At the moment, the Robertson property just east of Elkton is nothing more than 24 acres of untilled land. Thursday morning on a windy berm, scores gathered with the South Western Kentucky Economic Development Council to unveil the modern sign for “John E. Walton Business Park” — officially opening the lot for business. That “hobnobbing,” Green said, brought industrial and civic success to Todd County, and the region in general, as Walton often sought out effective and critical solutions for jobs and infrastructure. Looking at his surviving wife, Diana, son, John, and granddaughter, Haven, Green said this often came at a cost of time with his own family. Before he even started in his current position, SWK EDC Executive Director Carter Hendricks said meeting and visiting with Walton was “a requirement.”