Ford’s EV battery plant in Glendale was supposed to be the biggest economic development project Kentucky has ever seen. Now that the plant has shuttered, some former workers feel spurned, but community leaders remain cautiously optimistic.

Kentucky gave Ford a $250 million upfront loan to build an EV battery plant that is now shuttered. The company is negotiating with the state ahead of scheduled repayments.

A company that wants to develop a massive data center in Kentucky has sued Simpson County over a recently passed ordinance requiring it to obtain a conditional use permit.

Tennessee construction companies are feeling the impact of the Trump administration immigration crackdown as workers failed to show up at job sites due to fears of enforcement activity, according to a survey by the Associated General Contractors of America.

Despite BlueOval SK's plans to shutter its electric vehicle battery factory in Glendale next month, workers there have officially won their union election. The National Labor Relations Board ruled Monday on the contested election.

CEO Scott Nolan said this federal funding will accelerate General Matter’s production scale by years, with the DOE award going toward construction and startup costs for the company's western Kentucky facility.

For 1,600 workers at BlueOval SK, their days on the job are numbered. Ford says the Glendale EV battery plant will be shuttered by mid-February.

Workers at Paducah’s only Starbucks location successfully unionized this month. It’s the 10th store in Kentucky to organize under Starbucks Workers United (SBWU), which represents more than 550 franchises across America.

The nuclear industry in the Bluegrass State took big strides in 2025, and the lawmaker who's helped lead the charge for nuclear power in Kentucky says he expects that momentum carry into 2026.

A provision in the government funding bill that will limit the amount of THC in hemp-derived products to 0.4 milligrams per container starting in November 2026 is leaving farmers and business owners scrambling to adjust their operations and stay afloat.