Business

A major coal company with mines in Appalachia and Western Kentucky has filed for bankruptcy. In a news release, Patriot Coal said it was undertaking the move to facilitate restructuring.

Kentucky’s Secretary of State has issued a good news-bad news report on business filings.

Kentucky’s bourbon production has increased 115% over the past 13 years according to the Kentucky Distiller’s Association. 

County burn bans across the region have outlawed amateur fireworks displays and that hurts the bottom line for many fireworks vendors.

Ever since five Kentucky state parks began selling alcohol by the drink last August, liquor sales have procured more than $110,000 for the state. 

The president of the Kentucky Hemp Museum hopes to make Hopkinsville its new home. The museum had been a private collection in Lexington, consisting of various agricultural equipment and related memorabilia.