Kentucky Wins Silver Shovel Award for Second Straight Year

Kentucky wins silver shovel award for second straight year

FRANKFORT – Gov. Andy Beshear announced Tuesday that industry publication Area Development has issued Kentucky its Silver Shovel Award for the second year in a row and named GE Appliances as a Manufacturing Project of the Year. “We worked hard last year to attract great companies and create more good-paying jobs for our people, which resulted in our state’s second-best year on record for new private sector investments,” Beshear said. “This recog…

Kentucky lands Silver Shovel Award, highlighting major manufacturing projects

This is the state’s fourth Gold or Silver Shovel designation during the Beshear administration.

Kentucky wins Area Development's Silver Shovel Award for second consecutive year - The Lexington Times

Kentucky has earned the Area Development Silver Shovel Award for the second consecutive year, recognizing the commonwealth’s success in attracting major economic development projects and job creation. The award comes as the state continues a historic economic growth trajectory under Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration. Area Development, a leading publication on site selection and facility planning, evaluates states annually based on job creation,…