Terry E. Forcht, Chairman and CEO of the Forcht Group of Kentucky, was inducted into the Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Lexington on November 13, 2012. The Entrepreneur Hall of Fame celebrates the stories of Kentucky’s most successful entrepreneurs. Its mission is to raise awareness of the impact that entrepreneurship has made in the Commonwealth and encourage others to pursue similar ambitious endeavors. The Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Class of 2012 includes:
Terry E. Forcht, Founder, Chairman and CEO of the Forcht Group of Kentucky. The Forcht Group was started in 1972 and now has more the 90 companies in banking, insurance, broadcasting, publishing, financial services, real estate, retail, and construction. Total employment by Forcht Group companies is over 2,200 people. Forcht Bank has 35 banking centers in 12 Kentucky counties with approximately $1 billion in total assets.