Welcome to the first edition of The Bottom Line on KCLR for 2020!
 
In the run up to Christmas on The Bottom Line on KCLR we spoke to a number of people involved in #careerskilkenny, the event was designed to bring together people at Christmas who may be living away from home and who are interested in a job in Kilkenny. The event took place on December 28th in the Medieval Mile Museum in Kilkenny and over 1000 people came along to meet the over 20 leading local companies that were taking part.
 
 To get first-hand feedback from one of the companies involved, John Purcell spoke with Padraic Tracey, HR Specialist with the Asgard Group about their experience at #careerskilkenny as well as to provide us with further insight into what the Asgard Group does.
 
 Starting into the New Year many people in business turn to the challenges for the year ahead, with that in mind, John spoke with Wexford based business consultant Blaise Brosnan who works with many successful companies in Carlow & Kilkenny and who is credited with making a real difference to the lives of many entrepreneurs in terms of assisting clarity of purpose, focus and progress. 
 
Climate change continues to be topical and is an area where businesses are constantly evolving to become more environmentally friendly and operate in a sustainable way. This week John spoke with Michael Connolly of local business Connolly’s Supervalu in Bagenalstown who are investing in a series of store energy upgrades all as part of their efforts to reduce harmful impacts on the environment.