Source: Lane Report (KY Business)

Louisville Gas and Electric Co. and Kentucky Utilities Co. earned Site Selection magazine’s Top Utility award for economic development for the 13th time, supporting 92 projects that brought $5.7 billion in announced investment and 4,574 jobs to Kentucky in 2025.

Equip Exposition 2026 returns to the Kentucky Exposition Center Oct. 20-23, bringing thousands of landscaping and equipment professionals to Louisville for demonstrations, education and networking, featuring HGTV’s Mike Holmes as keynote speaker and events across the city.

GE Appliances announced a $1 billion investment in its Louisville Appliance Park headquarters, including the return of dryer manufacturing from Mexico, creating 4,700 manufacturing jobs and positioning the facility as the nation’s largest home appliance manufacturing site.

Kentucky VALOR and Sazerac launch the Industry Connections initiative to help veterans and military spouses pursue careers in Kentucky’s tourism and hospitality sector, tapping into military skills for a growing industry.

Residents discuss friendship and spontaneity, reject AI-generated restaurant marketing, share dive bar recommendations, voice outrage over police use of force against an 84-year-old in Lancaster, and offer financial assistance to a resident in crisis.

Henry Clay’s boys soccer team prevailed 3-1 over West Jessamine, while Lexington Catholic blanked Montgomery County 1-0. In volleyball, Tates Creek secured a five-set victory at Great Crossing.

Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux opened its first Kentucky location in Lexington on Aug. 31, creating approximately 125 jobs and establishing itself as ESPN’s #1 Sports Bar in America in the city.

Camco Chemical announced a new 130,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center at its Independence campus, marking the third-generation family company’s continued investment in Northern Kentucky manufacturing and supply chain operations.

Kentucky State Police Post 12 announced it will conduct periodic traffic safety checkpoints across seven central Kentucky counties, focusing on operator impairment, driver licensing, and vehicle registration and insurance compliance.

Subtext has acquired land at 565 S. Limestone for EVER Lexington, a 520-bed student housing development near the University of Kentucky that will include ground-floor retail. Construction is expected to begin in fall 2026 and complete in summer 2028.