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An effort to change state law so grocery stores can sell wine in wet and "moist" counties will probably come up again in the 2010 Kentucky legislature..."With 300 additional sales outlets for wine, there's no question that wine sales will go up," said Luke B. Schmidt, president of the coalition. "Our most recent number indicated that over five years, the economic impact would be about $85 million." read more »

Listen to Luke Schmidt's live interview on Western Kentucky University's Public Radio station WKYU-FM to discuss ongoing efforts to develop passenger airline service at the Elizabethtown Regional Airport. read more »

Elizabethtown, Kentucky (July 22, 2009) – A unique visioning project is now underway in Hardin County. The project is designed to build upon Hardin County’s strengths and current growth opportunities, identify weaknesses, and chart a course for the future. read more »

HARDIN COUNTY — The local area development district is helping to continue the study of how the realignment of Fort Knox will affect Hardin County. Three contracts from the Lincoln Trail Area Development District were awarded to entities interested in studying the impact the transition will have on Hardin County and surrounding areas. read more »

ELIZABETHTOWN — The Elizabethtown Airport Board recently received its first five-figure pledge for its travel bank, which will guarantee some revenue for the first airline that decides to start local commuter flights. read more »

Elizabethtown, Kentucky (July 9, 2009) – The Elizabethtown Airport Board today announced that the recently launched Partnership for Central Kentucky Airline Service Travel Bank pledge campaign has reached its first milestone: the first “five figure” pledge in the amount of $10,000 from the Fort Knox Federal Credit Union. read more »

Commercial jet flights from Elizabethtown to major airline hubs could feed off job growth at Fort Knox and provide a gateway to other local opportunities, according to a consultant appearing before the Hodgenville Rotary Club. read more »

The Grayson County Chamber of Commerce members were presented with the plans and ideas of the Elizabethtown Airport Board Thursday, June 25. read more »

An expansion of Elizabethtown’s airport, including a return of commuter flights, Regional Airport promises benefits for Grayson County, a consultant said. Luke Schmidt, who works with the Elizabethtown Regional Airport’s board, presented several potential benefits of having jet service and commuter flights 30 miles away to a crowd of Grayson County Chamber of Commerce members on June 25. read more »

ELIZABETHTOWN — Local officials and businesspeople on Monday attended a public forum to learn more about a push for commuter flights out of Elizabethtown Regional Airport. read more »

Leaders in Elizabethtown and Hardin County are seeking to establish commercial jet service at the Elizabethtown Regional Airport, and a consultant for the airport board visited Columbia Tuesday to explain the effort and seek local financial support.
Luke Schmidt, president of L.B. Schmidt & Associates, who is a consultant for the Elizabethtown Airport Board, spoke to around a dozen people Tuesday morning at Lindsey Wilson College at a meeting sponsored by the Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce. read more »

BRANDENBURG — Residents of Meade County may soon have a more feasible option for air travel as the Elizabethtown Regional Airport (EKX) prepares for the final stages of a major renovation. read more »

If there is any reward for creative thinking, the Elizabethtown Airport Board's efforts to bring commuter air service to this growing community and its 23 neighboring counties surely will succeed. read more »

ELIZABETHTOWN — The Elizabethtown Airport Board on Monday announced a new initiative in an ongoing effort to entice a commuter air service to town. read more »

ELIZABETHTOWN — Those pushing for commuter flights at the local airport have received another carrot to help lure an airline here. Gov. Steve Beshear last week announced that a hybrid and electric vehicle battery plant may locate in nearby Glendale. read more »

L.B. Schmidt & Associates, LLC has completed an assignment for an Ohio-based client. The assignment included a review of packaging regulations in the states of California, Hawaii and Maine, along with recommendations related to the introduction of new packaging for the company. read more »

Louisville, Kentucky (February 25, 2009) – The Food with Wine Coalition announced today that a bill to allow grocery stores to sell wine in counties which allow the sale of alcoholic beverages was not filed in this Session of the General Assembly.

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Listen to Luke Schmidt's live interview on Morehead State University Public Radio's Front Page program to discuss the proposal to allow Kentucky's grocery stores to sell wine. read more »

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Wine sales in Kentucky grocery stores is an issue you will be hearing a lot about in the next few months. While the Kentucky wine industry and big grocers like Kroger are behind the effort, independent wine dealers and liquor storeowners say it could put them out of business. read more »

Kentucky's grocers have launched a statewide petition drive to build support for a proposed change in state law that would allow grocery stores to sell wine. read more »