Ground has been broken for a skilled nursing care facility for veterans in Kentucky.

The $50 million Bowling Green Veterans Center will create 120 jobs and provide 60 beds. It's being built on 25 acres donated by the Inter-Modal Transportation Authority at the Kentucky Transpark in Warren County.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and other officials gathered Wednesday for the groundbreaking.

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Beshear said work has been underway for more than 10 years to place a state veterans home in Bowling Green.

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Construction for the $50 million Bowling Green Veterans Center has broken ground in Kentucky

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Paul said combat veterans deserve quality care and necessary support to adjust to civilian life.