Chris Girdler shares SPEDA’s mission and the value of KET programming in KET’s Visions Magazine and Making a Difference series As the son of a public school teacher, Chris Girdler, president and CEO read more
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Local inmate re-entry program receiving statewide recognition
Partners testify before Jail & Corrections Reform Task Force about program’s successes; program receives state media attention Pulaski County’s inmate re-entry program has been in the spotlight read more
Somerset-Pulaski County included in KET special on economic development progress
SPEDA President & CEO participates in panel discussion, which will air at 8 p.m. ET Dec. 11 The leader of the Somerset-Pulaski Economic Development Authority (SPEDA) joined economic development read more
Application for SPEDA mini-grants now available
Program has invested $40,000 to date in local start-ups and innovators Applications are now being accepted for Somerset-Pulaski Economic Development Authority (SPEDA) mini-grants, funding available read more
SPEDA Commerce Park enters new phases of construction
Organization begins marketing build-ready sites to industrial prospects SPEDA Commerce Park, a 142-acre industrial development in eastern Pulaski County, is moving forward rapidly — launching into read more
Local high school student wins $500 grand prize for participating in SPEDA cleanup
Annual Triple Bag Challenge encourages environmental stewardship If there was a chance you could earn $500 for picking up three bags of trash along the road, would you take it? For Pulaski County read more