The Paducah Area Community Reuse Organization, PACRO, awarded new grants to recipients on Thursday, September 19th.
Mayor of Metropolis, Billy McDaniel, was presented with two grants in the amounts of $80,000 and $200,000 to be allocated for the economic development of two startup businesses. McCracken County was awarded two grants in the amounts of $10,000 and $15,000 to be used for a sports market study and a build grant application.
The Barkley Regional Airport was awarded a grant in the amount of $80,000 to assist in building a new, much needed terminal. PACRO members from McCracken, Ballard, Graves, Marshall and Metropolis each contributed $16,000 from their proceeds of the insulating oil sale to fund the $80,000 grant. These members all agreed that assisting Barkley Regional Airport is important to all of the surrounding communities, being a major asset for economic development in the region.