Union County has
the essential elements for business and industrial
development – available labor, infrastructure, workforce
development and training facilities and programs, location,
and quality of life. The Western Kentucky rural setting
provides a reprieve from the congestion and high cost of
doing business. The advantages of larger cities – Nashville,
St. Louis, Indianapolis, Louisville, etc. – are available
from Union County.
Union County is home to:
- Little Sturgis Rally
- Ole’ Pants Factory Antique Mall
- Corn Festival
- Breckinridge Golf and Country Club
- James D. Veatch Camp Breckinridge Museum and Arts Center
- Earle C. Clements Job Corps Academy
- Elkwood Golf Course
- Dr. John A. Arnold Arena and Convention Center
Geographically located in the heart of the triangle where
Illinois and Indiana join Kentucky, Union County is part of
the Western Coal Field in the Illinois Basin.
This is a prime location situating us within a day’s drive
of 60% of the United States and 40% of the nation’s
population.
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What
does the name, “UNION” County
Represent?
a)
Organized labor
b)
The
North in the Civil War
c)
The Union-Pacific Railroad
d)
None of the above
The name “UNION” County actually
relates to how the county was created. The county was
created by the Kentucky General Assembly in 1811 from
portions of Henderson and Webster Counties, and thus, the
name “Union” was used for this formation
Union County is a PRIME LOCATION for:
- Corporate expansion
- Workforce development
- Farming
- Raising children
- Building a future
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Small Business Announcement:
Help for those wanting
to start a new business or who have recently started a new
business is no more than a click away on our webpage.
Using the Links heading, access the
Small
Business Service Division.
That will bring you
the various programs the Commonwealth of Kentucky has for
entrepreneurs. The services include Kentucky Business
Finder, Entrepreneur Resource Navigator, Small Service
Services Division, Business Information Clearinghouse, and
the Kentucky Procurement Assistance Program.
Those seeking more
help are encouraged to contact Sue Gibbens at Northwest KY
Forward, (877) 434-3766. Gibbens in Executive Vice
President of the Community Ventures Corp. office in
Henderson, which servers the four Northwest KY Forward
counties of Union, Henderson, Webster, and McLean. Her
job is to help entrepreneurs and small business owners start
or expand businesses. |
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Union County will join six other counties on October 3-5 for
the Third Annual Highway 60 Yard Sale that will stretch 175
miles from Muldraugh through Marion
Management and Training Corporation (MTC) will begin
operating the Earle
C.
Clements Job
Corps Academy
in Morganfield on November 1.
The firm, based in
Centerville,
Utah is seeking to immediately
fill 20 open positions at the
Clements
Academy.
Those positions are:
Accounting Clerk; Student Incentive Coordinator; Center
Duty Officer; Cook; Cook Helper; Groundskeeper; Custodian;
Residential Advisor; and Human Resource Specialist.
Also, Security Officer; Driver; LPN; CTR Specialist; CPP
Instructor; Drivers’ Education Instructor; Records Clerk;
CTT Welding Instructor; Receptionist; and CTT Culinary Arts
Instructor.
Please apply online at www.mtcjobs.com
MTC operates 26 Job Corps centers in the United States, including the three
largest, based on student population.
The three largest, in order, are in San Marcos, Texas,
Morganfield and
Clearfield,
Utah.
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