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LTADD Receives $550,000 Grant to Help Small Businesses with Pandemic Recovery
ELIZABETHTOWN, KY – The Lincoln Trail Area Development District was awarded $550,000 in grant funds from the Economic Development Administration as part of the federal $11.6 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance program. These Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) will provide critical gap financing to small businesses and entrepreneurs in Kentucky who…
Business Relief Application for Restaurants and Bars
Applications are open for restaurants and bars to apply for financial relief. Deadline to apply on December 18th before 11:59pm. Amount of Assistance: Businesses will be eligible for up to $10,000 in assistance per location. Maximum award of up to $20,000 per business entity. Here is the link to apply:…
Virtual Career & Internship Fair with ECTC
Elizabethtown Community & Technical College will host its very first VIRTUAL Career & Internship Fair on Tuesday, November 10th from 12:00pm – 2:00pm EST via Microsoft Teams! Employers will have their own meeting rooms where students can join in to learn about open positions and your hiring processes. There is…
Recovery Program- To Disclose or Not to Disclose
The Bardstown- Nelson County Chamber and Bullitt County Chamber invite you to be apart of the 3-part training series with Kentucky Chamber Business Liaisons Sonia Osman and Ashley McCarty. These informative sessions are to provide support to employers creating a recovery-friendly culture and reduce stigma surrounding substance use disorder and…
Hire a Student!
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…
HMH Roles Out Expungement Program
Kentucky has so many great things to offer its citizens, but in recent years, the employment rate isn’t one of them. Prior to the pandemic, our state’s unemployment rate was higher than the national average, sitting at 4.2 percent compared to the nation’s 3.6. Today, our state’s unemployment rate has…
Having a Workforce Shortage? Start a WBLO
The Lincoln Trail region is full of gifted students ready to make an impact in the world the moment they graduate. Unfortunately, many of these students move outside of our region to pursue careers. Others stay in their hometowns but accumulate debt to gain a degree while feeling they lack…
Making The Most Of Social Distancing
Continuing Personal Growth and Education In a matter of weeks, COVID-19 has turned from a distant news topic to a national emergency, affecting the daily lives of millions of Americans. As our government is urging us to stay home and practice social distancing, many of us are quickly developing cabin…
Breaking Education Barriers: GED Fee Waived
Education may be the key to a brighter future, but for many Kentuckians, access to quality education is difficult. A recent study performed by WalletHub found Kentucky to be among the least educated states, ranking near the bottom at 47 in regards to the percentage of adults with a high…
