Business

Next month will mark the 19th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks on New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., in addition to a failed attack on the U.S. Capitol that was stopped by the brave men and women on Flight 93 when it crashed in a Pennsylvania field. In the coming days in honor of 9-11, Cash Express in Williamsburg will continue a long standing tradition of distributing thank you cards and cupcakes to first responders in and around Williamsburg in appreciation for their service to their community. Cash Express LLC Chief Executive Officer Garry McNabb noted that 9-11 is one of those times for reflection, and...

Baptist Health Corbin, Lexington, and Richmond have received platinum recognition from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for their efforts in encouraging enrollment in Kentucky’s organ donor registries. Between October 2019 and April 2020 the hospitals participated in HRSA’s Workplace Partnership for Life (WPFL) Hospital Organ Donation Campaign. The program challenges hospitals and healthcare organizations to “let life bloom” by educating their staff, patients, visitors, and communities about the critical need for organ, eye, and tissue donation, including offering opportunities to register as organ donors. The campaign is a national initiative that unites the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources...

Beginning Fall 2020, classes in business analytics and business ethics will be included as core classes for those pursuing a business degree through the Hutton School of Business at University of the Cumberlands. Students will also have two new concentration options within the degree program: finance and strategic marketing. In business analytics, students will learn how data describe, predict, and inform business decisions in the specific areas of accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing. They will also develop basic data literacy and an analytic mindset that will assist in making strategic and informed decisions based on data. Ultimately, students will learn how to ask the right questions of data. The business...

Alec Poore is well known in Williamsburg and surrounding areas for being one of the top Yellow Jacket athletes to pass through the halls of WHS in recent memory. His overall ability helped the Jacket football, basketball and track & field teams enjoy great success during his time in orange and white, but these days he can be seen sporting a suit and tie as he seeks out the training and education necessary to become a leader in the world of business. Poore, a soon-to-be junior at Eastern Kentucky University, has spent his summer in northern Kentucky where he has had the opportunity to sit under the learning tree of...

When Ben Childers first started learning about drone technology as a junior at Corbin High School he never imagined that it would change the course of his life, but now the 22-year-old University of Kentucky law student is approaching his fourth year as owner of his very own aerial imagery business, Ben Childers Photography, LLC. “My parents got me a drone for Christmas,” Childers said of his initial experience with one of the machines. “I enjoyed messing with it, taking pictures and videos around the house. Then I took it down to Cumberland Falls, and one of the videos that I took there got something like 180 thousand views. I...

Systemwide, across its eight hospitals, physician offices, and other provider and outpatient locations, Baptist Health has passed the 100,000 mark in testing for COVID-19, having conducted 102,013 tests as of July 31. In Kentucky, 91,384 tests were performed, with an additional 10,629 tests in southern Indiana. The number compares to 621,206 tests conducted throughout Kentucky (as of July 30), as reported by the Kentucky Department for Public Health, making Baptist Health’s percentage of testing across the Commonwealth nearly 15 percent. “Testing has been, and continues to be a challenge since the early days of COVID-19 in our communities,” said Gerard Colman, Baptist Health system CEO, “But throughout, Baptist has used...

Baptist Health Corbin opened an 18-bed unit for Senior Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment. This unit will provide a safe and structured environment for seniors ages 65 years and older who require behavioral health services. Travis Powers, RN, Behavioral Health Community Liaison, stated, “We saw a need in the community to address the unique needs for our 65 plus age group. We will be using an interdisciplinary team approach which will include psychiatrists, nursing, counselors and therapists to address their needs.” Services in the unit include: • Psychiatric evaluation and daily management • 24 hour nursing care • Individual, group and family therapy • Individualized treatment and aftercare planning • Medical services and consults • Individualized education •Therapeutic recreational...

Charles Tye has been appointed as the new agency manager with Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) Insurance at the Whitley County Farm Bureau – Williamsburg office. Tye’s appointment was announced in Louisville by Chuck Osborne, Vice President of Agency Support & Marketing for KFB Insurance. Previously, Tye served as an agent in the Knox County Farm Bureau office for the past two decades. In his new position, Tye will be calling on the residents of Whitley County to offer a wide variety of insurance coverage through KFB Insurance. He will also manage the daily operations of the staff at the Whitley County Farm Bureau - Williamsburg office located at 593 S Highway...

Corbin has proclaimed August 9 - August 15, 2020 as Health Center Week. Running parallel with the annual National Health Center Week, the City of Corbin is home to a single health center, Grace Health. The hope is that the week will raise awareness about the mission and accomplishments of America’s health centers over the past five decades. Community Health Centers serve as the beacon of strength, service, and care in their communities. At City Hall on the 5th of August, mayor Suzie Razmus made the proclamation official for the week of celebration. Michael Stanley, Grace Health’s CEO explained, “National Health Center Week honors those front line providers, staff, and...

June unemployment rates for Whitley and its surrounding counties in Kentucky have largely dropped back to near pre-COVID-19 levels, according to figures from the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Unemployment rates dropped in all 120 Kentucky counties between May 2020 and June 2020 with rates in Whitley County and surrounding counties dropping by 50 percent or more in most cases. Also, unemployment rates fell in 82 Kentucky counties between June 2019 and June 2020 – including Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties – rose in 33 and stayed the same in five counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics. Whitley...