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The University of Kentucky’s Center for Business and Economic Research has released the 2026 Kentucky Annual Economic Report.

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Editor’s Note: Gregory C. Scott is president and CEO of Community Action Partnership Orange County, a nonprofit working to stabilize, sustain and empower individuals and families out of poverty.