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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024


Economic DevelopmentMajor Program

955

Total Hours

Contributed.

8369

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

2

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

211

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of businesses receiving private investment as a result of economic development planning

56

Number of businesses reached through Extension programming

576

Number of businesses implementing economic development plans

39

Number of economic development-related projects/plans created with Extension’s assistance

38

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Understanding Economic Behavior

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