Workforce & Retail Layoffs: A rapid-response event at the Kentucky Career Center in Hopkinsville is helping about 60 displaced O’Charley’s employees after the Fort Campbell Boulevard location closed as part of 47 nationwide shutdowns. Manufacturing Jobs: Tyson Processing Services says it has topped 400 employees in Bowling Green and will receive a $250,000 state-funded grant, with the plant now running all lines and hiring. Healthcare Logistics: Gov. Andy Beshear joined officials to cut the ribbon on Medvantx’s expanded Louisville distribution facility, a nearly $27M project creating 122 jobs to expand prescription distribution across Kentucky. Energy Costs for Farmers: Rising diesel prices are squeezing Kentucky farm margins as harvest ramps up, with fuel costs “trickling right down” to day-to-day operations. Food & Corrections Contract Scrutiny: UNITE HERE Local 11 urged Yavapai County officials to reconsider Aramark for detention center food service, citing alleged billing and food-safety concerns. Policy & Emergency Comms: The House passed a bill to require AM radio devices in automobiles, aiming to keep emergency broadcast access available when broadband fails. AI & Chemicals Watch: Campaigners warn the AI data-center boom could drive a “tidal wave” of PFAS (“forever chemicals”), including a Kentucky-linked expansion tied to data-center cooling demand. Data Center Development: A Frankfort plan for a scaled-back data center moves forward after earlier county opposition.