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Click: Membership Drive Invitation Jan 31, 2023
Are you interested in seeing Frankfort grow? D.I.G. Frankfort will hold a Membership Drive beginning January 31, 2023. We are looking for...
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digfrankfortky
Dec 19, 20220 min read
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digfrankfortky
Dec 19, 20223 min read
Frankfort Needs to Think Regionally to Grow
Is Frankfort Special? We would certainly like to think so. Maybe if we just sit and wait, the “right” economic development project will...
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digfrankfortky
Dec 18, 20222 min read
Community and Economic Development Work Together
The terms “community development” and “economic development” are often used interchangeably by both public officials and the public in...
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digfrankfortky
Aug 31, 20223 min read
Responsibilities of the Planning Commission
The Franklin County Planning and Zoning Commission is an advisory arm of local government on planning issues, and they have important...
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digfrankfortky
Aug 31, 20223 min read
Again, there is confusion about what is considered a fact
When it comes to determining the facts about a rezone request for a parcel of land, it is unfortunate that there seems to be much...
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digfrankfortky
Aug 25, 20223 min read
Buffalo Trace expansion creates jobs and deepens connections to Kentucky communities
As the master distiller at Buffalo Trace Distillery, I have called Frankfort and Franklin County home for over 27 years. Over those...
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digfrankfortky
Aug 22, 20223 min read
How Our Schools Benefit from Economic Development Projects
Our local schools cannot grow and prosper without economic development. “Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish...
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digfrankfortky
Aug 22, 20223 min read
Why We Continue to Recruit Jobs to Frankfort/Franklin County
Recently, KCDC reported that the workforce shortage witnessed throughout the country was also evident in Franklin County whereby our...
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digfrankfortky
Aug 22, 20222 min read
Women in Leadership are Gifts to Frankfort/Franklin County
Ruth Bader Ginsburg so appropriately recognized that “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made...”. In Frankfort, KY we...
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digfrankfortky
Aug 22, 20221 min read
Franklin County Tourist Commission Brings Value to Our Community and its Businesses
The Frankfort Franklin County Tourist Commission is the marketing organization for the City and County and is valuable to the community....
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digfrankfortky
Aug 22, 20224 min read
Building a More Competitive Bluegrass Region
The Kentucky Capital Development Corporation, along with its partners in the Bluegrass Alliance, key regional stakeholders that represent...
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digfrankfortky
Aug 22, 20222 min read
Study the Cost of Land Use
If they are going to make intelligent growth decisions, it is imperative that community leaders understand the relationship between...
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digfrankfortky
Aug 22, 20223 min read
The Proof is Here: Bourbon Pours Billions into Kentucky Economy
Study Shows More Distillers, Jobs, Investment – and Competition Kentucky Bourbon is expanding its status as a premier signature industry,...
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digfrankfortky
Aug 22, 20228 min read
FINDINGS OF FACT – DUNCAN ROAD
As a general practice, each property in Franklin County that is submitted for a zone change request must appear before the planning &...
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digfrankfortky
Aug 22, 20223 min read
Clearing up misconceptions and setting the record straight
Given that recently published editorials included misinformation about Economic Development projects, I want to take this opportunity to...
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digfrankfortky
Aug 18, 20221 min read
Robots filling jobs where workers are unavailable
Robots are turning up on more factory floors and assembly lines as companies struggle to hire enough workers to fill rising orders....
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digfrankfortky
Aug 18, 20221 min read
Support of KCDC and Local Economic Development
I am continuously confused by the mixed messages in Franklin County concerning growth and development. I hear many speak of a pro-growth...
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digfrankfortky
Aug 18, 20223 min read
How to Mitigate Our Workforce Crisis
There is no question we are in a workforce crisis. And there is little question that these are the reasons why. 1. The population of...
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