Gov. Beshear, Ford announce $2 billion Louisville electric vehicle project

By Derek Doyle, Building Kentucky Joined by Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley, other company executives and local officials, Gov. Andy Beshear recently announced a monumental investment by one of Kentucky’s largest employers — a nearly $2 billion commitment that will introduce an innovative manufacturing process at the Louisville Assembly Plant (LAP) to serve as […]
BrightNight, Rivian and The Nature Conservancy announce $1 billion solar project in Eastern Kentucky

By Lilli Dubler, Building Kentucky Martin Hermann, CEO of renewable power producer BrightNight, joined representatives from Rivian Automotive and The Nature Conservancy to announce a joint partnership to build the new Starfire Renewable Energy Center. The project will transform the now defunct Starfire Mine in Perry County into Kentucky’s largest renewable power project. The $1 […]