Houchens Industries (“Houchens”), one of the largest and most diversified wholly owned S Corp ESOPs in the United States, announced today that it has acquired Feeders Pet Supply (“FSP” or the “Company”). 

FSP, based in Louisville, Kentucky, is a leading and rapidly growing omnichannel pet specialty retailer.  The Company operates under the names of Feeders Pet Supply and Chow Hound Pet Supplies across six different states.  The Company sells pet food, supplies, and services through its emerging e-commerce platform in addition to its 58 brick and mortar locations spread across Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina.  FSP’s customer loyalty program is quickly approaching one million members who enjoy the opportunity to set up monthly subscriptions for their pet food delivery in addition to visiting the many retail locations.  The Company has experienced steady growth since its founding in 1959. That growth accelerated in 2016 when PNC Riverarch, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania acquired the majority ownership.  Now, the Company has entered into an agreement to sell 100% of the company to Houchens as a pathway for their employees to share in not only the ownership and success of FSP, but the ownership and success of Houchens.

-Houchens Industries

WoodSpring Suites coming to Bowling Green

Extended stay is here to stay in the Bowling Green lodging landscape.

Less than four months after David Chandler announced plans for an extended-stay SpringHill Suites by Marriott in his The Hub development along Lovers Lane, Pennsylvania-based Posh Properties has begun work on a 122-room WoodSpring Suites hotel near Cumberland Trace Road and Scottsville Road.

-Don Sergent, Bowling Green Daily News

2024 Presidential Candidate to Headline Southern Kentucky Lincoln Day Dinner

The latest addition to the 2024 presidential primary field will keynote a Lincoln Day Dinner in Warren County later this month.

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who announced his candidacy on Sunday, is the first 2024 presidential candidate to appear in the bluegrass state. He will address Republicans on April 14th at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green.

-Kentucky Fried Politics

O-I prepares to break ground on $240 million US facility

O-I prepares to break ground on its glass manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky, US.

Last year, O-I unveiled its plans to build a $240 million greenfield facility in the US.

The investment will be O-I’s first facility in nearly two decades and the first purposely built for its MAGMA technology.

The plant is expected to set new standards in sustainable glass manufacturing by using renewable electricity, gas-oxy fuel and other innovative solutions.

Groundbreaking will take place at the site on April 14^th.

-Jess Mills, Glass International