Where's the 'brain gain?'

Lu-Ann Farrar - Online Content Manager

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WFPL's blog takes a look at an Associated Press report on U.S. migration data, broken down by education and income since the recession began in late 2007. The report shows that college graduates are moving to unexpected areas, most notably, "urban, high-tech meccas. Their moves are fueling a resurgence of brainiacs in parts of California, North Carolina and Texas." But Louisville has also had a relative gain of outsiders with higher education degrees moving into the area. William Frey, a demographer at the Brookings Institution, told the Associated Press: "The investment in knowledge industries and young professional amenities in places like Austin, Raleigh and Seattle is now paying off."

A worker for Ashland Inc. is accused of contributing to one of Massachusetts worst industrial accidents. The Boston Globe reports that a lawyer for residents whose homes were damaged in the massive explosion in Danvers, Mass., three years ago says a Ashland delivered a tanker of chemicals to an ink and paint factory, contributing to the explosion that destroyed or damaged nearly 100 homes and businesses.

The Times Union in Albany, N.Y., reports on how the Columbia-Greene Humane Society placed 90 abandoned Thoroughbreds around the U.S., including Kentucky. The owner of Center Brook Farm has been indicted on 35 counts of animal cruelty by a grand jury and could be sent to prison for two years and fined $35,000 if found guilty for his mistreatment of 177 horses.

Kentucky's prawn industry is the topic in Business Lexington. Kentucky harvested 40,000 pounds of prawns this year, according to the Kentucky State University aquaculture department. Worldwide, 1.5 million tons of farmed shrimp and prawns are harvested and sold in a year.

U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued this week two reports on deaths of miners at operations run by CONSOL Energy Inc., according to Coal Tattoo. The company was cited in one of the deaths.