Owensboro construction

Yesterday I posted a story about the new business and massive construction projects along the Hwy54 corridor. My contention is that too much attention is being paid to downtown projects and not enough to what is going on elsewhere. After driving in Owensboro for more than 3 hours I am amazed at the number of projects. Today we examine Frederica St. from the Towne Square Mall area to Parrish Ave. R

I am a bit confused. Everyone is talking about downtown and that is a good thing but what about the other parts of Owensboro that are growing?  The new hospital, National Guard Readiness Center, and Downtown are all anyone talks about. Many are so concerned about Show-Me's going into the former Ruby Tuesday's location in the Mall they haven't noticed all the other areas of expansion. It seems we f