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Utility Incentives Tied to LEED are Growing Geometrically

Green Building Law Update

Last week Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company announced rebates from $2,000 to $10,000 tied to achieving certain LEED credits. Electric utility based incentives that support energy efficiency, including LEED certification, are increasing in number across the U.S.

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Utility Incentives Tied to LEED are Growing Geometrically

Green Building Law Update

Last week Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company announced rebates from $2,000 to $10,000 tied to achieving certain LEED credits. Electric utility based incentives that support energy efficiency, including LEED certification, are increasing in number across the U.S.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds With Terry Gill, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

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UPS, which operates the Worldport air hub and Centennial ground hub in Louisville, tells us their presence has been a factor in locating 250 businesses in the greater Louisville area, representing more than 13,000 jobs and a $300 million-plus payroll. What are the requirements for this certification?

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Business Report: Businesses Are Finding It’s Better In The Bluegrass State

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Ford recently announced it will invest $80 million and add 350 new jobs to boost production capacity at its Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville. Southeast BF-March/April-2014 Georgetown Louisville' In fact, Kentucky is the third-largest auto manufacturing state in the country, and our manufacturers continue to expand.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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Both Indianapolis and Louisville have established reputations for being communities that logistics projects must examine as potential sites; business parks filled with large distribution centers are available in many communities, and UPS in Louisville and FedEx in Indianapolis are key parts of the air shipping industry.

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Mississippi: A Winning Recipe

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Seventy-five percent of the funds may be used for new job creation, while 25 percent of the funds are allocated for strengthening the skills of Mississippi’s existing workforce and for workforce certification. Winston Plywood and Veneer held a grand opening for the company’s new $100 million manufacturing facility in Louisville.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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The program originally was designed to encourage a huge investment and job growth by Ford in Louisville, but Gov. The program offers scholarships to individuals to achieve their Certified Production Technician Certification, a qualification that most manufacturing employers in. million through the KJRA.

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