Why more young Louisvillians are getting ready to buy homes
The term millennials has become a buzzword, but that demographic — generally, those born between 1980 and the early 2000s — is driving a lot of discussion in the business world these days. For...
View ArticleMajor donation to create sales training center at local university
A pair of prolific donors to Indiana University Southeast are giving another major gift to the school, this time to create a sales training center. Retired Judge Carlton Sanders and his wife Sue...
View ArticleCould Humana leave the individual commercial business?
Humana Inc. reported its 2015 earnings this morning, and it might not be good news for the company's future in the individual commercial business. Net income for the Louisville-based insurer (NYSE:...
View ArticleThis big manufacturer is adding dozens of jobs in Louisville
Clariant Corp. is preparing to add dozens of manufacturing jobs in Louisville as it ramps up production of new chemical catalysts. Stefan Brejc, the company’s director of petrochemical catalysts,...
View ArticleLouisville appliance dealer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
The Trend Cos. of Kentucky Inc., a Louisville-based appliance distributor and retailer, filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy code. The company's primary...
View ArticleThis operation makes Brown-Forman unique among its rivals: PHOTOS
Brown-Forman Corp. has something that makes it different from its rivals in the global liquor industry: Cooperage operations. A cooperage is where the barrels for liquor aging are made. Most distillers...
View ArticleFinalists named for One Southern Indiana business awards
One Southern Indiana has named the finalists for its ONE awards, an annual program that recognizes members of the economic development organization in four categories. The finalists were chosen by an...
View ArticleA $140 million expansion is planned for Jack Daniel's Distillery
Louisville's Brown-Forman Corp. plans a big expansion project at its Jack Daniel's Distillery. The Nashville Business Journal reports that plans call for the Lynchburg, Tenn., facility to get $140...
View ArticleKindred Healthcare just went on a buying blitz
Kindred Healthcare Inc. just went on a serious shopping spree. Less than two months into the year, the Louisville-based company (NYSE: KND) has made acquisitions in five states, which could expand its...
View ArticlePrime Main Street property hits the market
A vacant building on a prominent strip of West Main Street near Museum Row, 21c Museum Hotel and the Louisville Slugger Museum is up for sale. The former G&K Shoe Co. location at 639 W. Main St....
View ArticleKentuckians could be in for a longer wait for their tax refunds
Kentuckians may be waiting a little longer to receive their state income tax refunds this year. On Tuesday, the Kentucky Department of Revenue said that processing the refunds could be delayed because...
View ArticleBeshear launches campaign to stop changes to Kynect, Medicaid
Former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has launched a campaign to prevent changes to health care in Kentucky that have promised by his successor, Gov. Matt Bevin. The campaign, called Save Kentucky...
View ArticleLouisville tech community rallies behind Google Fiber
The Louisville technology community is on high alert, worried that the effort to get Google Fiber gibabit internet service could here could be in trouble. This has led to emails being sent to scores of...
View ArticleUniversity of Louisville to expand into Portland
The University of Louisville Foundation plans to lease space in a renovated warehouse in the Portland neighborhood to house studio space for the university's master of fine arts program. The U of L...
View ArticleNew $1.8 million detox facility coming to Louisville
An Arizona company is investing $1.8 million to create a drug and alcohol detox and residential therapy facility in Louisville. Simsbury Associates Inc. bought two neighboring properties near Sts. Mary...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: We get the first look inside the Louisville area's newest steakhouse
Brooklyn and The Butcher, a new steakhouse in New Albany, is opening a few days earlier than anticipated. I initially was told that restaurant owner Brand Hospitality Group was shooting for a...
View ArticleKentucky company run by “The Profit” star embroiled in fraud dispute
A Kentucky company headed by Marcus Lemonis the high-profile star of the hit CNBC reality show “The Profit” is currently involved in a heated legal tussle involving claims and counter-claims of fraud,...
View ArticleWhat Rick Pitino stands to lose from the postseason tournament ban
University of Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino has made it clear that he does not care about money when it comes to getting his team into this year's NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament...
View ArticleKroger is in the running to acquire this specialty chain
The Kroger Co. is among the companies that are seeking to buy Fresh Market Inc., a specialty grocery chain based in Greensboro, N.C. Citing "people familiar with the matter," Reuters reports that Fresh...
View ArticleLouisville Metro Council approves 'Google Fiber' ordinance
The Louisville Metro Council tonight approved an ordinance that is expected to help bring gigabit Internet access to Louisville. The so-called Google Fiber ordinance, meant to ease the tech giant's...
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