Kentucky gets workforce development grant

Kentucky was one of 10 states to receive a federal grant for exceeding work-force investment performance goals, Business First of Louisville reported. Kentucky will receive $964,785 through the Workforce Investment Act fund based on its 2008-09 performance, according to a news release from Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear's office. The state has received a grant for the program in seven of the past 10 years, totaling $9.8 million. The grant will be used to fund programs that encourage Kentuckians to pursue post-secondary education and provide career counseling and transition services for adults. The programs will be overseen by the Kentucky Department of Workforce Investment, which is part of the state's Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, and the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education's Kentucky Adult Education System. Read the full story in the Business Courier.