Madisonville Minority Economic Development Council

08/05/2022

Economic Empowerment

07/20/2022

07/06/2022

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Ruthann Padgett
Vice President of Operations
(270) 821-1939

Start a Food Business in Your Home Kitchen

Kentucky Innovation Station Learning Series

Madisonville, Ky. (July 6, 2022) – People love fresh-baked cookies and cakes right out of the oven, but selling homemade food from your home was illegal in Kentucky for anyone who did not own a farm. That changed in 2018 with the passage of Kentucky House Bill 263, supported by the Institute for Justice. The law allowed Kentucky residents to produce and sell many types of homemade foods without paying registration fees or worrying about sales limits. Kentucky House Bill 468, adopted in 2019, reversed some of the gains.

Madisonville Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation and the Madisonville Minority Economic Development Council have paired up to provide training and resources for those who are interested in starting a food business. This free workshop will be held on July 20th from 11AM - 1PM. Guest speaker, Lewis Ramsey, Home-Based Processor Coordinator with the Kentucky Food Safety Branch of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services will be leading the session. The workshop will talk you through the process of starting a food business from your home kitchen, Learning about Cottage Foods, Micro processing, local requirements, and more.

This event will be a great opportunity for you to learn what is required and get your business started. Registration is REQUIRED.
Date: Wednesday July 20th, 2022
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: 38 West Arch Street, Madisonville, KY
Details: Lunch Provided
Cost: FREE - Register: https://tinyurl.com/ycxpnsxz

The Kentucky Innovation Station Learning Series focuses on the needs of small business and will address topics relevant to those needs. The community can come together to gain knowledge, insights and inspiration through offered courses. All sessions will be held at Kentucky Innovation Station.

Ever wanted to start a food business, but need the flexibility to work from home? Join us on July 20th from 11AM - 1PM for a free workshop Lewis Ramsey, Home-Based Processor Coordinator with the Kentucky Food Safety Branch of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. We will talk you thr...

05/05/2022

Have you ever wanted to start a food business, but need the flexibility to work from home? Join us on July 20th from 11AM - 1PM for a free workshop Lewis Ramsey, Home-Based Processor Coordinator with the Kentucky Food Safety Branch of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health, and Family Services.
We will talk you through the process of starting a food business from your home kitchen! Learn about Cottage Foods, Microprocessing, local requirements, and more.
This workshop will be a great opportunity for you to learn what is required and get your business started. Lunch will be provided.
Hosted by: Madisonville Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation, Minority Economic Development Council, and sponsored by Kentucky Innovation.
Sign Up Link : https://www.kentuckyinnovationstation.com/calendar.html

05/05/2022

04/29/2022

The Madisonville Expungement Event “Wipe Your Record Clean”, was a huge success!
In support of the event, Minority Economic Development Council ( MEDC) sponsored a Voter Registration table. Nine people completed their registration on site, while ten other participants completed the paperwork necessary to become eligible to vote.

A big THANK YOU goes to Sonja Dean and to Rosalind Holcombe for manning the MEDC table, overseeing the process, and volunteering their time. We appreciate you both very much.

If you know of anyone that has questions about his or her voter registration eligibility or status, visit the website—[email protected] for information.

Please view—-www.14news.com —Hopkins County hosts expungement event to help people wipe their records clean.

14 News is the Tri-State's news and weather leader. WFIE covers Evansville, Owensboro, and 21 surrounding counties in Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois.

12/02/2021

The Madisonville Minority Economic Development Council is in the process of collecting information to make a Minority Business Directory. So, we need your help in making this document available to the public. if any entrepreneur wants their business included in this directory, please send us your contact information via DM on Facebook. This document will be updated and maintained by MEDC and will be distributed free to the public.

11/18/2021

Just in case you missed the MEDC popup event check these photos out. A big shoutout to all the Entrepreneurs that attend and displayed their products and services. We also want to say thank you to the Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation and Madisonville Chamber of Commerce for supporting this event. So don’t miss out on our next event and other activities that support our community.

10/31/2021

This Thursday November 4th is the MEDC Popup Chamber Event. So come out to MAHR Park from 4:30-7:00pm and meet your community members. Network and enjoy free food meet local vendors and chamber members. Oh and a chance to win a Gas BBQ Grill. Come out and support The Minority Economic Development Council.