Graves County with the purchase of a spec building for a second location in the Hickory Industrial Park, located off U.S. 45 North. “While navigating the pandemic’s challenges, we more»