If you are interested in the latest economic development and business activities in Southcentral Kentucky then you will not want to miss The DeCesare Group Podcast! Our first guest is Warren County Judge Executive Emeritus, Mike Buchanon. Judge Buchanon will share his insights on the last 30 years in relation to the growth of the economy in Bowling Green, Warren County, and Southcentral Kentucky.

The DeCesare Group Podcast is hosted by Jim DeCesare, member of the Kentucky Association of Economic Development Hall of Fame.

The DeCesare Group Podcast is available on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Samsung Podcasts, Podcast Index and Listen Notes.

-The DeCesare Group

Short but active session adjourns after lawmakers pass bills on cannabis and sports betting

While the 2023 legislative session may have opened to tempered expectations in January, it gaveled to a close this week with a stack of major bills in the books, including two breakout measures on medicinal cannabis and sports wagering that both passed in the final hours.

Lawmakers returned to Frankfort on Wednesday for the last two days of the short, 30-day session and, in a marathon of proceedings, overrode more than a dozen vetoes from the governor.

-Public Information Office, Kentucky General Assembly

Sales pro Webb still selling Bowling Green

Sales – whether it’s greeting cards, used cars or school supplies – has been Johnny Webb’s stock-in-trade for more than half a century.

It still is, only now the product the retired businessman is selling is his adopted hometown of Bowling Green.

You can see the evidence near the Carter Sims Road bridge spanning Interstate 65, where a colorful, flag-bedecked “southern gateway” stands as the centerpiece of the Operation PRIDE organization’s “BeautifI-65” project.

-Don Sergent, Bowling Green Daily News

-Photo Credit: Submitted, Bowling Green Daily News

Henkel Corporation Manufactures Well-Known Products in Bowling Green

Henkel’s Bowling Green, Kentucky manufacturing facility has been a part of the Bowling Green landscape for 29 years. Established in 1994 as Huish Detergents, the plant became Sun Products in 2008 and part of the Henkel family in 2016. Today, approximately 700 employees produce essential products, including Persil®, Snuggle® and all® brand products in a 24/7, 365-day operation serving customers across North America.

-Diann Nichols, Bowling Green Daily News