The leaders of the SBA, W.K. Kellogg Foundation and microlender Justine Peterson announced the formation of the Aspire Entrepreneurship Initiative, a groundbreaking new $2.1 million partnership to expand access to entrepreneurial education and microloans for formerly incarcerated individuals.

As part of the work of Shaping our Appalachian Region, grants totaling more than $12 million were announced for projects in Kentucky. With these investments, more than 400 jobs will be created in the region along with almost $40 million in economic impact and leveraged project funding.

This map from a local radio station shows the location and incentive amount of each TIF agreement in place in Louisville. At present, there are 19 tax increment financing agreements throughout Louisville, totaling nearly $2.5 billion in developer incentives.

The City of Newport has approved a development agreement that would bring the $7.5 million New Riff Distilling Whiskey Campus to the city's west side, where construction of a new KY Route 9 played a major role in attracting the project.

The developer of the West Louisville FoodPort abruptly canceled the $35 million project Wednesday, shelving the celebrated local food project that has been a cornerstone of Mayor Greg Fischer's redevelopment strategy in the West End.

Join the CDFA Kentucky Financing Roundtable for the second annual conference. This event will feature a number of economic development finance experts from around the commonwealth discussing development finance tools, authorities, resources and approaches, and how these can affect the Kentucky economy going forward.

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