WellCare of Kentucky honors 2025 Community Health Champions
By Jacob Wenthe, Building Kentucky WellCare of Kentucky recently hosted its sixth annual Community Health Champions Awards at Churchill Downs, where individuals and organizations from across the Commonwealth that play pivotal roles in removing barriers, improving outcomes, and supporting community well-being were honored for their hard work and dedication to each of their causes. “Each […]
New I-65 interchange near BlueOval SK Battery Park keeping Hardin County drivers safe, improving traffic flow
By Lilli Dubler, Building Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joined state and local officials to mark the completion of the new interchange at Interstate 65 and Highway 222 in Hardin County with a ribbon cutting on April 12. A design over a decade in the making, the new interchange will allow for improved traffic flow in […]
Shady Rays opens new corporate headquarters in Simpsonville Commons
By Quin Welch, Building Kentucky Hollenbach Oakley, a Louisville-based commercial real estate development firm, is pleased to welcome Shady Rays, a Kentucky-based company that manufactures high-quality sunglasses, as the firm’s first anchor tenant at Simpsonville Commons, a 140-acre “Class A” business park in Simpsonville, Kentucky that will consist of retail, distribution, logistics and advanced manufacturing. […]
Kentucky nonprofit pioneers international clean water effort; donation honoring Old National Bank victim to fuel further work
By Lilli Dubler, Building Kentucky An anonymous $500,000 donation made in honor of Tommy Elliott, who died during the mass shooting inside Old National Bank last April, will launch the expansion of Louisville-developed clean water technology that will transform health outcomes for millions of people around the world. WaterStep, a Louisville-based nonprofit whose mission is […]
Gov. Beshear joins Nucor for grand opening of $1.7 billion steel mill in Brandenburg
By Lilli Dubler, Building Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joined local officials and Nucor Corporation leadership in October for the grand opening of the company’s $1.7 billion steel plate manufacturing mill in Meade County, a project that has created several hundred new high-quality manufacturing jobs. “Nucor and Kentucky have a longstanding partnership, and I’m excited that […]
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 […]