Vice President of Business Lending Mark Bolinger is the Vice President of Business Lending for Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation. Mark came to Kentucky Highlands in June 1993 following an internship with the business development department. Mark has worked in most phases of business development including the provision of technical/management assistance to portfolio companies, provided architects/engineers […]
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Brenda McDaniel is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation. From 1978 to present, she has held many positions at Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation, serving in her current capacity since 1989. She is responsible for the financial, accounting, compliance and legal functions of
Chief Executive Officer Mr. Rickett was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation in 1989, after previously holding the positions of Vice President and Marketing Manager. The company, a community development corporation which focuses on venture capital and entrepreneurial development, is recognized as one of the premier business development organizations in
When he started at the company 20 years ago, Michael Watkins never dreamed he would one day own LaCrosse Enclosures. He was hired to be a quality control manager after earning an associate’s degree in applied science from Somerset Community College. But over those 20 years, he learned every aspect of the business, which specializes
Longtime employee buys metal fabrication business, saves jobs in Clinton County Read More »
Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation’s President & CEO Jerry Rickett recently penned the annual op-ed for America’s first rural Promise Zone. View the featured article on the Lexington Herald-Leader website: Promise Zone projects promise new growth in Eastern Kentucky | Lexington Herald Leader
Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation announced a $450,000 community facilities loan to the Burkesville-Cumberland County Industrial Development Authority for the purchase of 93 acres for a business-industrial park. “This is a great move – a big move,” Cumberland County Judge-Executive John Phelps said. “This loan will help us manage our payment well with the package Kentucky
University of Kentucky alumna, Raenae Moore, turned to the Kentucky Highlands Innovation Center for business mentorship and website training in the past. Recently, Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation worked with Rural LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) on a digital inclusion grant to expand access to internet access. Raenae Moore’s company and another organization both joined in
Funding expected to leverage more than $4 million in private investment LONDON, Ky. —Today, Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation was awarded $1.5 million by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for a project to increase access to capital and technical assistance for businesses as well as boost employee skills and training. This award is part of a
Kentucky Highlands Community Development Corporation (KHCDC) is pleased to announce it has been selected as a recipient of an Open for Business grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation. The grant funding will be used as a working capital concessionary loan product to provide cash to small businesses that have been impacted by closure or restricted
Sandi Curd, Promise Zone Coordinator for the Kentucky Highland Investment Corporation, recently joined the podcast, EIGL (Engaging Local Government Leaders) to talk about her work supporting communities and small businesses through placemaking. She shared how the Promise Zone impacts the 22-county service area in southeastern Kentucky and how placemaking can serve as an economic incubator.
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