Business briefs

Farmers RECC supplier adds new landfill gas power plant

At the end of 2009, Farmers RECC’s power supplier will launch the operation of its sixth renewable energy plant. The new plant, in Maysville, generates clean, renewable electricity from methane produced by decaying municipal waste.

Farmers RECC’s power supplier is East Kentucky Power Cooperative. The Winchester-based, not-for-profit generation and transmission utility was formed by member cooperatives such as Farmers RECC.

The Maysville plant creates electricity from gas produced by the decay of waste in the Maysville-Mason County Landfill. It will eliminate 3,187 tons of methane and 8,756 tons of carbon dioxide that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. It can generate enough electricity to supply about 880 Kentucky homes.

East Kentucky Power Cooperative currently has five other landfill gas generating plants in Kentucky. These plants are located in Walton, Grayson, London, Elizabethtown and Falmouth.

Farmers RECC makes this renewable power available to its members through the EnviroWatts program. Call our office at (270) 651-2191 or visit us at farmersrecc.com to find out how.

Tourism professionals spend day in Cave City

Tourism professionals enrolled in the Kentucky Tourism Council’s Advanced Tourism Certification Program visited Cave City in November. One of the requirements of KTC’s education program is for participants to take field trips to spend time at tourism businesses different from their own.

While in Cave City, the group participated in a one-hour hospitality training program offered by Caveland Marketing Association and attended the monthly meeting of CMA at the Cave City Convention Center. Following lunch, they visited Dinosaur World, a commercial tourism business, where Nicole Randall led a tour and explained the operations of the business.

The group chose to have their picture taken around the Wooly Mammoth at Dinosaur World. Those participating were Marinel Larkin and Angie Meffert, Kentucky’s Western Waterland; Teresa Perkins, Logan County Tourism; Ann Stewart, Glasgow-Barren County Tourist Commission; Robin Tabor, Lake Barkley Tourist Commission; Chris Hamilton, Lebanon Tourist Commission; Coni Shepperd, Munfordville Tourism Commission; Sandra Wilson, Hart County Tourism Commission; and Megan Tubbs, Kentucky Tourism Council.

The Kentucky Tourism Council offers valuable partnerships for marketing and professional development plus opportunities to learn about the latest industry trends. KTC works on behalf of the Kentucky’s tourism industry to affect positive change in important legislative and governmental issues. Through its full-time professional staff and statewide network of volunteers, KTC gives its members the partnerships they need to get their fair share of Kentucky’s $10.7 billion travel economy.

Holiday news comes from the Chamber

Chamber Gift Certificates make excellent holiday gifts.

Certificates are available in any amount and are accepted at most businesses throughout Glasgow & Barren County.

To ensure that all gift certificates are ready by noon on Christmas Eve, the Chamber requests that the certificate(s) be ordered by noon on Dec. 22. Checks and cash are accepted for payment; credit or debit cards are not. Gift certificates are valid for one year from the date purchased.

Support the local business community and shop at home.

 The public is invited to stop in and view the Arts Committee’s Holiday Magic Art Show now on display at the Chamber. Great holiday gifts for sale include holiday paintings, note cards, and painted candles. Support our local artists and come in today. A reception for the artists will take place on Dec. 10 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

 The Chamber’s biggest event of the year is the Annual Nighttime Christmas Parade on Dec. 5. Hard-working Committee members and Chamber volunteers work year round planning the parade and it is certainly a treat for everyone that attends.

Following a breakfast prepared by NHC, these people work all day on Saturday getting the parade entrants in the proper order, judging the entries and awarding the prizes, to get the parade ready to leave the parking lot at 6 p.m. Be sure to check the weather forecast prior to the parade — it may be cold.

 For information, call the Chamber at 651-3161. Office hours are weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.