Bluegrass Cellular completes build-out of 4G LTE network

Bluegrass Cellular has completed the build-out of its 4G LTE network.

Based in Elizabethtown, Bluegrass Cellular has offices in Bowling Green, Glasgow, Scottsville and Russellville. The network completion, achieved in partnership with Verizon’s LTE in Rural America program, makes Bluegrass one of the first regional carriers in the country to have an entire 4G LTE network.

As part of the expansion, the company launched more than 115 new 4G LTE sites. Bluegrass is one of the first regional carriers in the country to have an entire 4G LTE network, company officials noted in a news release.

As part of a five-year 4G LTE expansion plan, Bluegrass worked to have the build-out of its 4G LTE network completed by this year. During that time, its engineers and technical teams brought coverage to more 732,000 people in a 10,300-square-mile radius.

The expansion was made possible through Bluegrass’ partnership with Verizon Wireless. In 2010, Bluegrass became the first regional carrier to partner with Verizon’s LTE in Rural America program.

 

WKU departments receive Professional ‘Markie’ awards

Five Western Kentucky University departments were recently recognized with Professional Marketing Association 2015 “Markie” Awards.

WKU Athletics received a gold award in commercial/television video, a silver award for radio and a silver award for out of home.

WKU Public Affairs received a gold award for fundraising campaign/special event and a silver award for digital advertisement.

WKU’s Department of Intramural-Recreational Sports received a silver award for rackcard/brochures and a silver award for mobile applications.

WKU’s Gordon Ford College of Business received a silver award for direct mail/newsletters.

WKU Housing and Residence Life received a silver award for print advertisement.

 

Workplace injury, illness rates lowest in Ky. history

The Kentucky Labor Cabinet noted the latest incidence rate involving all employer-reported workplace injury and illnesses was 3.8 per 100 equivalent full-time workers, which is the lowest rate in Kentucky since the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began recording the data in 1996, a release said. The rate is for the entire 2014 calendar year.

The incidence rate represents the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers per year. Each year in Kentucky, employers report about 16,000 non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses involving days away from work, job transfer or restricted duty. There were 15,650 reported in Kentucky in 2014; 16,660 in 2013; and 16,620 in 2012.

 

BG chamber recognized

for ‘high performance’

The Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce was recently named a high performance economic development organization by Atlas Advertising at the International Economic Development Council’s annual conference in Anchorage, Alaska.

An Atlas-conducted survey tracked website visits, conversations, job announcements and capital investment among participating economic development organizations across the United States. The local chamber topped the list in capital investment and conversations in the 100,001-250,000 population range category.

The Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce reported $1 billion in capital investment between August 2014 and August, about 500 times the average of similar-sized communities in the same reporting period.