Wayne County to benefit from KHIC grant to train small business owners

Monticello — Wayne County is one of three counties that will benefit from a grant

that has been awarded to the Kentucky Highlands Investment Cor-poration

(KHIC), according to U.S. Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05).

Rogers recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural

Development (USDA-RD) program has awarded the Kentucky Highlands Investment

Corporation a $251,706 grant. These funds are targeted to assist rural

businesses with training in Bell, Clay and Wayne counties.

"Providing top-notch business training to our local companies, large and

small, is an excellent way to spur innovation, stay ahead and survive these

challenging economic times," said Rogers. "By assisting existing small

business owners and encouraging forward-leaning entrepreneurs, we keep our

commercial centers thriving and put our people to work.

Kentucky Highlands has once again teamed up with the ever-important USDA

Rural Development Office to deliver meaningful business solutions and

technical assistance expertise rural areas can rely on."

KHIC will use these grant funds to establish a rural micro-business

training initiative in conjunction with Bell, Clay and Wayne County

governments.

The project seeks to build a team of experienced entrepreneurial

trainers to assist existing and future business owners throughout these

three rural counties. KHIC was formed in 1968 to stimulate growth and create

employment opportunities in Southeastern Kentucky. KHIC currently serves the

following twenty-two counties in Kentucky: Bell, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland,

Estill, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lincoln,

Madison, McCreary, Owsley, Perry, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Wayne, and

Whitley.

Rogers currently serves as a senior member of the House Appropriations

Committee. Through this role, Rogers supports important initiatives in the

Fifth Congressional District.

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