SOKY Economic Development and Business News

February 20, 2023

Vol. 1, Issue 4

Content Compiled from Various Sources

Gov. Beshear Signs Legislation To Fund Completion of Bowling Green Veterans Center

Representative Michael Meredith

State Senator Mike Wilson

State Representative Michael Meredith and State Senator Mike Wilson get final piece of funding legislation approved and signed by Governor Beshear for Bowling Green Veterans Center

Gov. Andy Beshear joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers to sign House Bill 2. The measure provides much-needed support to complete the Bowling Green Veterans Center, which will provide compassionate care for Kentucky’s veterans.

In November 2022, Gov. Beshear joined federal, state and local leaders to break ground on the Bowling Green Veterans Center. House Bill 2 dedicates an additional $16,630,000 in fiscal year 2022-2023 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund to previously appropriated budget items to complete construction of the $53 million Veterans Center in Bowling Green. The center is expected to be completed in 2024.

-Office of the Governor

WWII vet, auctioneer Tarter passes at 98

Bowling Green’s Leon Tarter, a World War II veteran and auctioneer, passed away Thursday at the age of 98.

Born the youngest of five children and raised in Edmonton County, Tarter was best known throughout the community for his decades of work as a real estate auctioneer.

-Bowling Green Daily News

Most days, you might feel more like a firefighter than a business owner—meaning you spend all your time at work running around and putting out fires. You’ve got your nose to the grindstone, your hand to the firehose, and just about every other part of you stretched.

-Ramsey Solutions

Regional representatives focus on workforce development, education

The General Assembly is back in session, and southcentral Kentucky legislators have gotten to work. They’ve already filed dozens of bills, many addressing workforce development and educational concerns.

-Bowling Green Daily News

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