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Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Wonder Whip adding second location
After 70 years at what's now 2434 Kentucky 144, Wonder Whip is adding a second location at 2600 Frederica, the former location of Bowen Tire. Seth Woodward, who bought the historic drive-in a decade ago, said, 'When we made the decision to resuscitate the restaurant almost 10 years ago on a wing and a prayer, we were simply hoping to keep the Wonder Whip legacy alive for future generations to enjoy. What ended up happening completely surpassed our wildest expectations. None of this would be possible without the incredible support of our community, which makes us so excited to see some new faces and make some new friends on Frederica.' He said, 'We are making a big investment in Owensboro. We are hoping to inject some vibrancy and new vitality into that area. We expect to hire approximately 50 people including management.' People interested in working at the new restaurant can go to Woodward said construction is underway. All design and construction work is being performed by local companies, he said. Woodward said the new restaurant will be configured similar to the existing location with walk-up service, drive-thru service and a lot of outdoor seating. The menu and pricing will also be the same. But Woodward said 'at least in the beginning, the menu at the new location may be streamlined a bit.' The new location could open this summer, he said. Woodward was on vacation in Wyoming in August 2015, when he heard that the Wonder Whip had closed after 60 years in business. 'I was shocked and genuinely sad that another piece of our history and culture could be permanently lost,' he said at the time. 'I ate a fair amount of food there when I was younger,' Woodward said. 'I'm an East End guy who wanted to bring it back.' So, he bought the iconic 840-square-foot restaurant and reopened it in early 2016. 'This place is a landmark, a part of the community,' Woodward said earlier. 'I couldn't believe it when I saw that it had closed. If I was from out of town or even the other side of town, I might not have bought it. But it's important to me. And it's worked out well.' A legal notice in the June 14, 1955, Messenger-Inquirer announced that Wyndall's Wonder Whip had filed an application for a county permit to sell ice cream, soft drinks and sandwiches. On July 1, 1955, E.A. Nonweiller, D. Wyndall Smith and John T. Rutledge filed incorporation papers with the state. The top seller on the menu is still the Wonderburger — a quarter-pound hamburger on a toasted five-inch bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo and pickle cooked on an old-fashion flat top grill. Shakes are in second place followed by ice cream. Woodward didn't start out planning to operate a restaurant. Woodward got his degree in mechanical engineering and worked for a while at the Mitsubishi automotive plant in Normal, Illinois. 'But I decided I didn't want to be a mechanical engineer,' he said. 'So I came home and got into business.'
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
How many Daviess Countians are on Medicaid?
When the folks in Washington talk about cutting Medicaid, how many people are we talking about in Daviess County? According to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, 31,426 Daviess Countians are on Medicaid this month — up from 31,379 last month. • It looks like the old Bowen Tire building at 2600 Frederica St. may be about to be demolished. So, what's happening. According to the Owensboro Metropolitan Planning Commission, 'All we have received is a buyer for the Bowen Tire lot is wanting to convert it into a restaurant of some sort. No plans have been submitted as of yet.' • Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana, is hiring more than 2,000 people for the summer. Applications are now open on the Holiday World website — An in-person job fair will be on March 8 and phone interviews will be Feb. 22 and March 15. Holiday World will also host hiring events in Owensboro on March 1. Starting pay is $13 an hour. • ZipRecruiter says the average pay in Owensboro is $25 an hour or $51,684 a year. • WalletHub analyzed the prices of 26 common grocery items in each of the 50 states, 'then compared the prices to the median household income in order to determine which consumers are spending the greatest percentage of their income on groceries.' Kentucky was fourth-highest with 2.41%. Mississippi was first with 2.64%. • Kentucky's general fund receipts were up 4.9% in January and 2.2% for the fiscal year so far. And road fund receipts increased 8.2% for the month and 1.2% for the fiscal year. • The state said this week that Kentucky once again set 'an all-time record for products shipped globally, with $47.7 billion in exports in 2024. The commonwealth broke the record set in 2023 with an 18.7% increase over the previous year.' Canada is Kentucky's top export destination, with over $9.3 billion in products. The United Kingdom (more than $4.9 billion), France (over $4.7 billion), China (more than $4.3 billion) and Mexico (over $4.1 billion) remain in the top five destinations for Kentucky-made products. • Aldi says it plans to open more than 225 new stores in 2025 as part of its five-year growth plan. The company previously announced plans to reach 800 new stores by 2028. Last year, it opened nearly 120 locations, bringing its total store count to more than 2,400. • Chicken Salad Chick says it opened nearly 40 new locations last year, giving it a total of 288 restaurants in 20 states. • U.S. Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Mark Warner, D-Va., have introduced the White Oak Resilience Act to use more federal resources protect the tree. Kentucky bourbon is aged in white oak barrels.
