Business

Special Note: Wal-Mart and the Future of Rural West Kentucky

Jan 29, 2013 at 04:33 pm by admin

By Ivan PotterWest Kentucky JournalClinton, KY. Jan. 23, 2013 I love the study of geo-politics and geography of central place theory. One deals with the give and take of poli.... Read More

iwis (pronounced ee-vis and written in lower case) bringing jobs to Murray

Nov 30, 2012 at 01:11 pm by admin

Gov. Beshear Announces German Automotive Supplier iwis to Establish Manufacturing Operations in Murray, Create 75 Jobs $12.5 million investment stems from Gov. Beshear’.... Read More

The Nightmare of Sears

Jan 01, 2012 at 05:29 pm by admin

Last week Sears announced that it was closing over 100 stores across America. That was the bad news. The good news was that Sears was still alive and trying to figure out how.... Read More

Orange: Political and Cultural Power Color for 2012

Dec 27, 2011 at 06:22 pm by admin

Boring and sometimes depressing is the best way to describe traveling on the West Kentucky Parkway. This is the case especially in winter, when all leaves are gone. In full.... Read More

Steitzer joins other journalists leaving MSM

Jan 23, 2011 at 05:37 pm by admin

The pool of political reporters in Kentucky will shrink a bit when Louisville Courier Journal reporter Stephenie Steitzer goes to work for Churchill Downs. She made her last a.... Read More

US drops to 4th in global competitiveness

Oct 05, 2010 at 02:24 pm by admin

================================   GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS RANKINGS   ================================      Switzerl.... Read More

For the Want of a Nail

Sep 21, 2010 at 08:30 pm by admin

For Want of a Nail, the Empire of Wal-Mart was Lost  In the course of human daily events, there is often the need for a nail. Such a time befell me last week. The massiv.... Read More

Beans to Blossoms of Murray - time and money well spent

Sep 19, 2010 at 09:09 pm by admin

I have terrific sales resistance. Really. I can walk through Wal-Mart from front door to the dairy section (in the back of the store) without detouring to look at, pick up or.... Read More

Silly Bandz - latest rage for little people

Sep 16, 2010 at 04:25 pm by admin

Silly Bandz, those silicone rubber shapes that act like traditional rubber bands, but bounce back into animals, letters and now, (thump, thump of the preteen/tween heart here).... Read More

The hint of a family resemblance - tobacco and coal

May 12, 2009 at 06:06 pm by admin

The Hint of a Family Resemblance – Tobacco and Coal   Editor's Note: This article, written several years ago, looks like fortune telling as two candidates for the US Senate.... Read More