Bruce Schreiner

Associated Press

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New CEO to Oversee Struggling $1.7B Mill Project

Kentucky taxpayers have a direct stake in Braidy’s plans to build the aluminum rolling mill.

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Aluminum Plant Project Short $500M

Despite a state investment of $15M, the project has struggled from the start to obtain the private capital it needs.

In this June 20, 2018 file photo, Catoctin Creek Distillery whiskey is on display in a tasting room in Purcellville, Va.

U.S. Whiskey Exports Decline

President Trump’s trade war has dampened the overseas market for American-made whiskey.

Leading Hemp Processor Files for Bankruptcy

It's a 'gut punch' to the fledgling industry.

In this April 26, 2107 file photo, Braidy Industries Inc. CEO Craig Bouchard, right, and Republican Gov. Matt Bevin speak with reporters in Wurtland, Ky. Braidy Industries said Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, that its chairman and CEO, Craig Bouchard, would step down from that role but would remain a member of the company's board of directors. The company offered no reason for the change, which comes at a crucial time for efforts to build the mill near Ashland.

Shakeup at Company Planning $1.7B Plant

The project is staked to millions in taxpayer money.

Apple Awards $250M for Glass

Combined with the $200M received from Apple's Advanced Manufacturing Fund, the combined investments will support R&D for next-gen devices.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks to striking telecommunications workers on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019, in Louisville, Ky. Sanders says it’s possible to be a friend of coal miners and a believer in climate change and the need for cleaner energy sources to combat it.

Sanders: Support Coal Country and Climate

"Coal miners ... are not my enemy," the senator said. "Workers in the fossil fuel industry are not my enemy. Climate change is our enemy."

Beam Building Craft Distillery in Kentucky

It's part of a $60 million investment that includes raising Beam's profile by upgrading the "visitors' experience" as bourbon tourism grows.

Jim Beam Warehouse was Insured

The fire destroyed an estimated 6.75 million bottles of bourbon.

Flames and smoke rise from a bourbon warehouse fire at a Jim Beam distillery in Woodford County, Ky., Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Firefighters from four counties responded to the blaze that erupted late Tuesday.

45K Barrels of Jim Beam Destroyed

It sent flames shooting into the night sky that could be seen for miles and generated so much heat that firetruck lights melted.

In this Dec. 5, 2011, file photo, bottles of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey line the shelves of a liquor outlet in Montpelier, Vt. The company that makes Jack Daniels took a hit from the Trump administration’s tariff fight, estimating that the standoff dragged sales growth down by a percentage point for the entire year. Brown-Forman Corp. (BF.A) on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $159 million.

Jack Daniels Takes Tariff Hit

The company blamed tariffs for its lower net sales growth.

American whiskey producers have gotten a shot of relief with an agreement that will end retaliatory tariffs that Canada and Mexico slapped on whiskey and other U.S. products.

Distillers Welcome End to Tariffs

Whiskey producers feeling the pain from the Trump administration's trade disputes have gotten a shot of relief.