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Insight Settlement, Department Reductions Help Balance City Budget

A $3.5 million settlement from Insight Communications regarding its franchise with Louisville Metro Government — along with nearly $6.8 million in cuts across city...

Majority Caucus issues statement on Budget Reconciliation plan from Mayor Fischer

from:Louisville Metro Government

The Majority Caucus of the Louisville Metro Council has issued the following statement in regard to the Budget Reconciliation plan presented by Mayor Greg Fischer on Friday. Full...

City Reaches Settlement Agreement With Insight Communications

from:Louisville Metro Government

After a year of focused negotiations, Louisville Metro Government and Insight Communications have reached a settlement agreement. It includes a one-time distribution of $3.5...

Councilwoman Scott to talk smoke detectors and fire safety with Maupin Elementary students

from:Louisville Metro Government

Councilwoman Attica Scott (D-1) will hold a special event with students at Maupin Elementary to heighten the importance of smoke detectors in the home and fire prevention on...

Churchill acquires poker content company

Churchill Downs Inc. has acquired the assets of Bluff Media, an Atlanta-based multimedia poker content, brand and publishing company. Terms of the sale were not disclosed in a...

Louisville settles with Insight Communications

Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government and Insight Communications Inc. have settled their yearlong dispute over the city’s cable franchise agreement. As a result of...

Louisville to balance budget through reductions in department spending, settlement from Insight

Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government plans to overcome a $12 million deficit to the current fiscal year budget largely through reductions in individual department spending...

For the weekend - Shows and auditions

from:Louisville Theater Examiner

Opening:Alley Theater presents Hughesical: The Musical until Feb. 18. http://www.louisville.com/content/alley-theater-pays-homage-john-hughes-theaterAs Yet Unnamed Theatre Company...

Kentucky gets $58.8 million of mortgage foreclosure settlement

from:Louisville City Hall Examiner

Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that Kentucky will participate in the national foreclosure settlement. The $25 billion settlement with five of the nation's...

Congratulations to Vince Lewis of North Oldham High School. He was selected as t...

from:Jefferson Community and Technical College - Downtown Campus

Congratulations to Vince Lewis of North Oldham High School. He was selected as this weeks nominee for the Exceptional Student Scholarship. Read what makes Vince an exceptional...

Churchill Downs names vice president of partnerships

Churchill Downs has named Kristin Warfield to the new position of vice president, partnerships for the racetrack. Warfield, who has served as senior director, partnership...

Wise Women forum lineups announced for 2012

The Leadership Louisville Center’s 100 Wise Women series for 2012 has been set, and registration is now open for the first event, which will be held Thursday, March 29. The...

PharMerica shares rise strong earnings report

Despite a down market Friday, shares of Louisville-based PharMerica Corp. were up after the company reported strong earnings after the market closed Thursday. As Business First...

CFA Society to have fifth annual stock research contest

The CFA Society of Louisville, a group of chartered financial analysts and other local investment professionals, plans to host the local edition of the CFA Institute’s...

Slide show: This week in photos — Feb. 10

A lot of eye-catching photos appear in Business First's weekly print edition and our special publications. These images do their fair share of storytelling. And we don't...

EWI Offers Financial Support for Candidates The Kentuckiana Chapter of Executiv...

from:Sullivan College of Technology and Design

EWI Offers Financial Support for Candidates The Kentuckiana Chapter of Executive Women International (EWI) is calling for nominees for their Adult Students in Scholastic...

U of L, UK sports budgets among nation's largest

The University of Louisville and University of Kentucky have among the nation's largest sports budgets, each spending in excess of $80 million on sports during the 2010-11...

Did you know the Louisville Campus is having and Open House next Wednesday @ 6pm...

from:University of Phoenix - Louisville Campus

Did you know the Louisville Campus is having and Open House next Wednesday @ 6pm?? Check it out and RSVP! http://uopxlouisvilleopenhouse.eventbrite.com/

Six facilities to establish Level II psychiatric care for children

Six regional providers in Kentucky will establish Level II psychiatric residential treatment facilities for children with specialized physical and psychiatric care. Kentucky...

River Ridge board approves changes to bring major tenant to park

The board of directors of the River Ridge Development Authority approved a measure during a special meeting Thursday aimed at helping land a major tenant at the River Ridge...

PharMerica earnings soar nearly 70 percent

Fresh from a key victory in its battle to repel a hostile takeover bid from Omnicare Inc., PharMerica Corp. reported Thursday that its earnings jumped 68 percent for the fourth...

Humana unit Concentra buys Chicago-area practice

Texas-based Concentra, a subsidiary of Louisville-based Humana Inc., has acquired a primary-care practice near Chicago. As Business First reported, Concentra purchased Mid...

Louisville Orchestra management proposes arbitration

Louisville Orchestra Inc. management has formally proposed using arbitration to resolve its labor dispute with its musicians. As Business First reported, the orchestra’s...

Courier-Journal employees offered buyouts

Buyouts are being offered to 665 employees of Gannett Co. Inc., including 42 employees of The Courier-Journal. The Courier-Journal reports that as many as 20 offers will be...

Edward Lee on 'Top Chef' elimination: It was the smoked oysters

Edward Lee, chef and co-owner of Louisville’s 610 Magnolia restaurant, was eliminated from the "Top Chef: Texas" program on the Bravo network after making it to...

Clarksville Town Concil won't help Kentuckiana Medical Center

The Clarksville Town Council decided against a plan to help Kentuckiana Medical Center, which is operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The News and Tribune reports...

Chiquita discloses Cincinnati job cuts

Chiquita Brands International Inc. has advised the state of Ohio that 200 people will lose their jobs when the company relocates to Charlotte, N.C., in April. The Cincinnati...

Not all companies are eager to tout green practices

The Maker's Mark distillery in Loretto, Ky., figures prominently in a Forbes article about companies that don't feel the need to publicly proclaim their green...

Google developing 'entertainment device'

Google Inc. is developing what it calls an "entertainment device" in a filing with the Federal Communications Commission. The New York Times reports that the device...

River Ridge board approves changes to bring major tenant to park

The board of directors of the River Ridge Development Authority approved a measure during a special meeting Thursday aimed at helping land a major tenant at the River Ridge...

Long John Silvers Opens New Worldwide Corporate Headquarters in Louisville

from:Louisville Metro Government

Mayor Greg Fischer joined Lt. Governor Jerry Abramson today and company officials for a ribbon cutting to unveil Long John Silver’s new worldwide corporate headquarters. The...

Long John Silver’s new headquarters in Louisville

from:Louisville City Hall Examiner

Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Jerry Abramson today joined local leaders and company officials at Williamsburg Plaza in Louisville for a ribbon-cutting to unveil Long John...

PharMerica earnings soar nearly 70 percent

Fresh from a key victory in its battle to repel a hostile takeover bid from Omnicare Inc., PharMerica Corp. reported Thursday that its earnings jumped 68 percent for the fourth...

Louisville Orchestra management proposes arbitration to reach labor agreement

Louisville Orchestra Inc. management has formally proposed using arbitration to resolve its labor dispute with its musicians. According to a news release, the orchestra’s...

Humana unit Concentra buys Chicago-area practice

Texas-based Concentra, a subsidiary of Louisville-based Humana Inc., has acquired a primary-care practice near Chicago. Concentra purchased Mid America Medical Associates and...

Landscape oil painting weekend at Pennyrile Forest

from:Louisville Kentucky State Parks Examiner

Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park invites all who want to learn to paint or anyone who wants to ‘brush up’ on technique to come to the Landscape Oil Painting...

Kentucky to get nearly $59M from foreclosure settlement

Kentucky will get about $58.8 million as part of a roughly $26 billion national foreclosure settlement, state attorney general Jack Conway announced Thursday. The settlement,...

Two key Ford executives to retire in April

Two top executives of Ford Motor Co. have announced their retirements as of April 1. • Lewis Booth, 63, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will retire...

Kentucky Chamber alliance supports expanded gaming plan

The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Thursday announced a coalition of business, labor unions, civic leaders and others who have joined the “Kentucky Alliance for Jobs.” ...

Beshear names members of tax-reform panel

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has named the 23 members to a new Blue Ribbon Commission on Tax Reform, which will be led by Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson. The panel, which will hold...

Louisville gets U.S. grants to fight housing bias

Louisville is among cities nationwide that will share in $7.5 million in federal funds designed to fight housing discrimination. The grants, announced Thursday by the U.S....

Here's some information on our monthly breakfast series through our National Cen...

from:Sullivan University - Louisville Campus

Here's some information on our monthly breakfast series through our National Center for Corporate Learning. This month's session is next Wednesday, February 15.

U of L lands Gates grant to study tuberculosis

The University of Louisville has secured a $576,800 grant to do research on tuberculosis. The money, from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges in...

Great instructors do real, great work: Dr. Heather Henderson-Galligan worked wit...

from:Webster University - Louisville Metropolitan Campus

Great instructors do real, great work: Dr. Heather Henderson-Galligan worked with this father....

Beacon reports 1Q loss of $567,000

Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group Inc., a Louisville-based technology firm, reported a loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 despite a big increase in sales. According to a...

Kentucky chamber sponsoring trip to China

The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce will lead its third trip to China this fall. The nine-day tour, Oct. 8 through Oct. 16, will include visits to Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou and...