Hopkinsville, KY, USA / WHOP 1230 AM | News Radio
Mar 8, 2021 2:30 PM
The Pennyrile Area Development District Board of Directors heard from the Kentucky Procurement Technical Assistance Center at Monday’s meeting and about how they serve the Commonwealth.
KYPTAC State Director Nancy Brown says the focus of the center is helping to provide businesses and agencies with the supplies and resources they need to succeed, while promoting inclusive economic development. They do coaching and training, and advocate to large companies on behalf of smaller entities to help them compete in the government space.
She says that several offices are already in place across the state, with a new one set to open in western Kentucky in the coming months. Their efforts are free of charge, since they are funded by government dollars.
Multiple lawmakers talked about reigning in the emergency powers of a governor and Representative Melinda Prunty of Muhlenberg County says it’s not necessarily about any angst against the current governor, she and others want the legislature to be more involved when there is a prolonged event such as the pandemic.
All of the legislators agreed there will be discussion about how to address an unemployment insurance fund crippled by pandemic shutdowns and they hope to do it in a way that doesn’t make Kentucky businesses pay all of the bill.
PADD said goodbye to outgoing Senator Stan Humphries of Cadiz, who ends his final term this month after choosing to not seek re-election.