PACRO meeting to discuss future of USEC employees

The full executive committee of the Paducah Area Community Reuse Organization will meet today at the PADD office in Mayfield to discuss efforts to help soon-to-be displaced USEC workers move to new jobs. On May 24, USEC announced that it would be closing down over the next year. The group has been preparing for the closure for about 15 years. The PACRO board has been making efforts to attract and retain jobs in the region. The board has set up a revolving loan fund to assist new companies in their development in the Purchase Area and set up a center to provide employment help directly to plant workers. (USEC; Updated: 10:42 am, Wednesday)

Department at MSU receives accreditation

The department of chemistry at Murray State University received notification from the American Chemical Society's Committee on Professional Training that its program meets all of the requirements in the ACS Guidelines for Bachelor's Degree Programs and has agreed to continue approval of the program until 2016. The American Chemical Society is the world's largest scientific society and its Committee on Professional Training was established to promote excellence in postsecondary chemistry education and in the professional training of chemists. ACS approval ensures that MSU students have received a broad-based and rigorous training in the chemical sciences that gives them the intellectual, experimental and communication skills to become effective scientific professionals. (Updated: 11:07 am, Wednesday)