COLUMBIA, Ky. — As entrepreneurs in rural Adair County, the owners of Community Medical Services Inc. know what it takes to grow a business. From its humble beginnings 10 years ago in a cramped two-room office with one window and one door, Community Medical Services is now recognized as one of the area’s leading providers [...]
A retired police officer from Louisville won a 2010 Harley Davidson Dyna Super Glide motorcycle valued at $13,000 on Oct. 24 as the grand prize in the Rogers Scholars Motorcycle Rally and Raffle benefit for the youth leadership programs hosted by The Center for Rural Development in Somerset. Earl “Duke” Webster, who purchased the winning [...]
Since assuming the leadership role as president and CEO of The Center for Rural Development eight years ago, Lonnie Lawson has worked to build The Center into a state and national model for economic development providing a host of programs and services that are changing the lives of people in Southern and Eastern Kentucky. Lawson [...]
Are you looking to upgrade your computer skills and learn more about how to manage, edit and print data in Microsoft Office Excel? Or do you simply need to learn the basic fundamentals of how to use Quickbooks 2008 to track the finances of a small business, manage business account transactions, or maintain customer and [...]
LONDON, Ky. — At Body of Stone Fitness, their business slogan is simple—“Fitness that fits your life.” But it takes commitment and determination to build a well-rounded health and fitness program for people of all ages and walks of life in Laurel County. Successfully doing so has earned owner Amber Stone recognition as one of [...]
Lake Cumberland Performing Arts, in partnership with The Center for Rural Development, will present the timeless, classic story of “Cinderella” at the next performance of Children’s Prime Time Theatre on Oct. 22 at The Center in Somerset. Through the magic of live musical theatre, all of the traditional characters in the “Cinderella” story and a [...]
Individual and group tickets for corporate tables for up to eight guests are still available for the Fourth Annual March of Dimes Testimonial Dinner set for Oct. 21 to recognize the 2010 honoree, Lonnie Lawson, president and CEO of The Center for Rural Development. A reception and silent auction will be held at 6 [...]
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