Introduction Predicting the unknown is a custom deeply rooted in mankind's past.
Think of Bible's book of Revelations, Nostradamus, H.G. Wells and Alvin Toffler. Today it's our turn. But don't be fooled - those new homes don't necessarily mean that Owensboro will experience a population boom in the next 10 years. A 700-acre industrial park developed as a joint effort between McLean, Henderson, Webster and Union Counties will most likely be McLean County's link to future economic and population growth. Those are the buzz words of the future as the county that was once king of the coal industry looks toward the next century as the home of a satellite campus of Madisonville Community College, a high-tech computer training center and a regional tourism haven.