“We know times are tough, but we want people to feel secure and happy,” says Ruth Ann Childers of Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington.
So the hospital gave each of its 2,300-plus employees a turkey just before Thanksgiving, “a nice $100 bill” on Wednesday and a free meal on Thursday.
The employees could donate their turkeys to [...]
BusinessWeek says Lexington has the 13th most recession-resistant economy in the nation.
Here’s why: “Lexington, home to dozens of major companies, the University of Kentucky, and horse farms, is a diverse economy with a mix of agriculture, government, health care, and education,” says BusinessWeek.
One potential weak spot is manufacturing, which employs 12 percent of Lexington’s workforce [...]
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