KAM and AffirmedRx Announce Partnership to Drive Down Pharmaceutical Costs
AffirmedRx and KAM partner to provide innovative pharmacy benefit management model to help Kentucky employers improve patient-centric health outcomes LOUISVILLE, Ky, July 18, 2023 – AffirmedRx, a Kentucky-based leading provider of transparent pharmacy benefit management (PBM) services, announced a strategic partnership with the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers (KAM) to provide employers a significantly improved pharmacy benefit model. […]
Kentucky Association of Manufacturers Board Urges Full Support of Ukraine
For Immediate Release June 29, 2023 Contact: Laura Brooks, [email protected], 606.584.4572 Frankfort, Kentucky – The Kentucky Association of Manufacturers (KAM) Board of Directors has unanimously adopted a resolution condemning Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and urging the President and Congress to do everything necessary to ensure Ukraine defeats Russia’s illegal invasion, in the first such public statement […]
Ransomware: Key Leadership Issues for Preparing Your Business for a Cyber Security Breach
Summary of 05/23/2023 Presentation Kentucky Association of Manufacturers Preparing Your Business for a Cyber Security Breach discussed how to protect your company from security incidents related to phishing and spoofing and other business e-mail compromise that induce businesses and employees to act and compromise the company’s network, incident response plan best practices, as well as legal […]
Nominations Are Open for the 2023 Manufacturer and Manufacturing Employee of the Year Awards
KAM is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Manufacturer of the Year and 2023 Manufacturing Employee of the Year Awards. Nominations are open through July 31. You can nominate a deserving small, medium, or large manufacturing company and a manufacturing employee in a brief process with basic information. These awards focus attention on the important contributions manufacturers and industry make to their […]
How Kentucky’s Congressional Delegation Voted on the Debt Ceiling Compromise
The legislation to raise the nation’s debt limit and cap some federal government spending – the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA) – has passed both chambers of Congress by wide bipartisan margins and will be signed into law by President Biden today. The House approved the bill in a 314-117 voteand the Senate by a 63-36 margin. In addition to suspending the limit on federal borrowing until January 1, 2025, the […]
Statement of the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers on the Proposed Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Frank Jemley III, President and CEO of the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers, issued the following statement this afternoon: “The Kentucky Association of Manufacturers applauds the agreement between President Biden and Speaker McCarthy that has produced the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. By averting a catastrophic default on the fiscal obligations of the United States and […]
Chevrolet Corvette Wins the 2023 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky Tournament Presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance
Frankfort, KY (April 28, 2023) – Today, the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers and Lt. Jacqueline Governor Coleman announced the Chevrolet Corvette as the winner of the first annual 2023 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky Tournament presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance. “We all know what makes Team Kentucky special is our people. Kentuckians are behind some of the most […]
Regional Manufacturing Briefings
In the Summer and Fall of 2023, KAM is partnering with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) to host eight Regional Briefings at KCTCS campuses across the Commonwealth. These events will feature speakers and panelists, government affairs updates, lunch, and a tour of KCTCS facilities. The series will also give KAM vital information […]
Voting Is Now Open for the Finals Round of the 2023 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky Tournament presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance
The Kentucky Association of Manufacturers is pleased to announce that voting is now open for the Finals Round of the first annual 2023 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky Tournament presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance. The Finals Round presented will determine the winning product and is open through April 23. The public can go online to vote now […]
KAM Statement on Final Passage of House Bill 360
Kentucky’s manufacturers applaud the General Assembly for approving, and Governor Beshear for signing into law, a tax fairness bill for Kentucky distillers that will eventually eliminate the barrel tax on Bourbon and other distilled spirits produced here. The legislation, House Bill 5, will phase out an antiquated tax that has been in place for generations. […]
