Coming on the heels of Monday’s groundbreaking of the Novelis recycling center in Todd County that will create 140 new jobs, Governor Andy Beshear said good economic news may be coming to Hopkinsville soon.
The governor appeared on the Kentucky Derby Festival AT&T Morning Line Show with News Director Alan Watts Tuesday morning and teased that good news may be coming Hopkinsville’s way soon.
click to download audioOn Monday, the governor was in Guthrie to break ground on the $365 million recycling center at Novelis, which will serve the automotive market with an annual capacity of 240,000 tons.
click to download audioThe investment in Guthrie comes after the state announced a record $11.2 billion in investments to create 18,000 full-time jobs. Following over $7 billion in investments from Ford and Envision in Elizabethtown and Bowling Green, the governor says it’s a good time to invest in Kentucky in the electric vehicle industry.
click to download audioAt the end of April, Fitch Ratings elevated its outlook on Kentucky from “stable” to “positive,” recognizing the commonwealth’s surging economy.
