BARDSTOWN/NELSON COUNTYBardstown/Nelson County is located in Central Kentucky within minutes of Kentucky’stwo largest cities, Louisville and Lexington. Founded in 1780, Bardstown is thesecond oldest town in Kentucky. Please click here to view the NCEDA economic profile

Help our local students find the right career path once they graduate! Through Imblaze, you can hire students from our local high schools for work-based learning opportunities which include; mentoring, job shadowing, internships, pre-apprenticeships and more. Hiring a student is easy! You can get started by creating a mentor/employer profile on…

The Kentucky Transformational Employment Program (KTEP) provides a pathway for businesses and employers to help more Kentuckians reach long-term recovery while supporting fair chance employment. Please visit the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Foundation website for more employer resources and more information! https://kentuckycomeback.com/ktep/

The Bardstown- Nelson County Chamber of Commerce and Kentucky Career Center are hosting a Job Fair on June 24th from 10am- 2pm at Guthrie Opportunity Center in Bardstown, KY. Local Businesses want to hire you! Meet Employers from a variety of industries including; business, information technology, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, construction,…

In order to reach the smallest businesses, SBA will offer PPP loans to businesses with fewer than 20 employees and sole proprietors only from Wednesday, February 24 through Wednesday, March 10, 2021. President Biden has also announced additional program changes to make access to PPP loans more equitable. Read more…

COVID-19 Vaccine Information 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝟏𝐁 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Starting January 20 at 9:00 a.m. , individuals included in Phase 1B, as well as anyone from Phase 1A who has not received a vaccine, residing in the Lincoln Trail District can…

Join this webinar for a preliminary overview of the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program. Join this webinar for a preliminary overview of the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program included in the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act signed into law by President Trump on Dec. 27,…

SBA, in consultation with the U.S. Treasury Department, reopened the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for First Draw Loans the week of January 11, 2021. To promote access for smaller lenders and their customers, SBA will initially only accept First Draw PPP Loan applications from participating community financial institutions (CFIs), which include Community Development…

As part of an end-of-year pandemic relief package, Congress has passed several changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and created a “Second Draw” PPP for small businesses who have exhausted their initial loan. Other changes impact eligibility for initial PPP loans, the loan forgiveness process, and the tax treatment…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/15/20 CITY COUNCIL APPROVES ADDITIONAL BUSINESS RELIEF GRANTS Many Local Restaurants, Bars, and Gyms Eligible Bardstown, KY [ Dec 15, 2020 ] — The Bardstown City Council has approved funding for an additional round of business relief grants for local restaurants, bars, and gyms that have been…