🌱 Why Jim Beam is betting on its Boston distillery’s future

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Jim Beam is betting on its Boston distillery’s future
• How Jim Beam’s pause elsewhere could reshape work in Boston

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A shower; breezy this morning, with a high of 62 and low of 44 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy and warm; p.m. mist, temps: high: 61, low: 58.
• Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 66 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Jim Beam To Pause Production At Kentucky Distillery Amid Tariffs And Slowing (rttnews.com) — Production at Jim Beam’s larger distillery in Boston will continue even as the company plans a yearlong production pause at its Clermont plant starting in 2026. The change aims to fund upgrades and respond to tariffs, softer demand, and export declines while the company weighs any impact on jobs with union leaders.
   

• Jim Beam closing Kentucky distillery for a year (nypost.com) — Jim Beam’s larger distillery in Boston will keep running even as the company pauses bourbon production for a year at its Clermont facility in 2026. The move lets Jim Beam upgrade Clermont while navigating tariffs, weaker exports, and Americans drinking less, all without immediate layoffs for union workers.
   

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Tuesday December 23

• Senior Fitness With Dotty - New Haven Branch
  Nelson County Public Library New Haven Branch , 318 Center St , New Haven
  10:00 am
• TuneUp Tuesday Fitness Classes
  Cox's Spirit Shoppe , 234 Keystone Crossroads Dr , Shepherdsville
  11:00 am
• Strength & Stability
  Nelson County Public Library , 201 Cathedral Manor , Bardstown
  11:30 am
• Chat & Chew
  Hometown Pizza - Taylorsville , 91 Settlers Center Road , Taylorsville
  12:00 pm
• Board of Trustees Meeting
  Central Library , 740 Conestoga Parkway , Shepherdsville
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• New Haven Library Stitch & Go
  Nelson County Public Library New Haven Branch , 318 Center St , New Haven
  3:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Group Class Thursday
  Bullitt County Chamber of Commerce , 181 Cox's Drive , Shepherdsville
• Christmas Day Buffet at Oak & Ember
  The Trail Hotel , 1875 New Haven Rd , Bardstown
  10:00 am
• Yoga with Jennifer
  Nelson County Public Library New Haven Branch , 318 Center St , New Haven
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime - New Haven Branch
  Nelson County Public Library New Haven Branch , 318 Center St , New Haven
  1:30 pm
• Bluegrass Music/Fish Fry
  Hillview Government Center , 283 Crestwood Lane , Louisville
  6:00 pm

Friday December 26

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🗞 Nearby News

Elizabethtown

• Mass layoffs of more than 1,500 workers at BlueOval SK to start February 2026 (kentucky.com)
• KBE's High School Transformation State Network building capacity of state boards to enrich student experiences (nkytribune.com)
• Basketball Recap: LKY's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Saturday (maxpreps.com)

Bardstown

• Troubleshooters: Suspect in crime spree, police shooting was out on three forms of release (wave3.com)
• We Would Have Definitely RSVP'd Yes to These 2025 Celebrity Weddings (eonline.com)
• Ruby Franke's Ex Kevin Franke Remarries After Child Abuse Scandal (eonline.com)

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