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Kentucky has 1 billionaire, see who she is

Stacker compiled the richest billionaires in Kentucky using data from Forbes. Net worth is as of October 19, 2026. The first billionaire is generally considered to be John D. Rockefeller in 1916, though some argue it was Henry Ford in 1925. Fast-forward over 100 years and there are now around 3,000 billionaires around the world. Read on to see which billionaires live in your area and the richest across the country.

Kentucky · 7d
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The Hidden Kentucky Town Where $1,300 A Month Gets You The Full American Dream

There’s a town in Kentucky that’s been quietly living its best life while the rest of the country stresses about rent, and it goes by the name of Somerset. For around $1,300 a month, you can cover housing, food, utilities, and the general cost of existing as a human being in this place, which is the kind of sentence that deserves to be read twice.

Somerset, KY · 16d
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7 Kroger Checkout Traps That Catch Kentuckians Every Week

Kroger has rules that are easy to miss, and some can cost you a little every trip. Kentuckians who shop there can avoid most of those surprises by knowing where to look. Here’s what to check before you pay. 1. Estimated Pickup Totals. The total at Kroger’s pickup checkout...

Kentucky · 12d
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Whiskey House Launches Customer Portal 2.0, Giving Barrel Owners a Live, 3D View of Their Whiskey

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (Nov. 2, 2026) — Whiskey House of Kentucky, the most advanced distillery in the United States, announced the launch of its Customer Portal 2.0, a major upgrade to the secure platform that gives its distilling and brand customers full traceability of every aspect of production. This improvement allows customers to better track inventory, production, storage, and barrel movement in real time — without a phone call, spreadsheet, or support ticket — and, for the first time, walk a photorealistic 3D model of the rickhouse where their whiskey rests. The upgrade reflects the company’s commitment to transparency, technical excellence, and a customer-first approach to custom whiskey production.

Elizabethtown, KY · 4d
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Southern Scents Company: Building a Burning Legacy

Rooted in Nelson County, KY and Bullitt County, KY. The story begins on farmland. On both sides of the family, soybean, corn, tobacco, and dairy farmers worked the Kentucky soil for generations. They rose before dawn, answered to the weather, and built livelihoods with their own hands. Bradley Dale Hardin, founder of Southern Scents Company, describes that heritage as the foundation of everything the business does.

Nelson County, KY · 5d

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This Kentucky Family Dairy Still Bottles Milk In Glass With The Cream Rising To The Top

The milk at one small farm store comes with a thick cream seal sitting right on top of the bottle. You break it with a butter knife, shake the jar hard, and pour the kind of milk your great-grandparents knew. The bottles are real glass, and a deposit encourages you...

Logan County, KY · 12d

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The power we leave behind

Inheriting the energy choices of previous generations. NEARLY 50,000 KENTUCKY high school students graduated this year and entered adulthood facing the consequences of decisions made by generations before them. Many were infants in September 2008, when Kentucky Living wrapped the magazine in a special cover dominated by two words: ENERGY...

Kentucky · 5d

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Brookfield and NextEra Selected for $100B Paducah AI and Energy Hub

Brookfield would develop and operate a Kentucky AI and high-performance-computing campus, while NextEra Energy Resources would develop dedicated energy infrastructure that could include up to 2 GW of natural-gas-fired generation and up to 2.6 GW of battery storage. Allstream Insiders Summary. The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Brookfield to...

Paducah, KY · 5d

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Here's how much it costs to live comfortably

Tennessee · 5d

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Nissin Picks Frankfort for First Kentucky Hub, Pours in $14.3 Million for 30 Jobs

A global logistics company is setting up shop in Frankfort for the first time, with Nissin International Transport U.S.A. planning a $14.3 million distribution center that's expected to create 30 jobs. The facility will land in Franklin County Industrial Park 3, off U.S. 60 and Duncan Road, and will mark the company's first-ever operation in Kentucky.

Frankfort, KY · 8d

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Norfolk Southern completes six improvement projects during 26-hour work window

Norfolk Southern announced its work crews had completed six infrastructure improvement projects in one single 26-hour maintenance window. The projects provided strengthened reliability across a key freight corridor in Indiana and Kentucky, officials said. The work on the W line, supporting intermodal and automotive traffic between Midwest and Southeast markets, tackled major infrastructure projects across […] The post Norfolk Southern completes six improvement projects during 26-hour work window appeared first on Transportation Today .

Kentucky · 8d

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Concord Stud Farm roster packed with options for buyers

The 88th edition of the Standardbred Horse Sales Company’s annual sale will kick off Monday (Nov. 2), and Concord Stud Farm will once again have a strong presence. In fact, it will be the largest consignment that the Cream Ridge, NJ-based nursery has ever brought to the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex, with 111 yearlings set to sell.

Kentucky · 6d

Northern Kentucky Tribune

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Report highlights continued growth of Commonwealth’s bioscience industry, its impact on innovation, economy

Kentucky’s bioscience industry continues to strengthen its role as a major economic driver for the Commonwealth, according to a new report from the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and TEConomy Partners.

Kentucky · 6d

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9 Kentucky Family Farms Where You Can Buy Fresh Milk, Local Honey And Farm-Raised Beef Straight From The Source

One Kentucky dairy lets its cows decide when they want to be milked. A robot handles the job, and the cows stroll in on their own schedule. I admire that the cows get a say. That detail sent me hunting for more farms where the food story starts right in the pasture. I found grass-fed beef herds raised for decades on the same land.

Rockfield, KY · 5d

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Equip Expo 2026: The Machines Are Getting Smarter

From autonomous mowers to multitasking machines, the show offered plenty of clues about where commercial landscaping is headed. If you attended Equip Expo 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky, you probably noticed two things: There was a lot of equipment to see, and apparently, nobody can agree on whether operators should be standing, sitting, or letting the machines do the work themselves.

Louisville, KY · 7d

Kentucky Lantern

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Longtime KET CEO and executive director dies

Kentucky Educational Television’s executive director and CEO Shae Hopkins, who led the public television network for more than 17 years while the network amassed viewers and brought in regional and national awards, died Thursday. She was 69.  Hopkins had planned to retire from her role at the end of the year while a search committee […]

Kentucky · 7d

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You Can Pick The Perfect Tree Together At These 9 Kentucky Christmas Tree Farms

Little ones can help pull a freshly cut Christmas tree through the baler at one Kentucky farm. That is the kind of tiny job kids remember for years. Another farm snaps a family photo with a dated sign and a reindeer, then pins returning customers’ pictures on a wall. I love that idea.

Kentucky · 7d

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'This is a family' | Grade A's owner reflects on UPS plane crash nearly 1 year later

Sean Garber still struggles to return to the site of his company. It's been almost a year since the UPS Flight 2976 crash, and he said it is still difficult to return to the site. "When I come out here, it's painful. Every time I come out here, becomes even...

Louisville, KY · 8d

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Leggett & Platt to close plant in Grayson County, over 100 employees to be impacted

GRAYSON CO., Ky. (WBKO) - Employees at a Grayson County business will be out of jobs just before the holidays. According to the Kentucky Office of Industry & Apprentice Services, a partner in the Kentucky Career Center, a WARN notice has been sent out regarding the closure of Legett & Platt, Inc.

Grayson County, KY · 9d

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Kentucky anchors Toyota’s U.S. manufacturing growth and expansion plans

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (Oct. 29, 2026) — Nearly four decades after its first Kentucky-built Camry rolled off the assembly line, Toyota’s Georgetown plant remains central to the automaker’s U.S. manufacturing strategy as the company invests billions in domestic production and prepares for its next generation of vehicles. Toyota...

Georgetown, KY · 8d