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A
Here,
all
right,
we
do
not
have
a
quorum
to
to
representative
Bray.
A
C
A
All
opposed
all
right
mints
are
approved
and
if
you
got
to
go
to
another,
meet
and
that'll
be
I
understand
and
everybody
leaves
thank
you.
Thank
you,
brother
Mark,
all
right,
all
right
and
all
right
this
time
today,
we'll
have
representatives
from
the
economic
development
cabinet
and
they
will
be
presenting
about
Kentucky
product
development
initiatives
and
mega
sites,
and
if
you
all
would
come
up
to
the
table
at
this
time-
and
we
appreciate
you
being
here
today-
secretary
Noel
appreciate
you
being
here
today
and
and
presenting
to
us.
A
She
was
here
I
guess
last
week
also,
and
we
appreciate
that
we
have
Beth
Land
by
way
of
Zoom
all
right.
It's
good
to
have
you
off
you'd,
raise
your
right
hand
to
be
sworn.
Do
you
swear
from
the
testimony
you're
about
to
give
is
the
truth,
the
whole
truth,
nothing,
but
the
truth.
So,
if
you're
gone,
please
introduce
yourself
and
proceed
with
the
presentation.
D
Mr
chairman,
first
of
all,
thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
be
here
today,
and
it
goes
without
saying.
We
also
greatly
appreciate
the
role
that
all
of
you
have
played
and
the
support
that's
come
from
the
legislature
with
regards
to
the
kpdi
program,
I
think
it's
not
only
extremely
significant
in
terms
of
the
the
dollar
support
and
what
it
can
mean
to
our
state,
but
what
we're
learning
and
what
we're
discovering
is
from
the
very
beginning
when
we
did
the
pilot
projects
to
where
we
are
now.
D
This
is
a
process,
and
it's
very
intentional
in
terms
of
not
just
allocating
money.
What
we're
trying
to
do
is
make
sure
that
every
community
that
participates
learns
from
the
process
gets
stronger,
gets
better
and
we're
seeing
that
and
we've
seen
that
from
the
very
beginning
to
where
we
are
now.
So
we
appreciate
your
support
and,
with
your
permission,
what
I'd
like
to
do
is
kick
off
and
have
a
few
comments.
B
D
And,
as
you
know,
we
always
start
out
with
the
purpose
of
the
cabinet,
for
economic
development
and
I
do
think
it's
important
to
know
everything
we
do
is
about
helping
make
life
better
for
all
residents
in
Kentucky
and
I.
Think
this
is
a
perfect
example
of
working
through
the
structure
working
through
the
process
with
local
government
and
with
economic
developers.
We
are
doing
that
and
even
more
these.
D
Our
one
pager
is
important
to
always
look
at,
but
if
you
would
look
under
the
operational
priorities,
we
talk
about
polishing
our
toolkit
and
making
sure
that
we've
got
an
ability
to
polish
and
and
drive
home
Kentucky's
brand
globally
and
sites
are
a
great
way
of
doing
that.
And
if
you
look
on
the
next
slide,
one
of
the
Strategic
imperatives
is
not
only
in
terms
of
understanding.
Supplier
needs,
because
there's
a
lot
of
companies
in
Kentucky,
we
think
could
be
expanding.
We
want
to
make
sure
they
need
a
site.
We
have
those
sites.
D
We
also
think
it's
important
to
really
encourage
companies
to
grow
from
within,
which
is
one
of
the
reasons
we
announced
earlier
this
week.
The
connects
program
and
the
supply
Kentucky
initiative,
in
which
we've
got
tools
now
to
really
encourage
companies
to
go
online
share
with
the
products
they
make,
what
services
they
provide
and
now,
when
we
work
with
companies
that
are
looking
to
locate
here,
we
can
also
say
to
them
one
of
the
requirements
of
our
support.
Is
you
look
first
to
try
to
grow
from
within?
D
That's
talking
about
existing
companies,
the
growth
in
automotive,
the
growth
in
machinery
and
others
that
are
driving
this
demand
for
space.
That
we
know
is
happening
out
there
in
the
country
and
with
that
demand
for
space
comes
even
more
demand
for
shovel
ready,
good
sites
for
companies
to
take
a
look
at.
So
the
timing
of
this
is
obviously
really
I.
D
Think
beneficial
in
an
article
from
Automotive
news
from
I
believe
it
was
September
or
August
of
last
year
highlighted
how
Automotive
companies
are
changing
their
strategies
and
how
important
the
relationship
from
a
regional
perspective
happens
to
be
in
terms
of
where
they're
locating
to
either
expand
or
grow.
Great
rural
areas
make
great
locations
for
automotive
sites,
but
also
that
inner
dependencies
with
urban
areas
and
colleges
and
airports
and
things
are
becoming
more
important
than
ever
as
a
result
of
the
changing
in
the
workforce.
D
Changing
in
the
Dynamics
that
are
out
there
and
I
think
that
goes
to
a
lot
of
the
things
you're
going
to
see
in
the
PDI
rollout
in
terms
of
helping
understand
not
just
where
the
dirt
is
going
and
which
Community.
But
what
are
you
selling
in
terms
of
what
a
company's
looking
for
that
goes
beyond
the
county
or
city
boundaries
and
more
into
that
ecosystem?
That
they're
going
to
need
to
be
a
part
of
if
they
locate
in
that
respective
area.
D
Speed
of
decision
making
is
clearly
one
of
the
more
important
things
and
having
mistakenly
spent
some
time
in
Michigan,
which
I
made
a
slip
up
here
just
a
moment
ago,
glad
to
be
back
home
in
Kentucky.
But
having
done
enough
work
in
other
states
on
behalf
of
Whirlpool
I
know
that
every
state
and
every
Community,
whenever
you
go
visit
with
them
likes
to
say
we
got
great
sites,
blah
blah
blah.
This
site
is
ready
to
go.
D
And
if
we
remove
uncertainty
from
the
equation,
we
have
a
much
better
chance
for
all
communities
to
be
considered
and
to
be
given
the
opportunity
to
grow
and
to
create
the
kind
of
jobs
that
they
are
looking
for.
Now.
This
is
a
little
bit
of
my
perspective
and
the
canvas
perspective.
It's
not
officially
ssgs,
but
I
would
say
that
it's
pretty
close
to
what
is
a
true
definition
for
a
shovel
ready
site
and
it
goes
back
to
a
lot
of
communities
say
they
have
it.
D
But
in
some
cases
communities
don't
have
control
over
the
land
and
there's
all
these
steps
that
they
would
have
to
go
through.
In
some
cases,
communities
and
Industrial
authorities
don't
even
have
a
clear
title
that
can
be
presented
on
that
particular
site
and
there's
a
whole
list
of
things
that
I
think
are
important
to
really
make
it
a
shovel
ready
site.
D
But
the
last
two
bullets
item,
six
and
seven
I
think
go
really
to
the
heart
of
it,
and
I've
heard
this
from
companies
many
many
times,
and
that
is
they're
looking
for
a
site
in
a
community.
It's
got
a
known
reputation
just
to
get
things
done
because
uncertainty,
you
try
to
take
it
out
of
the
equation,
but
things
will
come
up
and
you
want
to
be
in
a
community
that
just
knows
how
to
deal
with
those
things
and
just
get
them
resolved
and
also
I.
D
Think
communities
need
to
have
a
very
realistic
understanding
of
their
strengths,
but
also
any
weaknesses
they
have,
because
they
bring
those
weaknesses
up
and
they
say
and
here's
how
we're
dealing
with
it.
Companies
are
very
smart.
They
know
that
no
Community
is
perfect.
No
company
is
perfect,
so
understanding
that
communities
have
a
good
reality-based
understanding
of
themselves
is
an
important
element
of
being
able
to
attract
and
bring
in
opportunities
for
those
areas,
and
we
think
that
that's
part
of
our
mission
is
again
being
super
collaborators
and
working
with
all
the
communities
alone.
D
Success
for
us
is
just
not
looking
at
one
thing
or
the
other,
but
really
having
a
holistic
approach
when
you
present
a
product
and
for
us
we
want
to
again.
Thank
you,
because
this
is
a
major
solution,
because
not
every
Community
knows
that
and
in
some
cases
not
every
Community
has
the
experience
to
know
that
they
need
this
information
or
that
information
and
this
process
has
really
helped
go
through,
as
if
a
company
was
looking
at
that
site.
D
It's
a
10x
benefit
in
terms
of
the
understanding,
the
knowledge
and
the
way
that
we're
working
with
communities
to
strengthen
themselves
and
to
become
better
at
presenting
what
it
is
they
are
presenting
to
prospective
companies
looking
for
a
place
to
either
locate
or
expand
and,
finally,
I
think
the
the
understanding
of
why
now
I
think
I
went
to
these
the
last
time.
I
was
here,
so
I
won't
go
through
them
again,
other
than
to
say
the
world's
changing
and
the
whole
reassuring
process
is
real
and
I.
D
Think
this
program
is
a
great
tool
to
help
the
state
continue
to
advance,
to
continue
to
be
in
that
Spirit
of
winning
with
integrity,
and
it's
just
going
to
be
a
great
opportunity
for
us
to
ride
the
crest
of
wave
of
change
to
be
out
front
of
it
with
regards
to
the
benefits
and
things
that
are
happening
as
a
result.
So
that's
kind
of
a
an
introduction
into
the
program
and
I'd
ask
Haley
to
kind
of
walk
us
through
some
of
the
process
steps
and
why
this
partnership
has
been
so
good
for
the
entire
state.
E
Yes
well,
thank
you.
My
comments
will
be
brief,
but
it
has
been
such
an
exciting
collaboration
when
we
look
at
the
way
that
this
Statewide
program
came
from
legislation
created
by
the
general
assembly
with
a
state
agency
executing
alongside
a
Statewide
Association
of
economic
developers,
I
mean
this
is
a
wonderful
approach
to
helping
serve
the
entire
Commonwealth,
and
it's
been
it's
been
wonderful
to
watch
and
to
hear
communities
feedback
on
on
this
process.
E
It's
a
holistic
approach,
the
Statewide
Kentucky
product
development,
Initiative
Program
that
really
has
built
in
a
way
to
I
think
Advance
equity
in
all
communities,
so
that
no
matter
the
size
or
the
scale
of
Industry
within
a
given
community
in
Kentucky.
These
projects
are
measured
based
on
how
they're
going
to
generate
return
on
investment.
That's
really
what
we're
doing
is
looking
at
these
State
Appropriations
and
making
sure
that
that
money
is
well
spent
well
invested
for
the
good
of
the
local
community,
as
well
as
the
overall
State
economy.
E
As
the
secretary
mentioned,
this
is
a
process
and
this
process
of
leading
communities
through
these
applications
through
developing
these
projects
really
prepares
them
for
the
opportunities
that
we
will
surely
come
from.
These
Investments
we've
utilized
a
nationally
known,
consulting
firm,
which
we'll
get
to
in
a
minute,
but
that
that
aspect
is
really
critical
to
the
success.
When
we
look
at
weighing
projects
looking
at
return
on
investment,
we
want
to
make
sure
we're
not
just
looking
at
it
from
our
local
perspectives
or
our
Statewide
perspective,
but
that
a
national
consulting
firm
has
weighed
in
and
said.
E
This
is
what
companies
globally
are
looking
for,
and
this
is
what
will
make
you
successful
so
defining
what's
eligible.
What
the
project
is
going
to
cover
has
been
really
important
to
make
sure
that
again
we're
making
making
this
as
as
fair
and
accessible
as
possible
to
everyone
in
the
Commonwealth
we've
defined
the
economic
development
projects
that
can
be
awarded
funds
or
can
apply
for
site
and
infrastructure
improvements
to
serve
things
like
manufacturing
agribusiness,
headquarters,
hospitals.
The
list
goes
on.
You
have
that
in
your
packet,
but
eligible
Grant
recipients
are
local
governments
or
Economic
Development
authorities.
E
Now
in
House,
Bill
745
last
year,
the
general
assembly
appropriated
100
million
dollars
to
this
project,
which
was
exciting,
and
it's
been
wonderful
to
have
that
available
to
award
to
communities
and
it's
not
complete
yet,
but
we're
in
that
process.
So
it's
it
was
designed
to
be
awarded
over
two
rounds.
As
you
know,
so
the
first
round
was
a
maximum
funding
amount
of
two
million
dollars
or
there
was
a
metric
based
on
population
and
there's
that
that's
not
listed
in
this
slide.
E
But
there
is
a
fact
sheet
on
the
cabinet's
website
that
shows
how
communities
were
given
their
funding
amounts
based
on
population,
but
it
was
a
competitive
process
and
we
tried
to
communicate
this
to
communities
as
effectively
as
we
could
that
you're
not
competing
against
each
other
in
this
first
round.
But
that
this
is
you
competing
against
this
metric,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
we
understand.
Is
that
communities
engaging
in
Economic
Development
this?
Is
it's
not
a
county
against
another
County?
This
is
you
against
your
assets.
E
How
can
you
build
up
the
best
resources
for
the
best
possible
investment
for
your
community,
and
so
that
was
a
really
important
point.
We
wanted
to
to
make
sure
that
people
understood
and
continue
to
understand
in
this
second
round.
That's
coming
up
the
same
procedure.
The
same
process
will
apply,
but
the
maximum
funding
amount
would
be
two
million
dollars
for
all
communities
with
the
money
that's
left
over
from
from
round
one.
E
So,
in
order
to
to
make
this
as
successful
as
it
could
be,
kaed
was
responsible
for
soliciting
rfps
from
National
con
site,
consultants
and
I.
Think
there
were
16
applicants
at
that
time
and
eight
were
interviewed
and
site
selection
group
was
selected
to
represent
us
in
this
program
and
we
have
been
very
grateful
for
their
diligence
and
not
only
have
they
worked
hard
and
applied
this
scoring
rubric
to
the
program,
but
they
have
really
looked
for.
How
can
we
give
the
best
advice
to
these
communities?
E
D
Before
we
even
do
that,
I'm
just
going
to
tell
you
a
story,
Mr
chairman
Local,
Economic
developer,
that
we
spoke
to
questions
about
their
application
may
or
may
not
make
it
through
the
due
diligence
phase.
This
particular
economic
developer
said
great
I'm
glad
to
know
that
we're
going
to
have
a
chance
to
talk
with
Beth
naming
out
Beth
and.
C
D
Ssg
teams
because
she's
he
said
Point
Blank
I
have
learned
more,
and
this
has
done
more
for
us
to
strengthen
how
we
go
about
doing
our
work
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
all
on
the
same
page
and
I'm,
looking
forward
to
learning
more
from
Beth
directly
to
help
us,
as
we
think
about
another
application
or
applying
in
the
second
round,
and
that
kind
of
relationship
and
I
think
that
kind
of
respect
that
the
economic
developers
across
the
state
have
for
this
process
and
for
Beth
and
the
team
and
for
basically
the
collaborative
approach,
speaks
volumes
as
to
the
original
intent
and
the
intent
that
you
all
laid
out,
which
is,
let's
just
don't,
go
out
and
hand
out
money.
D
E
E
The
cabinet
are
all
committed
to
working
with
those
communities
to
make
sure
that
they
have
the
technical
assistance
that
they
need
to
apply
in
round
two
we're
already
planning
trainings
in
communities
to
do
that
and
site
selection
group
is,
is
fully
aware
of
that
and
has
been
working
with
communities
to
answer
questions,
and
that's
just
something
that
we
want
you
to
know.
We
take
very
seriously
and
we're
excited
about
the
opportunities
that
are
coming
in
this
round.
Second
round
all.
F
Awesome
excited
to
be
with
y'all.
I
am
extremely
passionate
about
this
program.
It's
really
exciting
to
see
the
progress
that
Kentucky
has
made
over
the
last
four
years
and
excited
to
kind
of
share
that
perspective
of
this
particular
round,
which
is
super
exciting.
If
you
don't
mind,
go
back
one
slide
just
for
a
second
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
people
are
aware
of
site
selection
group.
You
know
we're
based
in
Dallas
I'm
out
of
Greenville
South
Carolina.
We
work
projects
across
the
lower
48.,
also
in
Mexico
some
in
Canada.
F
We
help
companies
choose
where
to
locate.
That's
our
primary
bread
and
butter
is
helping
companies
figure
out
logistically
from
a
Workforce
perspective
from
a
site
and
infrastructure
perspective
where,
where
they
should
be
in
in
the
lower
48
for
the
most
part,
so
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
people
are
aware
that
that's
our
primary
bread
and
butter.
F
That's
what
I'd
spend
the
majority
of
my
time
doing
and
then
from
time
to
time,
we'll
get
engaged
by
folks,
like
Ked
or
States
utilities,
to
lend
that
30-party
perspective
on
product
development
based
on
our
experience
working
with
corporate
clients.
So
I
just
want
to
set
the
stage
there
that
all
everything
I'm
doing
and
talking
about
is
through
this
corporate
lens,
making
sure
that
Kentucky
is
ready
to
answer
the
questions
for
whenever
a
project
comes
to
town.
Okay,
great,
let's
hit
the
next
slide.
F
So
with
that
in
mind
several
years
ago,
whenever
we
designed
this
program,
we
designed
evaluation
criteria
and
scoring
criteria
that
mock
corporate
site
selection
projects
and
that
can
be
office
manufacturing
a
lot
of
different
types
of
projects,
but
you
know
obviously
a
big
piece
for
Kentucky's
manufacturing
and
corporate
recruitment,
so
we've
designed
evaluation
criteria
based
on
property
availability,
looking
at
things
like
developability,
Wetlands,
topography,
FEMA
flood
zones,
zoning
transportation
and
utility
infrastructure
and
then
also
designing
a
scoring
criteria
that
reflects
I
think
the
best
way
to
put
it
is
projects
that
are
going
to
succeed
in
Kentucky.
F
F
We
are
very,
we
were
very
excited
to
design
a
program,
and
this
scoring
methodology
that
we
use
to
say
whether
or
not
a
project
is
well
suited
for
the
the
kpdi
program
again
is
based
on
corporate
site
selection
criteria
and
it
mocks
that
typical
site
selection
exercise,
but
it
also
tracks
exactly
what
the
legislation
and
what
was
intended
for
the
program:
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna
turn.
All
of
these
words
into
a
simple
analogy:
you'll
see
three
main
buckets:
the
total
impact
in
Roi.
F
If
you
look
at
the
kind
of
bottom
right
side
of
that
screen,
projects
that
have
the
biggest
overall
impact
on
the
Commonwealth.
These
are
large
high
impact,
high
quality
jobs
that
Kentucky
wants
to
see
throughout
the
state.
These
typically
score
better
in
more
populated
areas,
but
we've
created
a
scoring
methodology
that
really
helps
calibrate.
F
You
know
where
projects
are
going
to
do
well,
really
large
projects.
The
relative
impacts
also
takes
into
account
that
Kentucky
is
a
broad
state
with
the
different
types
of
operating
environments.
F
The
relative
impact
is
where
some
projects
May
score
better
in
smaller
markets,
where
projects
might
be
more
cost
sensitive
or
might
not
have
as
large
of
a
labor
requirement.
One
job
in
rural
Kentucky
might
be
totally
different
from
one
new
job
in
urban
Kentucky.
We
want
to
find
communities
that
are
going
to
score
really
well
for
that
relative
impact
and
then
finally,
there's
a
third
component
communities
that
are
just
absolutely
knocking
it
out
of
the
park.
F
They're
an
anomaly
in
the
data
they've
got
an
economic
development
team
or
judge
Executives
who
are
hoofing
it
doing
all
the
right
things.
So,
in
my
mind,
I
kind
of
see
this
as
like
you
know
we
want,
we
want
apples,
we
want
number
one.
We
want
the
bit
really
big
projects
in
Kentucky
number
two
is
we
want
oranges?
We
want
apples
and
oranges.
We
want
smaller
projects
that
are
Kentucky's
bread
and
butter.
F
Y'all
supported
smaller
manufacturing
for
a
very
long
time,
and
these
projects
do
score
very
well
in
Kentucky
and
then
the
third
is
just
for
those
communities
that
are
putting
in
the
legwork
and
and
putting
together
options
that
work
really
well.
I'm.
Happy
to
get
into
the
nuances
of
the
data
and
how
this
is
done,
but
I
think
in
the
interest
of
time
we'll
keep
moving
and
you
can
kind
of
come
back
and
ask
questions
at
the
end.
F
So
this
is
just
an
overall
process
and
again
really
this
mimics
a
corporate
site
selection
project,
We
Gather,
our
Lois.
We
get
an
application,
SSG
does
a
Desktop
review
and
just
like
with
a
corporate
project,
we
decide
which
ones
we're
going
to
go
visit
in
past
years,
there's
been
a
three
million
dollar
limit
on
funding
availability.
F
But
since
there's
such
a
larger
amount
of
funds
available,
SSG
sat
down
one
day
realized
the
impact
that
100
million
dollars
has
on
a
funding
on
funding
for
a
program
like
this,
and
we
said,
we've
got
to
go,
see
every
single
one
of
these
sites
and
communities.
If
we're
going
to
be
able
to
to
recommend
funding,
so
SSG
got
on
the
road
visited
I
can't
even
remember
how
many
but
you'll
see
a
map
in
a
little
bit.
F
We
visited
you
know
60
70
80
sites
over
the
course
of
a
week,
sending
three
separate
teams.
So
it's
very
extensive
effort
did
a
detailed
evaluation,
We
Made,
Project
recommendations.
These
are
given
to
the
cabinet.
They
are
using
their
the
tools
that
we
provide,
but
then
also
their
context
for
projects
that
are
going
to
score
and
do
well
in
Kentucky
and,
lastly,
that
yellow
bucket
this
applicant
feedback.
F
F
F
Every
single
Community
has
the
opportunity
to
chat
with
us
to
understand:
what's
the
strength
of
their
site.
What's
the
weakness
what's
the
strength
of
their
Workforce?
What's
their
weakness,
how
can
they
take
all
of
these
pieces
of
the
puzzle
and
spin
it
into
a
narrative
so
that
they're
getting
more
swings
at
the
plate?
The
way
they
are
answering
RFI
is
the
data
that
they
are
putting
into
the
cells
that
they
submit
to
companies,
consultants
and
the
like
are
having
a
major
impact
on
whether
or
not
they're
getting
site
visits.
F
So
my
passion
is
to
help
people
get
as
far
as
they
can
to
provide
the
best
response
possible
and
it
is
phenomenal
the
level
of
improvement
on
the
rfis
and
on
the
site
visits
over
the
course
of
the
last
four
years.
This
program's
done
a
lot
more
than
put
money
into
sites.
This
program
has
essentially
trained
your
economic
developers
and
judge
Executives
on
how
to
be
successful.
So
we're
super
excited
about
that
next
slide.
F
So
I
want
to
just
kind
of
caveat
this
one
very
excited
on
a
few
things:
one,
the
geographic
representation
on
the
potential
funding
that's
available.
This
is
not
a
final
recommendation
list,
but
this
is
pretty
representative
there.
There
will
be
some
nuances
in
some
of
these
that
are
recommended
and
not
recommended,
but.
B
F
Is
a
geographic
representation
of
the
projects
that
were
submitted
across
the
state
that
we
went
and
visited
and
kind
of
how
they
fall
into
some
major
buckets.
There's
also
I
think
nine
Regional
projects
across
the
state
so
happy
to
answer
questions
on
this
and
for
my
cohorts
in
the
room.
If
there's
anything
else,
you
all
want
me
to
hit
on
this
slide,
I'm
happy
to
do
that.
D
Beth,
thank
you
very
much
and
Mr
chairman
and
others.
We
are
very
protective
of
information
about
which
communities
have
been
recommended
which
have
not
which
Community
scored.
What
and
where
not,
because
it's
a
process
and
we're
happy
to
talk
about
that
today,
but
I
want
to
kind
of
emphasize
the
reason
why
we're
very
protective.
D
It's
been
a
pleasure
for
me
to
meet
so
many
of
the
elected
officials
in
the
communities
and
their
economic
developer,
really
great
people,
and
there
may
be
a
reason
why,
in
some
of
the
process
steps
they
weren't
able
to
get
access
to
the
information.
Maybe
it
didn't
exist,
but
by
them
not
being
able
to
progress
as
well.
D
Perhaps
as
other
communities
is
not
a
reflection
of
how
good
that
Community
is
or
is
not
it's
just
a
matter
of
process
and
what
we
don't
want
is
a
slide
or
a
bunch
of
information,
suddenly
that
some
parts
of
the
state
or
some
parts
of
the
community
didn't
score
as
well,
and
it
gets
into
the
wrong
hands
or
gets
an
even
to
site.
Consultants
has
because
they're
going
to
ask
the
question,
because
my
honest
answer
is
in
a
process.
D
I
also
will
tell
you
that,
in
addition
to
SSG
going
to
the
communities
we
had,
our
project
managers
divide
up
and
go
with
them
to
those
communities.
We
also
have
project
managers
and
our
compliance
people
already
working
with
all
the
communities
that
applied.
It
is
truly
a
process
in
which
there's
just
a
lot
of
give
and
take,
and
a
lot
of
good
information
going
back
and
forth
and
to
kind
of
explain
it
further
by
Design,
and
actually
it
was
in
the
statute
which
I
thought
was
brilliant
in
terms
of
How
It,
Was
Written.
D
D
There
were
some
that
were
not
recommended,
many
of
which
were
because
of
compliance
issues,
not
naming
a
community
but
as
an
example,
one
particular
as
an
example
use
the
the
kpdi
funds
to
put
in
an
access
road
on
a
private
Developers
piece
of
ground,
with
no
criteria
as
to
how
that
ground
would
be
used.
What
kind
of
projects
will
come
in
place?
So
there's
certain
eligibility
criteria
that
we
are
finding
that
we're
actually
going
to
work
with
those
communities.
D
We
already
are
we're
already
communicating
with
them,
and
there
were
two
projects
that
have
already
received
a
portion
of
the
100
million
dollar
discretionary
fund
under
the
purview
of
the
governor,
because
they
had
a
real
project:
10
million
dollars
worth
of
infrastructure,
and
so
from
the
time
in
which
they
made
the
application.
Until
we
did,
the
final
scoring
a
real
project
came
forward
and
a
real
need
in
terms
of
speed
to
decision
making
came
and
we
use
those
discretionary
funds.
D
I
think
Beth
did
a
great
job
laying
out
the
process,
and
we
are
now
very
much
in
what
I
call
the
due
diligence
phase
and
the
due
diligence
is
as
important
as
any
transaction,
and
many
of
you
on
this.
This
panel
understand
that
it
gets
down
in
the
nitty-gritty
in
terms
of
the
contracts
nitty-gritty
in
terms
of
the
land
itself,
all
the
work
it
gets
down
to
validating
the
source
of
funds,
doing
a
little
work
on
validating
and
how
they
would
be
used.
D
So
there
may
or
may
not
be
some
programs
or
projects
that
were
presented,
that
we've
moved
into
the
due
diligence
phase
that
may
or
may
not
be
finally
funded
and,
of
course,
in
that
due
diligence
phase
includes
coming
before
the
legislative
bodies
for
some
reviews
in
terms
of
how
to
use
those
funds.
So
I
think
the
process
is
really
good
and
if
you
can
kind
of
visualize
it.
D
What
I
like
about
this
is
we're
overlapping
round
one
and
round
two
and
there's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
great
overlap
in
terms
of
the
communications
to
the
com,
to
the
communities
that
we're
not
moving
forward
on
due
diligence.
But
we're
already
beginning
today
and
in
the
last
two
weeks,
working
on
their
next
application
for
round
two.
And
so
it's
a
it's
very
much
an
iterative,
but
an
ongoing
process
in
terms
of
where
we
are
and
where
we're
going,
both
for
one
and
two.
D
So
what
we
are
believing
we're
going
to
wind
up
with
is
100
million
dollar
appropriation
thanks
again
to
the
legislature
and
we
believe
we'll
have
approximately
34
million
dollars
for
funding
in
round
one,
which
means
we're.
Looking
forward
to
go
forward
in
round
two
and
we're
shortening
the
timeline
and
encouraging
communities
to
have
those
applications
due
sometime
in
June
of
this
year,
so
that
we
can
really
accelerate
the
process
and
help
communities
fix
if
they
need
to
or
change
or
strengthen
their
previous
applications.
D
D
They
may
have
found
an
alternative
based
upon
some
private
landowners
that
now
have
an
interest
in
coming
forward
with
that,
their
their
sale
of
property
that
they
would
prefer
to
have
that
project
be
considered
than
perhaps
one
they
had
previously.
To
quote
them
and
their
words,
we
think
it
just
provides
a
much
higher
payback
and
higher
likelihood
that
we
can
be
successful
as
a
result.
D
The
legislature
and
the
cabinet
work
very
closely
together
in
terms
of
the
pilot
programs
and
we've
provided
to
you
all
a
list
of
those
particular
sites
how
the
funding
was
used
where
they
were,
and
the
project
investment
and
amount
that
was
both
approved,
but
then
actually
has
been
or
will
be
dispersed
depending
upon
where
we
are
on
that
process
and
whether
timetables
are
relative
for
them
to
complete
these
projects.
But
I
just
want
to
go
back
to
a
couple
of
successes.
D
Just
want
to
stop
on
this
one.
Not
only
was
that
I
think
a
good
result
of
the
pilot
program,
I
think,
was
also
a
good
result
of
the
state
and
everyone
working
together
where,
just
as
we
are
in
Eastern
Kentucky,
where
there
have
been
disasters
that
have
struck,
you
can
still
find
companies
that
can
see
the
vision
of
the
opportunity
and
to
have
a
company.
That's
female,
owned,
family-owned
business.
That
makes
the
kind
of
equipment
you
use
in
agricultural
Industries
and
others
to
put
that
operation
there.
D
In
Grace,
County
I
think
is
a
great
great
sign
of
the
kind
of
collaborative
work.
That's
taking
place,
total
pilot
process
successes.
To
date
you
know,
or
20
approved
an
investment
of
about
36
million
and
3
500
jobs,
and
you
know
10
projects
and
there's
a
lot
of
zeros
in
a
four
billion
dollar
total
project
investment.
But
that's
the
outcome
of
the
pilot
and
we
made
a
commitment
to
you
as
a
legislature
that
of
the
100
million
dollars.
We
would
hold
that
same
standard
as
we
had
in
the
pilot.
D
D
My
last
slide
is,
for
me
at
least
an
important
one.
You
know
Spirit
of
winning
with
Integrity
is
one
of
our
core
values
at
the
cabinet.
We
all
Embrace
that
you've
heard
me
speak
many
times
and
in
all
the
ad
district
meetings
that
I've
been
to
which
I'm
proud
to
say
I've
done
I
point
out.
Kentucky
is
a
winner.
Kentucky
is
a
very
special
state
with
very
special
people
and
we
don't
need
to
apologize
for
anything
and
that's
the
spirit
of
winning
with
Integrity.
D
Also,
it's
a
spirit
of
winning
with
humility,
but
I
think
we
very
much
Embrace
and
we
very
much
should
continue
to
embrace
as
a
state,
because
it
is
a
competition.
I
wish
I
could
say
that
we
all
get
a
vote
in
terms
of
where
a
site
is
going
to
go.
My
humble
experience
is
that
lots
of
people
are
involved,
but
ultimately
there's
one
vote,
It's,
usually
the
owner
of
the
CEO
and
therefore
you've
got
to
really
make
sure
that
you're,
fully
competitive
and
I
would
rather
have
a
community.
Here.
D
You
almost
got
there
and
let's
go
roll
up
our
sleeves
together
to
get
you
there
in
the
round
two,
because
that's
going
to
make
you
more
competitive
than
somehow
just
approving
a
project
that
wasn't
fully
yet
ready
to
go
and
our
personal
commitments
as
the
team.
All
up
here
is
we're
personally
involved
in
that
process
to
make
sure
communities
come
better
because
McKenzie,
which
is
an
economic
development.
Major
consulting
firm
points
out.
Tax
incentives
are
important
and
location
decisions,
but
really
truly
at
the
end.
D
It's
that
totality
that
goes
into
whether
or
not
a
community
is
going
to
win
an
existing
business
expansion
or
a
new
company,
and
that's
everything
from
Workforce
and
training.
The
infrastructure
Investments
if
you've
got
utility
issues,
not
only
when
when
can
they
be
implemented,
but
when
would
they
be
completed?
I
like
to
put
this
analogy
on
it
in
terms
of
what
we
did
at
whirlpool
Community
commit
to
us
when
this
piece
of
ground
and
when
we
can
have
a
certificate
of
occupancy
for
when
we
can
actually
become
operational.
That's
all
we
care
about.
D
When
can
we
be
operational
and
if
you
don't
have
all
that
information
you're,
not
competitive
and
I
really
do
believe.
This
is
a
a
program
that
Embraces
that
Spirit
of
winning
with
integrity-
and,
more
importantly,
is
that
one
Local,
Economic,
developer,
I
think
shared.
This
is
a
program,
that's
making
them
better
and
stronger,
and
that's
the
attitude
by
which
we
roll
up
into
this
presentation
today
and
are
already
preparing
for
the
round
two
further
I
would
say
and
I
shared
it
here
last
week,
we're
actively
out
in
the
state
we're
actively
working
with
communities.
D
Mr
chairman,
we
don't
make
laws,
we
don't
pass
bills,
we
don't
really
control
what
happens
in
local
communities,
but
our
job
is
to
be
that
collaborator
and
I
want
to
express
sincere
appreciation
for
this
legislative
body,
the
full
legislator,
the
governor's
office,
all
of
the
state
agencies.
You
know
it
really
does
take
a
full
team
effort
to
win
these
projects
and
yep
I
did
some
of
this
kind
of
work
in
Michigan
for
a
long
time
for
Whirlpool
I
did
it
in
different
parts
of
the
world
and
it's
not
just
smoke,
and
it's
really
true.
D
There
is
a
spirit
of
collaboration
and
cooperation
that
just
comes
through
in
Kentucky,
and
it's
really
truly
I
think
the
competitive
Advantage
we
have
and
from
my
neck
of
the
woods,
I
believe
it.
If
you
have
a
competitive
Advantage,
just
call
it
out.
It's
part
of
what
makes
us
special
and
we
need
to
be
willing
to
say
that
and
I
do
really
truly
believe.
That
is
a
unique
thing
that
we
have.
Is
this
willingness
to
collaborate
and
cooperate
when
it
comes
to
creating
jobs
for
all
kentuckians
and
not
a
few.
C
D
D
A
E
D
F
Absolutely
so,
in
my
experience,
yes,
especially
for,
like
you,
said,
The
more
rural
areas
that
are
able
to
aggregate,
if
you
think
about
the
recruitment
process
for
a
corporate
project,
you're
aggregating,
a
regional
Workforce,
you're,
aggregating
Regional,
you
know
Community
Technical,
College
resources,
there's
a
lot
that
goes
into
that
Regional
approach
and
so,
rather
than
a
region
putting
a
lot
of
eggs
in
different
baskets
like
for
them
to
come
together
and
say:
we've
we've
probably
really
got
one
shot
at
this.
F
Let's
all
work
together
to
put
our
best
foot
forward
and
we've
we've
kind
of
over
the
years
seen
this
in
action.
You
know
people
coming
in
with
more
than
one
application
in
separate
counties
and
then
them
coming
back
later
and
saying
you
know
what
it
would
be
much
better
if
we
came
up
with
a
partnership
agreement
where
we
can
share
the
success
and
also
like
share
in
the
responsibility
for
supporting
these
types
of
projects.
So
in
my
experience
both
in
Kentucky
and
across
the
entire
country.
D
F
D
Urban
areas
that
don't
have
access
to
land
that
could
be
out
there
for
manufacturing
development
I
would
welcome
a
big
urban
area.
That's
partnered,
with
surrounding
more
rural
areas
to
identify
where
there
could
be
a
piece
of
ground
that
would
be
perfect
for
a
major
industrial
user
and
they're
coming
in
together.
I
also
have
a
very
practical
view
on
this.
Under
the
statutes
in
this
round,
two
million
dollars
is,
is
the
limit
per
applicant
or
Per
County?
D
But
if
you
come
in
together,
you
can
multiply
that
many
times
over
which
creates
more
of
a
mega
site
opportunity,
and
so
we
don't
say
that
you
need
to
do
Regional
collaborations
or
that
sort
of
thing,
because
I
think
any
partnership
is
up
to
those
that
want
to
enter
into
it
and
they
Define
what
those
shared
responsibilities
are.
But
the
practicality
is,
you
can
access
a
lot
of
money
in
a
regional
approach
or
you
may
have
some
strengths
in
your
community,
such
as
Workforce
and
others.
A
You
know
I
believe
that
in
East
Kentucky
the
last
the
last
few
years,
a
lot
of
the
county
judges
are
pulling
together
where
it
used
to
be
our
County,
my
County,
you
know
now
it's
our
region
and
I
I,
just
I'm
glad
to
see
that
happen
back
home
and
and
so
the
industrial
board
or
the
industrial
site
would
they
carry
the
water
so
to
speak,
like
like
the
board,
if
there's
a
five
County
Board
that,
then
that
board
would
carry
the
water
as
far
as
putting
in
the
application
and
doing
all
that?
A
D
I
mean
you
got
that
structure
so
structurally,
typically
is
a
good
industrial
Authority,
which
then
meets
the
public
criteria
right,
but
then
the
members
that
serve
in
it
would
all
roll
up
their
sleeves
and
be
part
of
that
application.
But
the
lead
would
be
that
structure
and
to
Echo
what
you
said.
As
you
know,
I
was
in
Eastern
Kentucky
last
week
and
met
with
multiple
judges
from
multiple
communities.
Talking
about
specifically,
what
can
they
do
right
together
and
so
we're
seeing
that
I'm,
seeing
that
all
across
the
state
and
I
think
it's
fantastic,
that's
good!
G
D
We
can
also
do
better
in
making
sure
we're
communicating
more
or
bringing
ideas
like
we
had
today
with
talking
to
a
private
property
owner.
So
webinars
calls
meetings
and
the
way
we
put
this
structure
together
in
terms
of
the
communications
with
all
the
communities,
a
project
manager
on
our
team
working
directly
with
Haley's
organization
and
with
Beth,
it's
great
to
have
multiple
folks
involved
in
organizations
because
it
speeds
up
the
communications.
It
actually
also
creates
a
relationship
that
allows
us
to
do
more
creative
things
when
you
get
in
that
room
with
them
together
so
represent.
D
C
I'll
say
just
one
quick
thing:
chairman
I'm,
sorry,
I
missed
the
beginning
of
your
presentation,
Banking
and
insurance
back
and
forth.
You
know
is
what
it
is.
I
do
want
to
say
one
thing
on
the
regional
approach
and
Andy
with
GLI
or
with
Lexington
Chamber
of
Commerce.
We
talked
about
this
earlier
in
the
session.
It's
critical,
Mr
chairman
that
we
all
look
at
a
regional
approach
because
most
businesses-
they
don't
look
at
county
lines.
C
You
know
and
I
had
a
fortunate
opportunity
to
work
with
mayor
Abramson
when
he
was
lieutenant
governor,
he's
still
mayor
for
life,
and
he
told
me
a
long
time
ago
in
Louisville
with
their
GLI.
They
opened
up
a
regional
partnership
there
and
they
actually
included
counties
in
Indiana,
and
they
did
that
because
they
had
more
land
accessible
across
the
river
than
they
did
in
in
Jefferson
County
and
the
the
comment
or
the
lesson
that
they
learned
with
that.
It
was
much
more
important
for
that
business.
C
To
locate
within
that
region
then
go
to
Nashville
or
to
Indianapolis
and
that's
the
same
approach.
We've
got
to
get
here.
It's
it's
more
important
to
get
that
company
to
be
in
our
neighbor's
backyard,
because
people
drive
and
commute
from
County
to
county
for
their
jobs
and
work.
So
I
really
appreciate
your
focus
there
in
a
regional
approach
and
the
collaboration,
because
that's
how
we're
going
to
compete
collectively
as
a
as
a
State
against
some
of
these
other
other
areas.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
Sir
and
I
would
Echo
that.
Thank
you
for
all
the
work
that
you
do
across
all
of
Kentucky
and
it's
it's
a
fact
that
together
we'll
make
it
we'll
make
Kentucky
better
and
we
can't
ever
get
satisfied
right.
We
got
to
keep
working
hard
all
right.
Thank
you,
any
other
business
that
we've
got
all
right.
Thank
you
all
for
presenting
today,
yeah
I
didn't
even
I,
didn't
even
check
and
watch
to
see
if
it
run.