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Business

  • Business briefcase: Dec. 28, 2012

    Grant to bring upgrades to JHS’ ICU, critical care

    Jewish Hospital Shelbyville will be getting an upgrade in the technology and equipment in its intensive and critical-care units as part of a grant from the board of directors of the Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Foundation.

    The board approved spending more than $18 million for facility advancements, advanced clinical research and more, the largest ever such grant.

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  • Shelby farmers hope to reap fruits of heavy rains

    It’s still a little early to tell how this month’s very damp weather will affect Shelby County’s agriculture.

    That’s the view of Corinne Kephart, the University of Kentucky Corporate Extension Office’s agriculture agent for Shelby County.

    Kephart notes that although predictions for this winter were for a heavy snowfall, this December has been a little warm for that to happen.

    However, she also notes that November and December are usually fairly mild and that the coldest months are typically January and February.

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  • New York-based company purchases Ken Towery

    After opening its first store in Shelbyville in October, Ken Towery’s Tire & AutoCare is already undergoing a major change.

    The company has been purchased by Rochester, N.Y.-based Monro Muffler Break, and the sale was expected be completed this week.

    But Shelbyville store manager Jeremy Lyles said customers of Shelbyville’s newest auto care center shouldn’t notice a thing.

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  • Business briefcase: Dec. 21, 2012

    Tumbling fuel prices may not last a week

    You may have noticed that gas prices in Shelby County dipped this week below the $3 barrier for the first time in many months, hitting $2.95 at some outlets as of Wednesday, but that could be a short-term decline.

    That’s significantly below the national average, which has fallen by 20 cents in the past month to $3.22 as of Wednesday, according to GasBuddy.com, a national petroleum prices clearinghouse.

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  • Last-minute shopping in Shelby follows discount trend

    Are there still gifts to purchase on your Christmas list? Never fear! Shelby County merchants say they are ready and willing to accommodate the last-minute shopper with special sales and incentives. It’s like being rewarded for procrastinating.

    Keeping in trend with sales national retailers have announced, chain stores in Shelbyville have filled newspapers with flyers and advertisements announcing big sales for the end-of-season rush.

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  • Business briefcase: Dec. 21, 2012

    Tumbling fuel prices may not last a week

    You may have noticed that gas prices in Shelby County dipped this week below the $3 barrier for the first time in many months, hitting $2.95 at some outlets as of Wednesday, but that could be a short-term decline.

    That’s significantly below the national average, which has fallen by 20 cents in the past month to $3.22 as of Wednesday, according to GasBuddy.com, a national petroleum prices clearinghouse.

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  • Business Briefcase, 12-14-2012

    Gajdzik’s named to leadership committee of Farm Bureau

    Matthew and Amanda Gajdzik, Shelbyville were named to the 13-member Young Farmer Committee during the Kentucky Farm Bureau’s annual meeting last week in Louisville.

    The Gajdziks are part of a group of young farmers that is comprised of both singles and couples, and they were Shelby’s only representation during KFB’s elections and appointments.

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  • Business briefcase: Dec. 7, 2012

    Adams named to board of development council

    Libby Adams, executive director of Shelby County Industrial & Development Foundation, Inc., has been elected Kentucky’s alternate director on the board of the of the Southern Economic Development Council, the SEDC announced this week.

    Adams will serve a 1-year term, beginning in January. She most recently served the SEDC as the chair of its 2011 and 2012 membership committee and has been a member of SEDC for 17 years.

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  • Pets are on shopping lists too

    The trend in buying Christmas gifts for pets is a practice has been holding steady during the past few years, according to a recent poll by AP-Petside.com.

    Of those shoppers polled this year, 51 percent said they would purchase Christmas gifts for their pets. That’s down just slightly from 53 percent in 2011 but still up significantly from 2008, when only 43 percent said they would buy gifts for Fido, Muffin or Fury.

    How much are people spending on their pets?

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  • Masonite to shut its doors

    Masonite Inc. has told employees that it will be closing its Shelbyville plant early next year.

    The company has manufactured residential and commercial doors in Shelbyville since purchasing the Shelbyville-based LEDCO in 2010. About 80 are employed in its facility at 801 Commerce Circle in Shelbyville.

    Plant General Manager Joseph Solomon, whose family started the company in Akron in 1964, said he could not answer questions about the facility’s closing, instead directing all requests to Masonite’s corporate offices.

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