CRESTVIEW HILLS, Kentucky, May 11 (TNSper) -- Thomas More University issued the following news release: BE NKY, previously Northern Kentucky Tri-ED, announced that Thomas More University President Joseph L. Chillo, LP.D., joins the BE NKY Grown Partnership's Board of Directors. The organization has served the region since 1987 and has led the successful location or expansion of 765 business projects, representing more than 74,150 primary industry jobs created with capital investment of more tha  more

ASHLAND, Kentucky, May 9 -- Kentucky Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Kentucky Power recently awarded a $60,000 economic development grant to support the mission of One East Kentucky. The grant is funded through the Kentucky Power Economic Growth Grant (K-PEGG) program. One East is a privately funded, regional economic development organization serving 9 counties in the "Coal Fields" region of eastern Kentucky, including Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Lawre  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, May 11 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00145) on May 10, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Kentucky Power Company For An Order Approving Accounting Practices To Establish A Regulatory Asset Related To The Extraordinary Fuel Charges Incurred By Kentucky Power Company In Connection With Winter Storm Elliott In December 2022 ORDER This matter arises upon the motion of the Attorney General of the Commo  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, May 11 (TNSper) -- Transylvania University issued the following news: Lisa L. Custardo, an expert in accounting, management and operations, has been named as Transylvania University's new vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer. She will begin her role this summer. Custardo joins Transylvania after serving as vice president for finance and CFO at Rockford University in Illinois, where she successfully guided the college's financial and inv  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, May 11 (TNSper) -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: Ogden College of Science and Engineering is pleased to announce that Dr. Leslie North will serve as the next Chair of the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences (EEAS). Dr. North has served as the Interim Chair for EEAS since 2021 and as of July 1, 2023, officially becomes the first female in the history of the department to be appointed Chair. David Brown, Dean of the Ogden   more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, May 10 (TNSres) -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: Dr. Laura G. McGee, Professor Emerita of German, was named a Fulbright Specialist in the areas of higher education administration and world language learning. As an approved candidate on the Fulbright Specialist Roster, she is eligible to be matched with a host institution abroad during her roster tenure, which runs from February 2023 to February 2026. The Fulbright Specialist Program allows fac  more