radioNOVO News for Bowling Green: June 11, 2026

RNN BOWLING GREEN 06/11/26          THE BOWLING GREEN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS A NEW LEADER FOCUSED ON GROWTH AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.          JIM PAGE HAS BEEN NAMED THE CHAMBER’S NEXT PRESIDENT AND CEO, TAKING OVER ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER FORMER LEADER RON BUNCH STEPPED DOWN FOLLOWING A 15-YEAR TENURE.          PAGE MOST RECENTLY LED A REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NONPROFIT IN NORTHERN ALABAMA AND PREVIOUSLY SPENT MORE THAN A DECADE HEADING THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF WEST ALABAMA IN TUSCALOOSA.          HE SAYS HIS PRIORITIES INCLUDE DIVERSIFYING BOWLING GREEN’S ECONOMY AND STRENGTHENING TALENT RETENTION, ESPECIALLY WITH STUDENTS ENTERING THE WORKFORCE.                  SEVENTEEN MILLION DOLLARS HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT’S FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET TO MOVE FORWARD ON A REGIONAL CRISIS INTAKE CENTER.          OFFICIALS SAY THE FUNDING BRINGS BRADD’S BUDGET TO 51 MILLION DOLLARS, WITH ALL OF THE NEW MONEY GOING TOWARD LAUNCHING THE FACILITY KNOWN AS THE ANCHOR PROJECT.          THE CENTER, NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN BOWLING GREEN ON LAND DONATED BY LIFESKILLS, IS DESIGNED TO SERVE ALL 10 COUNTIES IN THE REGION.  ONCE COMPLETE, IT WILL OFFER NO-COST MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES AND EMPLOY MORE THAN 80 STAFF MEMBERS.  WEATHER DELAYS AND CONSTRUCTION ISSUES HAVE PUSHED THE EXPECTED OPENING TO NEXT YEAR.