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February 22, 2012
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A wall in the conference room of Triangle Enterprise’s Paducah headquarters shows the company’s family lineage. J.P. Kelly, Triangle president, sits in front of the photos of (from left) Jess Conkwright, co-founder, R.M. Robinson, Kelly’s grandfather and business co-founder, and Robert F. Pirtle, chairman of the board. ADAM SHULL | The Sun
Carrying on a family tradition
Evolving and expanding is in the blood of local businesses
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Passengers depart a United Express SkyWest Airlines jet Thursday after arriving at Barkley Regional Airport near Paducah. The flight originated in Chicago. JOHN WRIGHT | The Sun
Up in the air
As Congress debates Essential Air Service program, Barkley waits for funding go-ahead
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River barge traffic, such as in this shot showing exposed raw materials, may give way to more container-on-barge traffic after the expansion of the Panama Canal in 2014. | Sun Files
The business news of 2011
A review of the year’s biggest stories and developments
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‘A true asset to Paducah’
Leadership, service set Kristin Williams apart as 2011 Woman of Achievement
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Ellie Gore Waggoner, co-owner of LeCows dairy farm in Lone Oak, tends to a young calf on the farm. The farm has been in Gore’s family since the 1960s, and is the last remaining family-owned dairy farm in McCracken County.ADAM SHULL | The Sun
Dairy farming drying up in western Kentucky
Remaining operations hang on through a litany of challenges
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Suzie Coiner introduces sauces to a customer during a BbQ & More tasting. Coiner and co-founder David Boggs opened the doors of their business in April. CORIANNE EGAN | The Sun
Fueling the fire
The business born from Barbecue on the River.
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Fred Darnall Jr. displays metal parts that will become part of a trike kit produced at Trigg Trike Kits in Cadiz, while Fred Darnall Sr. sits in the background where he had been sanding the pieces down. The father-son duo joined the Trigg County start-up more than two years ago just after owners David and Lanell Bell moved from a home garage to the shop.ADAM SHULL | The Sun
Help manufactured
New state program helps manufacturing jobs grow, one start-up at a time.
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Work continues on the new Paducah Bank branch on the city s south side. | John Wright. The Sun.
Banks’ performance sets up real estate market for recovery
Foreclosures aren’t as big a problem in Kentucky. Why?
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Ron Kineman works in the Cylinder/Material Handling Group in USEC’s Maintenance Organization. He operates machinery, such as this heavy-duty hauler specially designed to move 10- and 14-ton cylinders of solid uranium onto trailers for movement to and from the plant feed and withdrawal facilities and into storage yards. Contributed photo
Who’s who at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant site
Putting names and titles on one of the area’s biggest economic engines
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A crew from Arch Environmental works on the Dean Energy Harvester, which produces kinetic energy from raw materials, at Federal Materials Inc. in Paducah. JOHN WRIGHT | The Sun
Harvesting power from falling rock
Product highlights unique work at Arch Environmental
May 05, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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