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  • Town & Country optimistic for 2013

    Town & Country Bank has shrunk its assets by more than a third in the two years it has been under regulatory orders to shore up its accounts, while trying to shed the lingering results from decisions made near the end of the housing market crash of 2008.

    The Bardstown-based bank ended 2012 with $284 million in assets, down from $433 million in 2010.

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  • Ag to high commercial zoning change opposed

    Area residents are raising safety concerns over a  proposed zoning change along Ky. 245 that would transform a tract of land from agriculture land to a high-level commercial area near Old Stone House Road.

    Residents say that opening the door for more commercial businesses along Ky. 245 will cause more traffic and turn the road into a “Dixie Highway.”

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  • Downtown merchants digest business tips

    After driving through downtown Bardstown, giving it a window assessment and having one-on-one consultations with business owners, Marc Willson, a retail consultant at The Willson Company, said Bardstown is one of the nicest towns he has visited out of 300.

    Willson spoke to 24 local businesses at the Small Town Merchant Program at My Old Kentucky Home Tuesday morning. Over the course of three days, he focused on how small business can grow and get seen by the public.

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  • Medica awarded blue ribbon by U.S. Chamber

    Medica Pharmacy and Wellness Center was the only small business in Kentucky to receive one of the top honors from a national business organization.

    For the second consecutive year, the Chamber of Commerce awarded Medica a Blue Ribbon Business Award.

    The award was announced Friday.

    “It signifies that you’re top of the crop of the small businesses in the nation,” said Garrett Engeset, director of marketing for Medica.

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  • Tower colleagues donate to United Way
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  • Robey named director of Community Action Council

    Lynne B. Robey has accepted the position as executive director for Central Kentucky Community Action Council, Inc. Robey has directed several programs within the agency during the past 14 years.
    Central Kentucky Community Action Council, Inc. provides jobs for 267 employees, and operates programs in the eight counties of the Lincoln Trail Area Development District, assisting more than 9,000 families including 24,000 persons.
    The agency is located at 332 Hood Ave., in Lebanon.

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  • Benningfield receives President’s Award

    Nikki Benningfield, area manager of all Kentucky locations of The Work Connection was awarded the 2012 President’s Award for her outstanding contributions to the company.  Notably, Benningfield has excelled in leadership in the areas of hiring, staff development, and management.  Her commitment to her staff is evident through the tenure and loyalty of her team.  Benningfield manages offices of The Work Connection in Bardstown, Campbellsville, Corbin, Elizabethtown, Lebanon, and Louisville.

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  • LegalShield ribbon cutting
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  • Bardstown agent appointed to board of state insurance association

    The Independent Insurance Agents of Kentucky (IIAK), the state’s leading insurance trade association, appointed Bardstown independent insurance professional Aaron LaRue to its board of directors.  The appointment took place at the association’s 116th Annual Convention on November 8, 2012 at the Marriott Louisville Downtown in Louisville.
    LaRue is the vice president and branch manager for LaRue Insurance in Bardstown.  He has been with the agency since 2000.  The agency has been serving customers in the central Kentucky region since the 1950s.

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  • Milburn receives President’s Award

    Erin Milburn, senior business consultant with The Work Connection, was awarded the 2012 President’s Award for her outstanding contributions to the company. Milburn excelled in sales team development, leadership, and expansion in new markets. She works in The Work Connection’s Lebanon office, and travels to Bardstown, Campbellsville, Corbin, and Elizabethtown regularly.

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