Business View Magazine | April 2020

226 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE APRIL 2020 that can be done just to make life better for their citizens. City officials are closest to the people. They do it without fame, glory, power or much, if any, pay to make our communities stronger. Cities are where companies come to do business. Our Kentucky cities are places of unimaginable beauty, filled with passionate people who love where they live. Amidst our eastern Kentucky mountains, our western Kentucky lakes and farms, our storied horse farms and our cosmopolitan golden triangle (Lexington, Louisville and Northern Kentucky) are cities that offer strong workforces, local assets, and a spirit of innovation. Small Kentucky cities are the birthplaces of Abraham Lincoln, thoroughbred horses, bluegrass music - and bourbon. Much of our local innovation comes from necessity. Business leaders know that vast challenges exist everywhere in our modern world, from addiction issues to affordable housing. Cities have very limited resources and still serve the public every day. We like to say, “What people don’t think about, cities provide,” – water, lights, streets, police, parks. Cities build infrastructure, provide incentives, and sustain the fabric of our modern lives. That pioneer spirit of our Kentucky ancestors strongly exists today in cities that are creating quality of place that results in a higher quality of life. KLC was formed in 1927, when 12 Kentucky cities came together to create a unified front AT A GLANCE KENTUCKY LEAGUE OF CITIES WHAT: A nonprofit membership association serving over 380 Kentucky cities and municipal agencies WHERE: Lexington, Kentucky WEBSITE: www.klc.org