on Laura Rogers.

Thanks so much, Laura.

Even though we're in Owensboro this week, we do want to showcase more than just a single town.

>> About 30 minutes west of here is another of Kentucky's vibrant river cities.

Here again is our Clayton Dalton to show you around the city of Henderson and all it has to offer.

>> I think the river really set the backdrop to everyday life.

Karen Henderson, I'm a really cool way to experience that because I think there's so much tranquility in just walking on the river, watching it move, spotting a trained across the bridge.

Pretty cool.

So if you walk along the river walk, you can experience the river up which is really, really anything.

right on the edge of Indiana.

And so we.

>> A share a lot of commonalities with southern Indiana and western Kentucky.

>> Well, one thing that separates Henderson from a lot of cities in Kentuckyian beyond is the amount of things that are going on over the last 5 to 10 years for Henderson.

For starters, we have a revitalized downtown.

So back in 2016, our occupancy rate was probably closer to 65%.

In terms of the businesses that we have.

And today we're somewhere in the 90's.

We've had an influx of young people who have come in and invested a lot of money in restaurants and places to stay and places to live.

And so all of those things coupled a smattering of new businesses and retail that are coming in have have really grown our city over the last couple of years and will continue to grow it on into the future.

And so we're seeing a lot of interest from young families that we haven't seen in a long time who are who are coming to Henderson and staying here.

We've had a couple of new industries locate in Henderson as well.

That are bringing high paying jobs.

We've got a couple of new housing developments that are starting.

>> So Henderson's one of those places is growing, but it still remains it has that feeling of home.

Anderson is on the river and had a many years ago of river Commerce.

One of the highest per capita incomes in the whole country at one time because of all the dark Burley, tobacco that made its way to Henderson.

We had a tense.

>> 10's if not 30 of warehouses, tobacco warehouses that lined the river front and Stuart, a tobacco and made its way to England in France.

So we've got a great history of industry.

>> What we don't always realize este, Kentuckians.

And I think this happens everywhere.

We have such incredible treasures in our own backyard and just driving a couple hours down to really beautiful backroad can take you to a place where the culture is a little different.

Maybe the flavors are a little different landscapes are different.

You can have the whole different experience than what we what you would have.

You know, just a few hours east or west of here.

So often the folks that come here are so pleasantly surprised that they KET coming back and sometimes even decide to make this their new home.