By Forrest Berkshire Source: The Kentucky Standard They started with 150 potential sites and narrowed the list to 50. Then it was five. But in the end, it was Bardstown that topped the list of sites for Takigawa Corporation’s first North American site, said its president, Hiroyuki Takigawa, at the company’s ceremonial groundbreaking Friday. Takigawa said it was on their second visit, while he was talking with Kim Huston in her Nelson County Economic Development Agency office, that … [Read more...]

Source: The Avon Valley Advocate The Wheatbelt Development Commission hosted a forum featuring international author and speaker Kim Huston at the Bridgeley Community Centre from 1-3pm last Tuesday. Huston, the author of Small Town Sexy, spoke on how small towns can be promoted as being an interesting, engaging, pleasing and fascinating place to live, work and play. Huston lives in Bardstown, Kentucky, which has been named America’s most beautiful small town, and a top 10 small town in … [Read more...]

By Kate Emery Source: The West Australian Small towns that want to be tourist hotspots need to think regionally not just locally, says visiting small-town expert Kim Huston. The US author and economic development expert is making the 18,000km trip from the Kentucky town of Bardstown to Jurien Bay next week with a message, as the town wrestles with the problem of how to make itself stand out on a coast full of small towns in search of tourist dollars. "Some of the most successful … [Read more...]