Author: Shelley Meyer
Major Program: First Impressions
Community support for local businesses is crucial for commerce success in a small town. Supporting local businesses is a community and economic development strategy that keeps dollars’ spent local and encourages downtown revitalization and growth. This is especially important in small town communities with an up-and-coming downtown area. Family & Consumer Sciences with the Harrison County Cooperative Extension Services has an annual tea party, which has occurred for 2022 and 2023, in a
Author: Daniel Carpenter
LaRue County is in a unique situation for growth by its proximity to a new factory that will need a large workforce to support it. We expect many people to move here and possibly new businesses will look to relocate or build new here. The LaRue County Extension Office wanted to help the county prepare for what’s coming by having the Center for Economic Development in Kentucky (CEDIK) do a First Impressions program.First Impressions is a structured assessment program that enables communitie
