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From the Louisville Courier-Journal: Kentucky's economy shows some progress mixed with struggles under Gov. Matt Bevin

Berry Craig
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Thanks to Liles Taylor for sending us this.

By GRACE SCHNEIDER

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin seldom needs notes or a prepared speech at announcements such as the recent unveiling of UPS' $750 million expansion in Louisville.

Bevin beamed as employees and the shipping giant's executives burst into applause inside an aircraft hangar as he strolled to a microphone.

UPS' "extraordinary investment," Bevin said, would pay dividends for generations — thanks to the ripple effect of 1,000 high-paying jobs coming in the next decade and a half.

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