Annual Investors Meeting and Luncheon
July 17, 2008


Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Daniel Mongiardo

CCEDC investors heard how the state is planning to promote energy independence, adventure tourism, foreign investment, and post-secondary education.

Kentucky Lt. Gov. Dan Mongiardo was the speaker for the annual Investors Meeting, held July 17, 2008 at the Ed Tech Training Center.

Liquefied coal could replace petrochemicals as an automotive fuel, at a cost of $40 per barrel. The technology, now in development, would ideally be installed at the mine sites around the state, reducing the cost of transporting coal for processing. Mongiardo said that coal's major pollutants, including carbon dioxide and sulfur, could be captured for industrial uses for which there is demand.

Focusing on education, Mongiardo pointed out that 94 counties of Kentucky now have baccalaureate rates lower than the national average for Mexico.

CCEDC Education Director Dulcie Hardin shows Lt. Gov. Dan Mongiardo some of the technology that the Ed-Tech Center uses to keep the county connected.