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Next weeks career fair looks to hire 50+

January 31st, 2011

As part of our existing business and workforce initiatives, we are assisting KU with the coordination and planning of the three career fairs they have planned for later this month.

LG&E-KU provides gas, electricity — and exceptional customer service — to nearly 1.2 million customers each day. KU’s customer service employees recieve a challenging and rewarding career with competitive compensation and benefits packages.

KU is currently hiring a variety of customer service positions within the new customer contact center in Morganfield, Ky. The center, which will be located along US 60 on the east side of Morganfield, will house a regional call center that will provide up to 50+ jobs over time.

KU is holding multiple career fairs in the western Kentucky area. KU encourages you to attend one of these fairs to speak with company representatives about these exciting career opportunities in Morganfield.

Morganfield Customer Contact Career Fairs

Feb. 9, 1-7 p.m. CST
Herron Technology Center

4500 U.S. Hwy 60 West
Morganfield, KY 42437

Feb. 10, 1-7 p.m. CST
Henderson Community College Fine Arts Center

2660 South Green St.
Henderson, KY 42420

Feb. 11, 1-6 p.m. CST
JobNet Career Center

755 Industrial Road
Madisonville, KY 42431

If you’re interested in a career with an innovative company, you’re encouraged to attend one of these fairs to find out more about a career in customer service at LG&E-KU.  Interested candidates can apply at www.lge-ku.com/careers/morganfield.

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Announcement and Ground Breaking for New KU Center

January 22nd, 2011

NWKF is pleased to welcome the new Kentucky Utilities customer service facility to Morganfield. 

This facility will represent the company’s 4th call center and will result in more than 50 jobs. 

We will post more on this exciting news after the official announcement  and ground breaking on 28 January in the Morganfield Industrial Park.

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Gleaner Reports on Job Growth

December 2nd, 2010

Thanks to The Gleaner for the recent story on the region’s positive job growth and congratulations to Webster County with the state’s 2nd lowest unemployment rate!

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Final Thoughts from Czech Republic

November 6th, 2010

We spent our last full day in the CR today driving back to Prague and seeing the city.  Unbelievable!  It is an amazingly beautiful city.  Even with a light drizzle and much cooler temperature it was amazing.

We went to Prague Castle which overlooks city.  This labyrinth of more than 1000 years of building and rebuilding, includes a number of state buildings, museums and a breathtaking cathedral.  Additionally, it offers breathtaking views of the Charles River and the city down below.

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More Thoughts from Olomouc

November 4th, 2010

This is the second in a series of blogposts from our visit with our sister region in Olomouc, Czech, and participation in meetings and a trade show there.

Each region made presentations this morning on their approaches to economic development and what their areas had to offer.  One of the most important insights that I took away from this was how dramatically different most of our European friends approach economic development compared to the NWKF approach specifically, and the American-approach generally.

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NWKF in the Czech Republic

November 3rd, 2010

Olomouc SquareNWKF is in Olomouc, Czech Republic, this week!  We have a sister region relationship with the Olomouc region and have been invited to participate in their “Partner Days” events this week.  Along with the greater Green River Region, the Olomouc region partners with similar size regions from France, Serbia, Finland, Hungary, and Poland.  In addition to meetings on economic development, we will all be participating in a trade and industry show be sponsored by the City of Olomouc. 

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Why We Take the Northwest Kentucky Story on the Road

October 29th, 2010

Recently, a friend asked me why it seemed like I was always on the road.  The reason is two-fold:

1) I AM always on the road!

2) to take the Northwest Kentucky story to companies considering new location decisions and to the consultants who assist companies in making these decisions.

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Northwest Kentucky Forward in Atlanta this Week!

October 25th, 2010

NWKF will be in Atlanta this week participating in a number of calls and events.  Tonight (Monday) we will be participating in the E.ON US Get Connected reception at Rathbuns.  We appreciate E.ON’s economic development team partnering with KentuckyUnited and their communities for this event.

The rest of the week we will be calling on companies as part of the KentuckyUnited team, as well as calling on our own projects in the area.

If you are in the area, we would welcome the chance to meet and talk about all the advantages to doing business in Northwest Kentucky!  Give us a call today to schedule an appointment.

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Northwest KY Is “Plugged In” to Energy!

October 19th, 2010

Plugged-In’s Energy Week got off to a great start today with two very successful events. 

A BioEnergy Symposium sponsored by Plugged In and the Kentucky Energy Cabinet featured a number of speakers focused on the opportunities for BioEnergy in Kentucky, especially in Northwest Kentucky.

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More Energy Week Activities

October 12th, 2010

In conjunction with the biofuels symposium, Plugged In Energy Initiative will also be hosting its second annual Energy Education Week. This week-long event focuses our area schools on the science of energy as well as local opportunities in energy production, research, and workforce development. 

 


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