Board members from the Cadiz-Trigg County Economic Development Commission and Industrial Development Authority elected new leadership early Thursday morning, when Alan Gates was approved as board chair.
Currently the President/CEO of Pennyrile Rural Electric Community Cooperative, Gates supplants Trigg County’s Judge-Executive Hollis Alexander — who’s moving on to civilian life following the end of his public service tenure.
Similar to the South Western Kentucky EDC, the Cadiz-Trigg EDC purpose is to create, promote and sustain the economic growth of Trigg County — using business retention, expansion, recruitment, education and community involvement as its main arms.
Gates was named Pennyrile’s President/CEO in 2019, following more than three decades of service with the company.
One of the first orders of business for Gates: the continued moderation and development of the I-24 Business Park 100,000-square-foot spec building, which saw groundbreaking efforts begin last week.
