The Boone County Public Library announced the architecture firm tapped to design its new Walton branch and also scheduled a session for public feedback. Lexington-based Omni Architects will handle the design of a new 20 to 25,000-sq. ft. facility on a 6.5-acre site. The design process begins this month. “Land was purchased in 2010 in […]
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Three Dead, Including Two Children, from Stab Wounds in Walton
This story has been updated with the identities of those dead at the scene, and a comment from Boone County Public Schools. A woman and two children are dead from stab wounds, the Boon County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Deputies were called at around 9 p.m. Sunday to respond to the 100 block […]
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Boone Co. Denies Zone Change for 208-Acre Site
The Boone County fiscal court denied a zone change last week related to a 208.73-acre site on the west side of Dixie Highway near Chamber Road and I-75. Kansas City-based Northpoint Development, on behalf of Greenfield Farms, had hoped to see the land re-zoned from agricultural to industrial so that industrial buildings could be constructed […]
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Boone Co. Denies Zone Change for 208-Acre Site
The Boone County fiscal court denied a zone change last week related to a 208.73-acre site on the west side of Dixie Highway near Chamber Road and I-75. Kansas City-based Northpoint Development, on behalf of Greenfield Farms, had hoped to see the land re-zoned from agricultural to industrial so that industrial buildings could be constructed […]
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Banta Joins Group Calling for Workforce Housing Tax Credits
A new effort to pass workforce housing tax credits in Frankfort was launched last week at an apartment community in Walton. The Commonwealth Alliance for Housing Solutions (CAHS) was launched with State Representatives Kim Banta, a Republican from Ft. Mitchell, and Randy Bridges, a Republican from Paducah. The call for the tax credits, which supporters […]
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Banta Joins Group Calling for Workforce Housing Tax Credits
A new effort to pass workforce housing tax credits in Frankfort was launched last week at an apartment community in Walton. The Commonwealth Alliance for Housing Solutions (CAHS) was launched with State Representatives Kim Banta, a Republican from Ft. Mitchell, and Randy Bridges, a Republican from Paducah. The call for the tax credits, which supporters […]
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Dollar General Opens Distribution Center in Walton
Dollar General opened its new distribution center in Walton on Tuesday alongside Governor Andy Beshear. The new 630,000-sq. ft. facility is expected to employ 300 people in distribution and private-fleet jobs. The company also donated $10,000 to Walton-Verona Independent Schools. “Joining with Dollar General’s leadership team, new employees and local leaders to help open this facility today […]
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Dollar General Opens Distribution Center in Walton
Dollar General opened its new distribution center in Walton on Tuesday alongside Governor Andy Beshear. The new 630,000-sq. ft. facility is expected to employ 300 people in distribution and private-fleet jobs. The company also donated $10,000 to Walton-Verona Independent Schools. “Joining with Dollar General’s leadership team, new employees and local leaders to help open this facility today […]
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Company Relocating to Walton, Will Create 24 Full-Time Ky. Resident Jobs
A maker of awnings and steel structures for greenhouses, garden centers, and big-box stores is relocating to a new production operation in Walton. MAB Fabrication, based in Harrison, Oh., is investing roughly $6.9 million and creating 24 full-time jobs for Kentucky residents in the coming months, an announcement from the state said. “MAB Fabrication continues the […]
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Company Relocating to Walton, Will Create 24 Full-Time Ky. Resident Jobs
A maker of awnings and steel structures for greenhouses, garden centers, and big-box stores is relocating to a new production operation in Walton. MAB Fabrication, based in Harrison, Oh., is investing roughly $6.9 million and creating 24 full-time jobs for Kentucky residents in the coming months, an announcement from the state said. “MAB Fabrication continues the […]
