Op-Ed: Open jobs across the state show Kentucky is ready to recover
The following is a op-ed piece authored by Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Ashli Watts It’s springtime in Kentucky. We just hosted the Derby with…
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Kentucky Chamber shares open positions from across the state ahead of reinstated unemployment benefit requirements
With Kentucky’s work search requirement for unemployment insurance benefits being reinstated beginning Sunday, May 9, the Kentucky Chamber released a list of open positions across…
Changes to education accountability standards would hurt transition readiness, Kentucky Chamber warns
The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce has commented on proposed changes to accountability weights in the Kentucky Department of Education’s administrative regulations. The proposed changes to…
Kentucky business community encourages Congress to find a different approach to funding critical infrastructure investments
As President Joe Biden discusses a federal infrastructure plan and other legislation, the Kentucky Chamber asked the state’s federal delegation to focus on more specific…
Kentucky Chamber Celebrates 75 Years of Uniting Business and Advancing Kentucky
The year was 1946. Democrat Harry S. Truman was president. Republican Simeon Willis was Kentucky’s governor. Gas cost 15 cents a gallon, eggs cost 64…
Chamber recognizes 10 legislators as MVPs of the 2021 General Assembly
The 2021 General Assembly saw progress on many issues important to the business community. The Kentucky Chamber announced the recognition of ten legislators who displayed…
Kentucky Chamber releases Results for Business publication detailing actions of the 2021 session
The Kentucky Chamber’s wrap-up of the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly and what it means to businesses is now available for download. The Chamber’s Results for…
Tax Credits Available to Small Businesses Providing Vaccine PTO
Recently passed by Congress, the American Rescue Plan (ARP) allows small and midsize employers to claim refundable tax credits that reimburse them for the cost…
Work search requirement for unemployment insurance benefits being reinstated May 9
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the requirement that an individual must be searching for work in order to receive unemployment benefits was temporarily…
Paul Czarapata named Kentucky Community and Technical College System President
Following a nationwide search, the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) has named Paul Czarapata as their new president. Czarapata has been serving as…