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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, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Economic and Business Development - FCSMajor Program

460

Total Hours

Contributed.

2365

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

0

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

54

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of events providing local entrepreneurship opportunities

76

Number of business start-ups

7

Number of businesses retained or expanded (including new market opportunities)

40

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Sparkling Skills: Homemakers Jewelry Making Class

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