JUNE’S TRISTATE TALKING NEWS – A SNAPSHOT FROM AROUND THE REGION

BEER BUSINESS BREWS UP BILLIONS IN ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR TENNESSEE, STUDY FINDS:  Tennesseans’ interest in good beer is fueling a multi-billion-dollar industry that supports nearly 30,000 jobs in the state, according to a report released Tuesday.The Beer Serves America report found America’s beer industry contributed $4.2 billion last year to the Tennessee economy and supported 28,646 jobs in the state.

It’s not just big fun; it’s big money.  In March 2019, the GEICO Bassmaster Classic – known as the “Super Bowl of Bass Fishing” – was held in Knoxville

for the first time. The event, which used the Tennessee River and connected waterways, drew a record 150,000 fans.

GEORGIA-PACIFIC TO INVEST NEARLY $100M TO EXPAND FACILITY IN BOWLING GREEN; 50 NEW JOBS: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products Group announced Wednesday that it would expand its facility in the South Central Kentucky Industrial Park in Bowling Green. This project will involve a close to $100 million capital investment which will create 50 new jobs and add an additional 80,000 s.f. to their facility.

DAJCOR ALUMINUM CREATES 265 FULL-TIME JOBS IN EASTERN KENTUCKY, AS IT INVESTS $19.6M:Dajcor Aluminum Ltd., a Canadian manufacturer of extruded and fabricated aluminum products, plans to create up to 265 full-time jobs as it invests nearly $19.6 million to locate its first US operation near Hazard.