How Soon Can Kentucky Businesses Reopen? Unless a 14 consecutive day decline in the rate of new COVID-19 cases or access to much more testing and personal protective equipment (PPE) it might be at least another month before businesses start reopening. The U.S. Senate is expected to approve a deal that would add another $310…
Flavorman Alters Production to Manufacture Hand Sanitizer As a life-sustaining business essential to the beverage industry’s supply chain, Flavorman has been allowed to remain open and operating throughout the pandemic and has decided to manufacture its own hand sanitizer to fulfill a critical need for its local community. The companies have produced over 17,000 gallons…
Three Phases of Opening Up America Again Phase One: Individuals Continue to shelter in place Maximize physical distance Avoid groups of more than 10 people Minimize non-essential travel Employers Encourage telework Return to work in phases Close common areas and enforce social distancing Minimize non-essential travel Specific Types of Employers Schools should remain closed Visits…
Toyota Making Face Shields For Doctors & Nurses Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Kentucky is producing seven thousand face shields a day in order to provide national help to fight COVID-19. Toyota Motor North America has also announced it is working with other companies that make ventilators and respirators. Read the Press Release
Space Tango Receives 3 NASA Projects The awarded projects include research on protein-based retinal implant manufacturing, stem cell therapies and regenerative medicine. Read the Press Release
Prepare Your Supply Chain for Coronavirus What you can do now: Start with your people Maintain a healthy skepticism Run outage scenarios to assess the possibility of unforeseen impacts Create a comprehensive, emergency operations center Designing for response: Know all your suppliers Understand your critical vulnerabilities and take action to spread the risk Create business…
Distilleries Making Hand Sanitizer Instead of Spirits Kentucky Distilleries making hand sanitizer to combat COVID-19 include: Buffalo Trace Distillery Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. Old Forester Rabbit Hole Distillery Wodford Reserve To see distilleries nation wide read article below. Read the Press Release
GE Appliances Gives 100K Masks to Health Care Facilities in Kentucky GE will donate 90K masks to healthcare facilities in Kentucky and an additional 10K masks to healthcare facilities in communities where GE Appliances has manufacturing sites. They will also donate 100K pairs of industrial gloves to Kentucky which will be distributed throughout the state…
Coronavirus: Louisville Organizations Partner to Manufacture 50K+ Masks The new non-profit, 502cares, is coordinating the effort to produce more than 50,000 medical grade masks. They are working with Helping Healthcare Heroes (H3), CrossRaods Missions and CRG Automation. These life-saving masks will go to those most in need with emphasis on first responders and hospital staff,…
Sazerac Distilleries Begin Producing Hand Sanitizer to Combat COVID-19 The hand sanitizer which has been hard to come by during the growing pandemic, will be given to healthcare, government, military, pharmacy, retail, airline and banking organizations. Among the distilleries making the switch from making spirits to hand sanitizer are: Buffalo Trace, Northwest Ordinance Distilling, and…