In The News
Alisha Hardison and Kevin Humphrey are anxiously watching as construction crews turn an old tobacco warehouse at 1016 Allen St. into the high-tech Centre for Business and Research.
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Long, detailed process led to hotel selection
When Nick Brake stood before the Owensboro City Commission on Tuesday and read a one-page letter designating The Malcolm Bryant Corp. as the preferred developer of a downtown Owensboro hotel, it was the culmination of a long, detailed process, arguably with the future of the entire downtown revitalization project hanging in the balance.
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Officials optimistic about 2010 economy
The Owensboro metropolitan area -- Daviess, Hancock and McLean counties -- lost 1,700 jobs between Nov. 1, 2008, and Nov. 30, 2009, the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training says.
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Bryant a good choice for hotel project
There's been an air of expectation since city and county officials committed up to $79 million in local tax dollars to downtown Owensboro last year. This show of public support for revitalizing Owensboro's core waited for a similar signal from the private sector.
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Bryant proposes Hampton Inn & Suites
A $20 million, 150-room, five-to-seven story Hampton Inn & Suites hotel, attached to 75,000-square foot convention and events center, will grace Second and Frederica streets in downtown Owensboro under a proposal still to be worked out between the developer and the city.
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Downtown Hotel to be Hampton Inn
Highly-placed sources told the Messenger-Inquirer on Monday that The Malcolm Bryant Corp. has been selected by a special committee to build an upscale Hampton Inn hotel in downtown Owensboro.
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Greenville, S.C., the largest city in the eight-county Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson metro of 1.2 million people, has fascinated Owensboro leaders for two generations. In May 1993, a delegation of 52 community leaders spent three days in the community, which was noted for adding "tens of thousands of jobs in the past decade."
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Daviess Fiscal Court has approved purchasing 3.7 acres of property in front of the Executive Inn Rivermont as the future site for the planned downtown convention center. Commissioners approved the purchase agreement Thursday. Fiscal Court will pay $2.227 million to River City Rentals LLC for five parcels of property. Three of the lots are part of the defunct hotel's parking lot, while the other two are on the far east side of the Executive Inn property.
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*** Bryant: Downtown post office not closing *** Patrons of the Corporate Postal Store, 118 W. Fourth St., can breathe a little easier. (click here for more information)
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A new traffic signal began flashing in front of The Springs Health Centre, 2200 E. Parrish Ave., on Thursday morning. Next Thursday, the traffic light will be in full operation. (click here for more information)
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The U.S. Economic Development Administration says Owensboro's Centre for Business and Research will eventually create 50 jobs and generate $20 million worth of private investment in the community. That's why the agency is pumping $986,000 into the center to buy wet lab equipment.(Click here for more information)
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Happy New Year!
2010 promised to be an exciting year for Kentucky’s Festival City! The riverfront redevelopment is well under way and scheduled for completion in 2011. (click here for more information)
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Bryant to be honored with Boy Scouts award
On Saturday, Owensboro businessman and community leader Malcolm Bryant will receive the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Shawnee Trails Council Boy Scouts of America. (click here for more information)
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'We're on the right track here'
Twenty-six Daviess Countians returned home Wednesday from two days of studying Greenville, S.C. (click here for more information)
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Business activity pleases Bryant
Unemployment in Daviess County is nearing double digits for the first time in more than two decades. Several businesses have closed, and others are scaling back (click here for more information)
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Summer Opening Still Planned
The transformation of an 86-year-old former tobacco warehouse at 1016 Allen St. into the high-tech Centre for Business and Research is on track to be completed by midsummer, Malcolm Bryant said Wednesday. (click here for more information)
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Old warehouse going high-tech
An 85-year-old former tobacco warehouse near downtown Owensboro will soon be converted into high-tech lab space to search for cures for cancer and other diseases. (click here for more information)
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High-tech center plans unveiled
By next summer, the conversion of an 85-year-old former tobacco warehouse at 1016 Allen St. into the high-tech Centre for Business and Research should be complete. (click here for more information)
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Center carries high-tech potential
Good things rarely happen overnight. It takes planning and laying groundwork, putting all the right ingredients in place. Owensboro has done a lot of that and it is.(click here for more information)
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Bryant named to KBA board
Owensboro developer Malcolm Bryant has been named to the Kentucky Bar Association's board of governors by the Kentucky Supreme Court.
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Christian dentists volunteer to help those who need it
Krissy Greenwell remembers working in pain, tears streaming down her face. An automobile wreck had damaged some of her teeth, but the part-time employee at a local discount store couldn't afford the hundreds of dollars needed to fix her smile and end her pain.
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Put On The Spot
Doctors and medical professionals are getting both help and refresher education thanks to a long-standing program that puts college students in communities around Kentucky for training in health care.
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JetOne becomes fourth charter air service concession at airport
Long lines at security checks in major airports and too many flights that are late or canceled have led to a growing demand for charter jets in many cities.
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Bryant Corp. buys Chase Building
The Malcolm Bryant Corp. has added to its Owensboro holdings with the purchase last week of the Chase Building, 200 E. Third St. (click here for more information)
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Walker earns chamber entrepreneur honor
Paul Walker thanked his mother for his success Thursday when he was named entrepreneur of the year by the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce. (click here for more information)
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New ideas being sought for Kentucky
What this state oughta do is ...
If you can finish that sentence, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce wants to hear from you. (click here for more information)
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Taking Root
Like a lot of Daviess Countians who leave home for college, Todd Watson talked about coming back someday. (click here for more)
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Building Being Added to The Springs
What developer Malcolm Bryant calls "the largest private office park in western Kentucky" is about to get bigger. (click here for more)
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Health Care Construction Booming
Owensboro Mercy Health System completed a 437.4 million expansion last September that added a new medical office building, parking garage, emergency room and birthing center to the complex that now stretches four blocks along East Parrish Avenue from Triplett to Breckenridge streets. (click here for more)
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Sculpture Unveiled at the Springs
Malcolm Bryant hopes the third installment in the community’s outdoor sculpture project will make a great first impression of The Springs Health Centre. (click here for more)
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RDI Moving to The Springs in July
Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging will be moving in July to a new 25,000-square-foot “state-of-the-future” facility in The Springs Health Centre on East Parrish Avenue. (click here for more)
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Skin Deep
Dr. Johnathon Edge was leaning toward dermatology by his third year in medical school after doing a rotation observing two local dermatologists. (click here for more)
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Springs Health Centre is Shaping Up, Developer Says
One building is full, another is nearly complete, and construction on another has just begun. But when all is finished, The Springs Health Centre on Kentucky 54 will be a medical complex of eight buildings housing a lab, endoscopy and imaging services, doctors’ offices, a restaurant and a bank.
Liquid Assets
Like a lot of office workers, Robin Lancaster and Ginger Burns used to spend a lot of time talking and dreaming about starting their own business.
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Awards Received
- Mayor's Award for Business Excellence
- Citizens of the Years by Owensboro Civitan Club
- Entrepreneur of the Year- Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce
- Blue Chip Enterprise Award- USA Chamber of Commerce
- Renaissance Award- Downtown Owensboro, Inc.
- Safer Children Foundation Award
- Habitat for Humanity-Partner of the Year
- Key to the City- Owensboro, KY
- Economic Development corporation- Investment 2010
- Leadership Owensboro Alumni Association- Outstanding Alumni
- Community Pride Award- PRIDE of Owensboro
- Outstanding Young Leader of Owensboro- Jaycees
- Boy Scouts- Friend of Scouting Award
Professional Designations:
- Certified Commercial Investment Member
- Kentucky Real Este Broker
- Certified Real Estate Exchange Adviser
