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Kentucky Power awards $100,000 grant to Leadership Kentucky BRIGHT
Kentucky Power recently awarded a $100,000 contribution to Leadership Kentucky. The grant from the American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation and Kentucky Power will support Leadership Kentucky’s BRIGHT Program.
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Leadership Kentucky Announces 2021 BRIGHT Kentucky Class
FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 19, 2021) Leadership Kentucky is proud to announce the members of the BRIGHT Kentucky Class of 2021. BRIGHT Kentucky, which began in 2019, engages bright, entrepreneurial minds from various occupational sectors to offer
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Leadership Kentucky Now Accepting BRIGHT KENTUCKY 2021 Applications
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 13, 2021) – Leadership Kentucky is now accepting applications for the BRIGHT Kentucky program. BRIGHT Kentucky, coordinated by the Leadership Kentucky Foundation, Inc., is designed to build the capacity of next-generation leaders
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BRIGHT Kentucky 2020 Graduates
FRANKFORT, Ky. (December 16, 2020)— Leadership Kentucky proudly congratulates the BRIGHT Kentucky Class of 2020 on its November graduation held in Hazard. The Class of 2020 is the second cohort to participate and graduate from BRIGHT Kentucky. BRIGHT
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Leadership Kentucky Announces 2020 BRIGHT Kentucky Class
Contact: Madeline Flynn Leadership Kentucky, Communications Manager madeline@leadershipky.org FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 28, 2020) Leadership Kentucky is proud to announce the members of the BRIGHT Kentucky Class of 2020. BRIGHT Kentucky, which began
read more …Leadership Kentucky and COVID19
What an unbelievable time we are living in! Leadership Kentucky, along with the rest of the world and the state, is watching and waiting as plans change and restrictions evolve in response to COVID-19. As you know, the coronavirus situation is fluid and is changing by the hour. Read more to see where we currently stand.
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BRIGHT Kentucky Class of 2019 Graduates in Morehead
The inaugural BRIGHT Kentucky, a Leadership Kentucky program, graduated in Morehead on Friday, November 22, 2019. Forty-eight civic and community leaders from across the Appalachian region of Kentucky celebrated completion of the program at the Morehead Conference Center.
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BRIGHT in Corbin Session Re-Cap By: JaKaye Garth, BRIGHT Kentucky Class of 2019 On September 23-25, 2019 during the 4th session of BRIGHT KY our group of young leaders visited the Cumberland region. We spent the first day in Somerset where
read more …BRIGHT 2019 in Big Sandy Region
BRIGHT 2019 visited the Big Sandy Region (Pikeville, Prestonsburg, Paintsville) in early September. The cohort spent time hearing about UPIKE and their collaboration with Pikeville Medical Center. They visited the home place of Loretta Lynn, Stone Crest Golf Course (reclaimed mine), and Pikeville Medical Center. The session ended with attendance at the SOAR Summit.
read more …BRIGHT 2019 in Campton
BRIGHT, a Leadership Kentucky program designed for Eastern Kentuckians, met for the first time in Campton, Kentucky. BRIGHT Kentucky is made possible by a $500,000 ARC grant and private funding from the Whitaker Foundation, SOAR and others.
read more …BRIGHT Kentucky Announces Inaugural Class
Leadership Kentucky, currently celebrating its 35th anniversary, is proud to announce the members of the inaugural BRIGHT Kentucky Class of 2019. This year’s class includes 50 participants from 29 different ARC counties representing a variety of public and private sectors. Congratulations to these great leaders!
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Gov. Bevin Announces ARC Funding for New Leadership Program in Eastern and Southeastern Kentucky
Gov. Matt Bevin’s office today announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has approved a $500,000 grant for the Leadership Kentucky Foundation to help create a new leadership program targeting young professionals in the Kentucky Appalachian corridor, named BRIGHT Kentucky. BRIGHT Kentucky is made possible by the ARC grant and private funding from the Whitaker Foundation and others.
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