Business

Construction of a third speculative building in the Southeast Kentucky Business Park is well under way and the $1.6 million project is slated to be complete by June. Site preparation for the 58,000 square feet structure is was completed last year. Principal construction began soon after on lot 10 at the park, a parcel of property located at the intersection of the Corbin Bypass (KY 3041) and what is known as the “Woodbine Connector.” “I think it’s going to be a great location with a lot of visibility,” said Bruce Carpenter, Director of Economic Development for the city of Corbin. “It’s going to really show up well.” The spot is a distance...

A bill to modernize Kentucky’s restaurant tax has been introduced in the Kentucky Senate. Senate Bill 166, sponsored by Senator Jared Carpenter (R-Berea), will eliminate the current tax restaurant owners pay on their gross receipts or net profits if cities elect to tax the purchasing of food by customers. “This is a great help to both restaurants and cities across the Commonwealth,” said Jonathan Steiner, executive director/CEO of the Kentucky League of Cities. “Switching to a consumption-based model rather than taxing productivity is fairer and more efficient. This puts money back into the pockets of the people who own the local restaurant while also allowing reinvestment in the community.” Under current...

Sherrie Mays, MSN, RN was named Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for Baptist Health Corbin.  Sherrie joined Baptist in 1983 as a staff nurse.  In 1995, she was named Director of Women’s and Children’s Services.  Leadership for the Surgery Department was added to her responsibilities in 2001.  In 2014, with a growing surgical service, the hospital asked Sherrie to focus all of her administrative energies as the Director of Surgical Services.  Sherrie has served on multiple System Teams, including the Material Management and Standardization Team, Wrong Site Surgery Team and the Surgical Team.  She has also been an active member on the hospital’s Emergency Preparedness and Management...

In the first meeting of 2016 at the Pine Mountain State Resort Park in Pineville, the Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) Executive Committee welcomed Governor Matt Bevin as the new co-chair of the organization. Gov. Bevin will serve alongside co-founder and co-chair U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers. “I am honored to be back in Southeastern Kentucky with this inspiring group of leaders. SOAR’s mission, vision and goals are critical as Eastern Kentucky fights to protect coal jobs and attract new opportunities to the region,” stated Gov. Bevin. “I’m proud to share with the SOAR Board and attendees that my budget fully supports the SOAR initiative and, more broadly, the Eastern Kentucky...