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=== 21st-century === Although there was some rapid economic and population growth in the 1960s, both tapered off in the 1980s and have remained fairly stable since that time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jochim |first=Mark Joseph |date=2018-05-31 |title=Kentucky & Tennessee Statehood |url=https://stampaday.wordpress.com/2018/06/01/kentucky-tennessee-statehood/ |access-date=2021-01-10 |website=A Stamp A Day |language=en}}</ref> In August 2008, state government officials recommended demolition of the Capital Plaza Office Tower and redevelopment of the area over a period of years. Ten years later, the demolition of the office tower was completed on Sunday, March 11, 2018,<ref name="demolition">{{Cite web|title=Dates set for Frankfort Convention Center, Capital Plaza Tower demolition|work=Lexington Herald-Leader|last=Miller|first=Alfred|date=2018-01-14|url=http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/franklin-county/article194640249.html|access-date=2018-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116135735/http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/franklin-county/article194640249.html|archive-date=January 16, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and was televised by [[WKYT-TV]] on [[WKYT-TV|WKYT-DT2]], as well as streamed live on [[Facebook]]. Demolition of the nearby convention center, which opened in 1972 and has hosted sporting events, concerts, and other local events, was completed in spring 2018.<ref name="demolition" /> State officials replaced the outdated office tower with a smaller building called the Mayo–Underwood Building (2019),<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 13, 2019 |title=State office building named after historic Frankfort African American school |url=https://www.state-journal.com/news/state-office-building-named-after-historic-frankfort-african-american-school/article_f350003e-be01-11e9-9889-e39ad6582370.html |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=[[The State Journal (Frankfort)|The State Journal]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-13 |title=New state office building in downtown Frankfort officially named |url=https://www.wtvq.com/new-state-office-building-downtown-frankfort-officially-named/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=ABC 36 News |language=en-US}}</ref> in order to create a more pedestrian-oriented scale at the complex, to encourage street activity.<ref>[http://www.kentucky.com/211/story/481397.html Redevelopment Plan"],{{dead link|date=January 2022}} ''Kentucky''</ref> Frankfort is home to three [[distilleries]] including the [[Buffalo Trace Distillery]] ([[List of whisky brands#Kentucky bourbon|Kentucky Bourbon]]), Castle & Key Distillery (spirits), and Three Boys Farm Distillery (bourbon and whiskey).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bourboncountry.com/plan-your-visit/bourbon-country-regions/frankfort/|title=Home of the Distilleries of Bourbon Country|website=Bourbon Country}}</ref> In 2018, thousands of teachers protested at the city in response to [[2018 Kentucky Senate Bill 151|Senate Bill 151]] having been passed on 29 March 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article207665689.html|title=See the best video, photos as Kentucky teachers pack Frankfort, protest in the Capitol|website=kentucky|access-date=December 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223073517/https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article207665689.html|archive-date=December 23, 2018|url-status=live|first1=Linda |last1=Blackford}}</ref> The bill was shortly overturned on December 13, 2018, by the [[Kentucky Supreme Court]] as unconstitutional, which prevented the bill from going into effect on January 1, 2019.
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