Bluegrass South Coalition, which SWEDA is a partner, recently held their first recruiting event at Marker s Mark Distillery in Loretto. Consultants and developers from the Louisville area were in attendance at this event to unveil the Bluegrass South Coalition's presentation explained the 9-county region of vibrant, progressive communities in Central Kentucky with business development assets and advantages that are easily accessible via 4 major highway corridors (KY 55, US 127, US 150, and US 27) to either the Louisville or Lexington metropolitan areas.
The Bluegrass South Coalition also gave those in attendance a look at the combined workforce numbers:
Region Population: 187,317 *
Labor Market Area: 31 counties*
LMA Population: 1,261,947*
Civilian Labor Force: 643,949*
Total Available Labor: 47,967*
(Please note that Total Available Labor does NOT yet reflect 2009 increases in unemployment!)
Source: Economic Development Information System (EDIS), Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
Up next, the Bluegrass Coalition will be meeting with the Economic Development Cabinet and plan a meeting with their respective community's leadership to discuss and answer questions pertaining to House Bill 3. Both of these meetings are scheduled for November.
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