A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. After acquiring control of the company in 2007, he led a strategic shift and reorganization that led to the company’s development of innovative content creation and change management software platforms now utilized by Fortune 500 companies. © 2020 www.courier-journal.com. Terry Gill, the state's economic development secretary who played a key role in major projects including Braidy Industries' planned $1.7 billion aluminum plant near Ashland, is resigning, Gov. From Terry Gill: Louisville-Los Angeles direct flight will boost Kentucky's economy. We announced more than 50 expansion projects by supplier facilities, headquarters, service and technology companies in the automotive industry. �_ή�AA-W��Zt|EB�l*! "The impact that Terry's leadership has had on the economy of our commonwealth cannot be overstated," Bevin said in the news release. Bevin, in the news release, said Gill also had worked to help land other economic development projects including an Amazon Air cargo hub in Northern Kentucky, the Toyota Reborn project to invest $238 million in its Georgetown auto plant, and the recent announcement by Nucor Corp., the nation's largest steel producer, that it will invest $1.35 billion to build a new sheet mill along the Ohio River in Meade County, creating 400 jobs over 15 years. In 2017, the program announced $100 million in funding for 40 selected projects across the state. �ղrQ��H��[cRg�ZZ\,����Q����{��9��%�`Z:칅4ԀS�H۹��ft�b��T��A� �Ե�����ao����f��֦�$]���T�$B�7%�סd��j-G�����ު�������%j�d��� The company’s CEO said Kentucky wouldn’t have won the project without right-to-work. Nissan has packed the 2021 Rogue with... Toyota Motor North America has launched a virtual education hub to provide visitors with an inside look at many of its U.S. manufacturing facilities.... © Copyright 2020 PMT Publishing. Terry McGill is excited about the way the automotive sector is transforming the fortunes of his state, which just experienced in 2017 what he calls a “record shattering year.”  The automotive industry accounted for 47 percent of the 9.2 billion investment announced for the state – 62 separate automotive related projects expected to bring more than 4, 500 new jobs. They have two adult children. One of the biggest shifts came in early 2017 when the Legislature passed and Gov. After purchasing the company and leading this strategic pivot, he sold the company in 2014 to Fort Dearborn Company. default Our Kentucky Innovation Network operates offices across the state that provide resources, guidance, industry connections and mentorship to entrepreneurs. That turned out to be Braidy Industries, the plant in Eastern Kentucky set to open fully in 2021 and produce aluminum sheet for the automotive industry.