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LTADD releases 2025 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Update for the region

Lincoln Trail Area Development District (LTADD) recently released the 2025 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) update for the eight-county region. The CEDS is a regionally-driven, strategy-based plan that guides economic development to create jobs, diversify the economy, and increase prosperity and fundamental to the U.S. Economic Development Administration programs. The CEDS outlines goals, objectives, and action plans based on…

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LTWDB welcomed SWATT leaders to discuss workforce recruitment and retention

The Lincoln Trail Workforce Development Board (LTWDB) and the Lincoln Trail Area Development District (LTADD) recently hosted the Statewide Workforce and Talent Team (SWATT) Roadshow, bringing together regional leaders from the Kentucky Chamber, the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet, the Kentucky Community & Technical College System and the Council for Post-Secondary Education. The team discussed how groups can collaborate to better serve business and industry as well as potential employees. The roadshow’s primary goal was to listen to local leaders about what is working in the Lincoln Trail region, specific challenges, and what makes the region unique.

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Marion County’s Medlock Creek Road bridge opens

LTADD Engineering recently completed a bridge improvement project in Marion County at Medlock Creek Road, utilizing City-County Bridge Improvement Program (CCBIP) funds from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Department of Rural and Municipal Aid. LTADD Engineering supported Marion County Government through the entire reconstruction process: from assessment, design, application, review, and execution. The aging bridge…

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LTADD Engineering presents at KACo Annual Conference

Two representatives from the Lincoln Trail Area Development District Engineering division presented at the Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) Annual Conference about opportunities for local governments to better understand their infrastructure needs and how this information can translate into funding. Engineering Director Charlie Allen and GIS Specialist Ava Oljeski presented “Turning Road Data into Road…

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LTADD Aging presents to Hardin County EMS

Last week, Marlessa Stark and Christin Hendren LTADD Aging & Independent Living hosted three presentations for Hardin County EMS personnel. The goal was to better equip first responders with the knowledge of available community resources. EMS agencies are on the front lines, often the first and only service to witness the poor welfare situations of…

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LTADD hosts planning workshop for Affordable Housing & Homelessness

This week, area representatives came together for a discovery workshop to uncover assets and barriers in the region that impact housing and affordability as part of the Lincoln Trail Area Development District (LTADD) commissioned study on Affordable Housing and Homelessness Study in Hardin, LaRue, Meade, and Nelson counties. Participants represented local government, regional nonprofits, state…

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Press Release: LTADD Executive Board transfers underwater drone to Nelson County Emergency Management and invests in regionally responding dive team

Elizabethtown, KY – November 20, 2025 – At the November Lincoln Trail Area Development District (LTADD) Executive Board Meeting, the Board approved the permanent transfer of the district’s underwater drone to the Nelson County Emergency Management Agency (NCEMA) and approved investments to expand the agency’s existing dive team. The transition to NCEMA ensures the drone…

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November Lincoln’s Log

The November 2025 issue of the Lincoln’s Log is now available HERE. Go to the Newsletter page HERE for past issues.

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Blog Post: FEMA Officer Jeremy Slinker Addresses LTADD Hazard Mitigation Council

On November 7th, at the quarterly meeting of the Lincoln Trail Area Development District (LTADD) Hazard Mitigation Council, Jeremy Slinker, Federal Coordinating Officer for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), discussed the agency’s most recent responses to the Commonwealth and how local governments can best prepare for disasters. His presentation highlighted the three most recent…