Gov. Rick Scott has a full day of events planned today in Kentucky, the latest Democratic-led state the Republican governor has targeted for business recruitment.
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Scott met with Kentucky business owner Chris Yeazel, who’s expanding his 1st Choice Aerospace into Broward County.
Steve Beshear, a Democrat, will be busy the next two days, said his spokesman Terry Sebastian.
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Beshear, who has traded barbs with the Republican Scott over the economies of both states, has previously said the trip for Scott will waste his time..
Scott has a pair of business development meetings scheduled in Lexington and an evening reception set for Louisville.
Scott made his announcement just off the corner of Main and Broadway in downtown Lexington. Governor Scott praised the business climate in his state.
The Philadelphia excursion focused on the continued expansion of Wawa convenience stores in Florida, while attracting more maritime cargo highlighted the stop in Los Angeles.
Soon after landing in Lexington, Scott announced that an aerospace company that provides support services for commercial and military aircraft will add 40 jobs to its South Florida workforce by 2017.
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Trumpeting the new jobs, Scott made much of Kentucky’s income tax and closed-shop union rules.
