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Paducah’s Information Age A regional center for education, shopping, culture, and employment, Paducah/McCracken County is located in western Kentucky on Interstate 24 and adjacent to the Ohio River. The Greater Paducah Economic Development Council (GPEDC) offers developed parks that cater individually to industry and to business. The Information Age Park is home to Lynx-PPG, Credit Bureau Systems, and Ulrich Medical Concepts, among others. This Class 1 campus environment offers sites from one to 14 acres and is fully served by all utilities. Mark Edwards, CEO of Credit Bureau Systems, spoke with GPEDC about his Paducah operations. GPEDC: Why was Paducah a good choice for your company? Edwards: Paducah is great because it’s a regional medical center, serving a dozen counUlrich Medical Concepts is a medical software company that recently built a 21,000-square-foot corporate center ties and four states, in Paducah, KY. which gives us access to a large workforce. Plus we’re looking for applicants who have some background in laws that affect billing or collection activities, and we’ve found that here. Edwards: Let me put it this way: GPEDC: So you’ve had success recruiting quality employees in Paducah? If we were forced by market condiEdwards: Paducah is the best of tions to centralize into one location, our four locations. The people here it would be, without a doubt, our haven’t proven to be transient. In the Paducah location. The GPEDC is recruiting cuscollection area, our turnover rate is one out of seven. The same operation tomer service centers and back office in Lexington, KY has a 50% turnover, operations to join its Information even with higher wages. The tenure in Age Park. Contact George Harben at Paducah is four times as long as is 270-575-6633 or george@gpedc.com for more information and a list of typical of the collection business. GPEDC: Sounds like you’ve incentives that may be available, or found a dynamic location. visit www.gpedc.com. PHOTO CREDIT: GREATER PADUCAH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL #1802 at www.BusinessFacilities.com A S P E C I A L A D V E RT I S I N G S E C T I O N O F B U S I N E S S FA C I L I T I E S 45 http://www.gpedc.com http://www.gpedc.com http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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