FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 3, 2013) — The Kentucky Workforce Investment Board (KWIB) and the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet (EWDC) today announced the recipients of two Quick Start industry partnership grant awards. Eastern Kentucky C.E.P., Inc. (EKCEP) and the Northern Kentucky Workforce Investment Board (NKWIB) each received a $25,000 planning grant. These funds will assist the Local Workforce Investment Boards (LWIBs) to encourage local employers and system stakeholders to plan for the expansion and/or start-up of industry-led, sector-focused and business-driven partnership projects.
No Fatalities Reported During New Year’s Holiday Period
(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – Preliminary statistics* indicate that seven people died in seven separate crashes on Kentucky’s roadways from Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 through Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013.
No evidence that data was compromised
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 28, 2012)--The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) is informing 1,090 Medicaid clients by letter of a computer security breach that may have resulted in the unintentional release of information held by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services (HP ES), the vendor that manages Medicaid’s information management system.
Kentucky earns national recognition for job growth, education improvement
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Nearly 15,000 new and protected jobs in the Commonwealth. Another practical, balanced budget, with $1.6 billion in reductions since 2008. Marshalling federal and state resources to help families and communities recover from devastating disasters. These are just a few of the accomplishments Governor Steve Beshear highlighted in his “Top 10 Accomplishments of 2012” released today.
- PSC Accepts Settlement in LG&E and KU Rate Cases - Rate increases will be smaller than requested
- KSP ‘Cram the Cruiser’ campaign collects 52 tons of food
- ChalleNGe Academy seeks participants
- Grants to Clean Up Illegal Dumps in Kentucky
- Gov. Beshear Invites Kentuckians to Observe Moment of Silence Friday for Connecticut School Shooting Victims
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