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color:#F6C739'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="#LETTER.BLOCK22" shape=rect><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>New &amp; Expanding Industry Announcements</span></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2'> <td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="#LETTER.BLOCK12" shape=rect><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>New Business Incentives Legislation Passes</span></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3'> <td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="#LETTER.BLOCK10" shape=rect><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>Cabinet Website Redesign Coming Soon</span></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:4'> <td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="#LETTER.BLOCK8" shape=rect><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>PHOENIX Rising with Help from Cabinet's International Trade Services</span></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:5'> <td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="#LETTER.BLOCK18" shape=rect><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>Flowers Foods Celebrates Grand Opening in Bardstown</span></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:6;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="#LETTER.BLOCK23" shape=rect><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>Small Business Conferences Offered</span></a></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK5" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='background:#003A63;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' color="#eeb053"> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#FF9933'>Kentucky in the News</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:white'>&nbsp;</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' color="#ae4a23"> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentucky.com%2F103%2Fstory%2F879476.html%3Fstorylink%3Domni_popular&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link><span style='color:white'>Florida Tile to move headquarters to Lexington</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>Herald-Leader </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>&nbsp;</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miamiherald.com%2Fnews%2Fflorida%2FAP%2Fstory%2F1165452.html&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link><span style='color:white'>Florida Tile headquarters coming to Ky</span>.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>AP</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kypost.com%2Fcontent%2Fnews%2Fcommonwealth%2Fstory%2FKy-Company-Expands-Provides-200-Jobs%2FMVGv2Al48UifMmIsV3k30A.cspx&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kypost.com%2Fcontent%2Fnews%2Fcommonwealth%2Fstory%2FKy-Company-Expands-Provides-200-Jobs%2FMVGv2Al48UifMmIsV3k30A.cspx&amp;id=preview" target="_blank"><span style='color:white'>&nbsp;</span></a></span></u></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kypost.com%2Fcontent%2Fnews%2Fcommonwealth%2Fstory%2FKy-Company-Expands-Provides-200-Jobs%2FMVGv2Al48UifMmIsV3k30A.cspx&amp;id=preview" target="_blank"><span style='color:white'>Ky. Company expands, provides 200 jobs</span></a></span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>Ky Post</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentucky.com%2F181%2Fstory%2F838941.html&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link><span style='color:white'>Education-services company in Pulaski will add 200 jobs</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>Herald-Leader</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentucky.com%2F103%2Fstory%2F879289.html&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link><span style='color:white'>Two high-tech firms get $250,000 in funding from state</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>Herald-Leader&nbsp;</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2Fid%2F32236667&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link><span style='color:white'>Kentucky awards funding for high-tech jobs</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>AP</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fcincinnati%2Fstories%2F2009%2F07%2F27%2Fdaily53.html&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link><span style='color:white'>Jacobs Automation wins Ky. high-tech funds</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>Cincinnati Business Courier</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wave3.com%2FGlobal%2Fstory.asp%3FS%3D10510287&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link><span style='color:white'>Flowers Bakery Company has grand opening in Bardstown</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>WAVE 3 TV</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; 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mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:white'>Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#AE4A23'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:white'>Old Capitol Annex </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#AE4A23'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:white'>300 West Broadway</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#AE4A23'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:white'>Frankfort, KY&nbsp;40601</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#AE4A23'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:white'>502-564-7670</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#AE4A23'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:white'>800-626-2930 </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:white'>Fax: 502-564-3256 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:white'>Email:<a href="mailto:econdev@ky.gov" target="_blank"><span style='color:white'>econdev@ky.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#AE4A23'><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thinkkentucky.com%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:white'>www.ThinkKentucky.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width=450 valign=top style='width:337.5pt;background:white;padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK22" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK22><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003A63'>Look Who's Locating and Expanding in Kentucky </span><span style='color:#003A63'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003A63'>&nbsp;</span></b></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Kentucky&nbsp;is pleased to welcome the following new and expanding industry locations: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Florida Tile Headquarters</span></strong></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Florida Tile, Inc. announced it will relocate its corporate headquarters from Lakeland, Fla., to Lexington, Ky.&nbsp; The move will bring the company's corporate offices in close proximity to its manufacturing plant and national distribution center located in Lawrenceburg, Ky.&nbsp; The move, which is anticipated to be complete within one year, will result in the initial creation of 25 new jobs growing to 51 over the term of the agreement. The project represents a capital investment of $3,732,500 in the Commonwealth.&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;<br> <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Presidium, Inc.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Presidium, Inc., a provider of &nbsp;IT and student service desk solutions to higher education institutions, announced the expansion of its Somerset operations.&nbsp; The company will invest over $8.3 million in the Commonwealth and create approximately 200 new full-time jobs as a result of the expansion. Presidium, which currently employs 250 Kentuckians, plans to expand its existing Somerset campus by 10,000 square feet.&nbsp; Additionally, the company will lease another 26,000 square-foot facility as part of the expansion.&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Scentsy Candles </span></strong></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Scentsy, Inc., a rapidly growing party plan company offering a variety of scented, wickless candles heated in decorative ceramic warmers, and other fragrance products, is opening a new distribution center operation in Lexington.&nbsp; The company will create 70 to 100 new full-time jobs by the end of 2009, with a capital investment of $750,000.&nbsp; Established in 2004, Scentsy, Inc. is now a national company growing 300 percent annually with more than 35,000 independent consultants in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam. &nbsp; The company has set-up operations in W.T. Young Storage's Orange building at 2471 Palumbo Drive and will occupy approximately 80,000 square feet.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Equitable Resources</span></strong></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>EQT Corporation, an integrated energy company with divisions focused on natural gas production transmission and distribution, will expand their regional headquarters in Pikeville.&nbsp; The project will result in the creation of 100 new jobs with an average annual wage of over $55,000, and&nbsp;entails the construction of a new 45,000 square-foot complex&nbsp;in Pike County. Construction&nbsp;for the expansion is expected to begin in 2010.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Sykes Enterprises</span></strong></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>SYKES Enterprises announced it will operate its newest state-of-the-art call center in Bardstown, employing between 450 to 500 people over the next year.&nbsp; The company will operate a call center for a major telecommunication company in the Kentucky Home Square Shopping Center in the site formerly home to Winn Dixie.&nbsp; Work has already begun on the renovation of the 31,000 square-foot space and is anticipated to open in October.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Gryphon Environmental, LLC</span></strong></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Gryphon Environmental of Hartford, Ky., was awarded&nbsp;up to $100,000 through the Cabinet's High-Tech Investment Pool for&nbsp;the development of the company's patent-pending technology&nbsp;to filter and dewater municipal and industrial wastewater.&nbsp; A client of the state's Bowling Green Innovation and Commercialization Center, Gryphon Environmental anticipates that it will create a minimum of seven full-time, high-tech and technical support jobs with&nbsp;an average annual salary of approximately $50,000, exclusive of benefits.&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Jacobs Automation, LLC</span></strong></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Jacobs Automation of Campbell County, Ky., was awarded&nbsp;up to $150,000 through the Cabinet's High-Tech Investment Pool toward the development of the company's automation technology marketed to the packaging, material handling and converting industries.&nbsp;&nbsp;A client of the state's Northern Kentucky Innovation and Commercialization Center, Jacobs Automation anticipates it will create a minimum of nine full-time, high-tech and technical support jobs for Kentucky residents, paying an average annual salary of approximately $65,000, exclusive of benefits.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK22"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br> View our New and Expanding Industry Report for 2009 to date by </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thinkkentucky.com%2Fkyedc%2Fkpdf%2FNew_Expanding_Industry_YTD2009.pdf&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>clicking here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK21" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' styleclass="style_MainTitle"> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Impact","sans-serif";color:#EE8738'><img border=0 width=325 height=15 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs006/1101790695755/img/46.jpg?a=1102648927088" alt="Ann Morris" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.46 contenteditable=false>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </img> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK12><span style='display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK12" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' styleclass="style_MainText"> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003A63'>Governor Beshear Signs&nbsp;New Business Incentives into Law&nbsp;</span></strong></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#003A63'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003A63'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="INK logo" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:162.75pt; height:72.75pt;z-index:251658240;mso-wrap-distance-left:0; mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0; mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left; mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs006/1101790695755/img/124.jpg?a=1102648927088"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=217 height=97 src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs006/1101790695755/img/124.jpg?a=1102648927088" align=left alt="INK logo" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.124 border=0 contenteditable=false v:shapes="_x0000_s1026"><![endif]><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'></span><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>On&nbsp;June 26, 2009, Gov. Steve Beshear signed into law House Bill 3, known as Incentives for a New Kentucky (INK), streamlining and modernizing Kentucky's business incentive programs. </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#003A63'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </img> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&quot;My goal is to ensure that Kentucky's economic development programs are on the cutting edge,&quot; said Gov. Beshear.&nbsp; &quot;This legislative package will give Kentucky options for retaining our existing companies at a time when their options are limited.&nbsp; Additionally, it will demonstrate to site selectors Kentucky's willingness to adapt to current economic conditions.&quot;&nbsp; </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <p><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Highlights of the Economic Development Incentive Programs are as follows:</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Expands the <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kentucky&nbsp;Reinvestment Act (KRA)</span></strong>,&nbsp;designed to assist existing manufacturers who need to make a significant capital investment in Kentucky facilities in order to remain competitive; </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Consolidates&nbsp;four long-standing programs, Kentucky Rural Economic Development Act (KREDA), Kentucky Industrial Development Act (KIDA), Kentucky Jobs Development Act (KJDA), and Kentucky Economic Opportunity Zone Act (KEOZ), into a single, more flexible tax incentive program called <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kentucky Business Investment (KBI) Program;</span></strong> </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Expands the <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kentucky Enterprise Initiative Act</span></strong> to allow sales tax refunds for the purchase of electronic processing systems costing $50,000 or more; </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Provides a sales and use tax refund for companies that are heavy users of computer and telecommunications equipment;</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A <strong><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"'>Small Business Development Credit Program</span></strong> was also established and is being developed by the Cabinet for Economic Development.&nbsp; These tax credits will be available in 2012; </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Amends definitions related to development area to allow previously undeveloped areas to qualify for <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tax Increment Financing (TIF)</span></strong> incentives.&nbsp; Project must include an arena with seating of 5,000. </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Extends term for Bowling Green Transpark local TIF. </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Reduces the minimum investment for Signature TIF from $200 million to $150 million and changes timing of increment release which cannot occur until minimum investment is met. </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Allows railroad crossings and spurs that access industrial parks and shortlines that intersect roads to qualify for funds from the industrial access road fund.</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&quot;By developing new programs to address identified gaps in our economic development toolbox, as well as streamlining and modernizing our existing programs to make them more flexible, transparent and competitive, we will give the Commonwealth a competitive advantage in attracting new investment and job creation,&quot; said Gov. Beshear.&nbsp;</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Other new programs are also included in this landmark legislation that will further encourage small business, tourism and other forms of development across the state. For a summary and comparison of the tax incentive programs under the Incentives for a New Kentucky </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fthinkkentucky.com%2Fkyedc%2Fpdfs%2FHB3_Summary_Comparison.pdf&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>click here </a>or for additional information contact Chuck Willis in the Cabinet for Economic Development's Department of Financial Incentives via e-mail at <a href="mailto:chuck.willis@ky.gov" target="_blank">chuck.willis@ky.gov</a> or by calling 502-564-4554, ext 3332. </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'><br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; 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color:black'>The Cabinet for Economic Development's website, </span></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thinkkentucky.com%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank"></img><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>www.ThinkKentucky.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>,&nbsp;will soon have a&nbsp;new look.&nbsp; Later this month, the redesigned site will offer visitors easier access to frequently visited pages and several&nbsp;new features to better assist companies&nbsp;seeking to locate or&nbsp;expand in Kentucky. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>The ThinkKentucky.com site contains a wealth of information and tools to assist business owners and site selectors&nbsp;in growing their business in the Commonwealth.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>For example,&nbsp;the site features a versatile GIS database&nbsp;to locate the perfect building or site for a business.&nbsp; Another database, the Kentucky Business Finder, allows individuals to search through thousands of in-state companies to find suppliers and business partners.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>ThinkKentucky.com is also&nbsp;a good source for information on expanding into international markets, procuring lucrative government contracts and qualifying for financial assistance and tax incentives.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; 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mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK8" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003A63'>PHOENIX Rising with Help from Cabinet's International Trade Services</span></strong></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#003A63'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003A63;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development has opened doors for a Louisville-area manufacturer to sell millions of dollars' worth of industrial equipment to buyers in Mexico.<br> &nbsp;<br> The cabinet's Mexico-based </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentucky.org.mx%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>KentuckyAgricultural and Commercial Trade Office (KACTO)</a> has been working with <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dewater.com%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>PHOENIX Process Equipment Co.</a> for the past decade, helping explore the Mexican market for its specialized equipment. Now that effort is paying off.<br> &nbsp;<br> &quot;PHOENIX was one of the first clients to begin working with KACTO back in 1999,&quot; said Mark Peachey, the cabinet's director of international trade.&nbsp; &quot;Over the years we have assisted them in generating over $3 million in sales opportunities via market promotion.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>With offices in Guadalajara, KACTO has been working with PHOENIX and its Mexican representatives in tendering bids to Mexican construction firms bidding on municipal wastewater treatment plants.&nbsp;In September 2007, this resulted in PHOENIX receiving a purchase contract for $250,000. In February of this year, PHOENIX was notified by the winning Mexican construction company that it was being strongly considered for an additional $900,000 worth of equipment on another project.&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;<br> KACTO and PHOENIX are now collaborating on a new endeavor - seeking out sales representatives in Mexico's large aggregate sector (concrete, crushed stone and sand). They've found two distributors who are interested so far. &quot;We're very excited about the opportunities that this new market sector will bring,&quot; Peachey said.<br> &nbsp;<br> According to company CEO and President Gary Drake, &quot;As we celebrate our 25th year in business, we are very pleased with our export growth and KACTO's active support of our efforts in Mexico and China.&nbsp; Our area is very fortunate to have organizations like KACTO, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Kentucky World Trade Center to help pave the way for our success in exports.&quot;<br> &nbsp;<br> PHOENIX Process Equipment (<a href="http://www.dewater.com">http://www.dewater.com</a>) is an international leader in the design, manufacture and supply of liquid/solid separation and related equipment. PHOENIX moved to Kentucky in 1986 to be near the heart of the coal industry, where it is considered to be the global leader in dewatering equipment for tailings from preparation plants. Its headquarters are on Watterson Trail in Jeffersontown. The company has 40 employees.<br> &nbsp;<br> Thanks in part to the free services provided by the cabinet's international trade division, Kentucky companies are quickly becoming competitive players in the global marketplace. Exports to foreign countries contributed over $19.1 billion to Kentucky's economy in 2008, ranking the state ninth nationally in exports per capita. This business activity supports 49,000 direct jobs in the Commonwealth. <br> &nbsp;<br> The cabinet provides assistance to companies both large and small, including export counseling, trade show, trade mission and catalogue show assistance, trade leads and information concerning licensing and customs. In addition, the cabinet's foreign offices in <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentucky.org.mx%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Guadalajara, Mexico</a>; <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentucky-net.com%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Tokyo, Japan</a>; and <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentuckychinatrade.com%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Beijing, China </a>offer a variety of services to Kentucky exporters.&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; color:black;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><br> <br> &nbsp; <br> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><a href="#top"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Back To Top</span></a><br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK15><span style='display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK29" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK15"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><img border=0 width=325 height=15 id="_x0000_i1031" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs006/1101790695755/img/46.jpg?a=1102648927088" alt="Ann Morris" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.46 contenteditable=false>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></img></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK15"'></span> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK18><span style='display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK18" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK18"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK18"'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003A63'>Flowers Foods Celebrates Grand Opening in&nbsp;Bardstown </span><span style='color: #003A63'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK18"'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003A63'>&nbsp;</span></b></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Flowers Bakery" style='position:absolute;margin-left:80pt; margin-top:0;width:120pt;height:169.5pt;z-index:251660288; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs006/1101790695755/img/125.jpg?a=1102648927088"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=160 height=226 src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs006/1101790695755/img/125.jpg?a=1102648927088" align=right alt="Flowers Bakery" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.125 border=0 contenteditable=false v:shapes="_x0000_s1028"><![endif]><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK18"'></span><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK18"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>Gov. Steve Beshear and Economic Development Cabinet officials recently joined Bardstown and Nelson County leaders and officials from Flowers Foods in a ribbon-cutting event celebrating the opening of Flowers Baking Co. of Bardstown. <br> &nbsp;<br> The new 197,000-square-foot bakery is located in the Nelson County Industrial Park.&nbsp; Flowers Foods announced its decision to locate a bakery subsidiary in Bardstown in late 2007, and is investing approximately $52 million in the project.&nbsp; The bakery currently has more than 100 employees and associates and anticipates its workforce growing to approximately 145 in 2010 when a second production line is added. <br> &nbsp;<br> Flowers Foods currently operates 39 highly efficient bakeries that produce breads, buns, rolls, snack cakes and pastries, which are sold through an extensive direct-store-delivery network that encompasses the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southwest as well as select markets in California and Nevada, and nationwide through other delivery systems. <br> &nbsp;<br> Among the company's brands are Nature's Own, Whitewheat, Cobblestone Mill, Mary Jane and Friends, and Blue Bird. The new Bardstown bakery was built to help the company meet growing demand for its fresh bakery products in Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Missouri. &nbsp;<br> &nbsp;<br> &quot;We couldn't be more pleased with the support we've received from the Nelson County Fiscal Court, the Kentucky Economic Development Cabinet, the Nelson County Economic Development Agency, and the city of Bardstown,&quot; said Gene Lord, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Flowers Foods. &quot;We've assembled a great team at our Bardstown bakery, and we look forward to being a part of the community.&quot; <br> &nbsp;<br> Bardstown's state-of-the-art bakery has an efficient, high-speed production line (10,000 loaves of bread per hour) that produces breads that meet high standards of quality and flavor. It features the latest baking technology - including an integrated computer system using advanced programmable logic computers and robotic tray loaders. The bakery also has a monitoring system designed to conserve energy usage.<br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK18"'></span> </tr> </img> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK20><span style='display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK20" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK20"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><img border=0 width=325 height=15 id="_x0000_i1032" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs006/1101790695755/img/46.jpg?a=1102648927088" hspace=8 vspace=5 alt="Ann Morris" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.46 contenteditable=false><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK20"'></span> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK23><span style='display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK23" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003A63'>Small Business Conferences Offered in August</span></strong></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#003A63'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003A63'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1029" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Ann Morris" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0; width:180pt;height:119.25pt;z-index:251661312;mso-wrap-distance-left:0; mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0; mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left; mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs006/1101790695755/img/113.jpg?a=1102648927088"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=240 height=159 src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs006/1101790695755/img/113.jpg?a=1102648927088" align=left alt="Ann Morris" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.113 border=0 contenteditable=false v:shapes="_x0000_s1029"><![endif]><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'></span><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>This month small business owners are invited to attend a number of conferences dedicated to helping small businesses plug into the resources they need to succeed. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Cabinet for Economic Development's Small &amp; Minority Business Branch will present seminars on &quot;Using eBay to Start or Expand a Small Business&quot; this month.&nbsp; The first will take place on August 20 at the Small Business Development Center in Louisville followed by one on August 26 in Jackson for the West Liberty Small Business Development Center.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Additionally, a &quot;Business Startup Basics&quot; presentation will be presented on August 24 at the Community Ventures Corporation in Louisville.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>To find out how to register for any of the above events, please contact the Cabinet for Economic Development's Small Business Services Division at 800-626-2250.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> </div> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'></span> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><span style='display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:#EEB053; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK16" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='background:#EE8738;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#441C0D'>UPCOMING EVENTS</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#441C0D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C33300'>August 19, 2009, </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#C33300'><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thinkkentucky.com%2Fkyedc%2Fpdfs%2FBechtelParsons081909.pdf&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Bechtel Parsons Blue Grass Supplier and Subcontractor Information Session</a>, Richmond<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#C33300'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#C33300'>August 20, 2009, <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kaedonline.org%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>KAED Financial Incentives Course</a>, Frankfort<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#C33300'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#C33300'>August 24, 2009, <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cvcky.org%2Ffiles%2FJumpStart%2520Flyer%2520Sept%25202009.pdf&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Jumpstart Your Business Classes</a>, Louisville<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#C33300'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#C33300'>Sept. 4, 2009, <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q8y5p6cab.0.0.lkup6dcab.0&amp;ts=S0408&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kwtc.org%2Fworld_trade_day_09.php&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Kentucky World Trade Day</a>, Louisville<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#C33300'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#C33300'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#C33300'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:7.5pt'> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt; height:7.5pt'></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> </body> </html>