Photo by David Morris: Horse Soldier Bourbon's Somerset distillery will be built at Waitsboro Hills, a 202-acre expanse of rolling hills that overlooks Lake Cumberland. The site has served as a golf read more
Welcome to Somerset-Pulaski County!
We’re excited you’re here and hope you’re learning more about our community.
SPEDA’s board of directors meets at 3 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month in the SPEDA board room/office. At times, because of board members’ travel and business schedules, the meeting date and time may change. Please contact the SPEDA office in advance to verify. We welcome anyone to our meetings and are proud of the work we are doing for our community and region. To obtain copies of board meeting agendas and minutes, email Jessica Carlton at jessica@speda.org.
In our newsroom, you’ll find a number of articles about economic development initiatives in Somerset-Pulaski County, and an archive of news coverage featuring SPEDA.
Interested in learning more?
We’d love to lead you around and show you all Somerset and Pulaski County, Kentucky, have to offer. Connect with our president and CEO to start the conversation!
Chris Girdler
President + CEO
606.425.5409
chris@speda.org
News
SPEDA, city and county governments sign new agreement for specialty chemicals facility
Extiel GPG will build new multimillion-dollar facility and pipeline lateral to safely deliver natural gas needed A new agreement entered into today by the Somerset-Pulaski County Economic Development read more
SPEDA releases second video, focused on education
A new video released today by the Somerset-Pulaski Economic Development Authority (SPEDA) highlights successes within Somerset and Pulaski County’s public education systems and two- and four-year read more
Horse Soldier Bourbon announces $50 million expansion in Somerset-Pulaski County
Two-phase project will add 56 jobs An American bourbon distillery founded by members of the first U.S. Army Special Forces unit to enter Afghanistan following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks has read more
SPEDA hosts Robert’s Rules of Order training
Free community-wide program helps anyone involved in a board or organization learn parliamentary procedure SOMERSET, KENTUCKY (December 12, 2019) — The Somerset-Pulaski Economic Development read more
SPEDA mini-grant application now available
Four $2,500 grants will be awarded; deadline for submission is Feb. 28, 2020 SOMERSET, KENTUCKY (December 10, 2019) — In the spirit of helping those who want to start new businesses or innovate read more