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Sources: Humana graffiti threat referenced Orlando shooting
Threatening graffiti in a Humana bathroom referenced the recent mass shooting in Orlando and gay pride festivities in Louisville this weekend, according to law enforcement and company sources. In...
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High SUV demand drives Ford to shorten summer shutdown
High demand for SUVs has driven Ford to halve its traditional two-week summer shutdown at some sites, including Louisville Assembly Plant. Ford plants usually shut down for two weeks around the July 4...
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Louisville Forward: $650 million, 6,300 jobs in economic development pipeline
Metro economic development officials said they have nearly 90 projects in the pipeline, with a potential for more than 6,300 jobs and investments of nearly $650 million. Louisville Forward, Metro...
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SummerWorks program expands to 2,700 interns
About 2,700 young adults will gain valuable work experience with Louisville area employers in the next few months as they complete internships as part of the 2016 Mayor’s SummerWorks Program. Mayor...
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Humana to move 1,200 more employees into downtown Louisville
Humana plans to move nearly 1,200 employees next summer from an office park in east Louisville to two buildings in the city’s downtown. The insurer said it notified the employees today that the...
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Behind the Scenes: How GE Appliances became part of Haier
When GE Appliances CEO Chip Blankenship approached GM Mark Shirkness in 2014 to lead the division’s integration with Electrolux, the 30-year GE veteran looked forward to the challenge. He just didn’t...
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California official blasts proposed Humana merger, shares drop
Shares of Aetna and Humana plunged Thursday afternoon after the insurance commissioner of the country’s most populous state said he opposes the proposed merger of the two health insurance giants....
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Ford combats worker shortage by inviting teachers into Louisville plants
Ford Motor Co. has launched a pilot project at Louisville Assembly Plant to pique high school students’ interest in advanced manufacturing careers. The automaker recently invited 16 local high school...
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Brexit Effects: Local analysts, businesses and an ex-pat discuss potential...
While some local businesses with significant exposure to the United Kingdom will see sales declines because of Friday’s Brexit vote, the referendum’s impact on the economies of Kentucky and Louisville...
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Louisville City FC draws record crowd against Cincinnati
Louisville’s pro soccer club welcomed a record 10,062 spectators during Saturday’s match at Slugger Field, besting its prior regular season record by about 1,600. “Saturday night was really a special...
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Floyd officials approve $301 million hospital sale to Baptist Health
Floyd County officials have overwhelmingly approved the $301 million sale of Floyd Memorial Hospital to Louisville-based Baptist Health. In an occasionally contentious, two-hour meeting before about...
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Influential senators urge regulators to block Humana acquisition
Some influential politicians and state medical associations have urged federal regulators to block Aetna’s proposed acquisition of Humana. Seven U.S. senators recently wrote a letter to Renata Hesse,...
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Sources: Aetna plans to sell billions in assets to sway feds in Humana deal
Updated with market reaction at 5:15 p.m. Aetna is weighing the sale of billions of dollars in assets to make its proposed acquisition of Humana more palatable to federal antitrust regulators,...
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Louisville-based Family Allergy buys sleep medicine business
Family Allergy & Asthma of Louisville has bought Expert Sleep Medicine and its four offices in and around Jefferson County. Dr. James Sublett, co-founder of the allergy company, told Insider that...
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Norton grants $1.25 million to UofL for pediatric research
Louisville-based Norton Healthcare has granted $1.25 million to the University of Louisville to foster research that will help children with medical conditions including autism, heart disease and...
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Humana shares plunge 10 percent on antitrust worries
Humana’s shares plunged nearly 10 percent today after an antitrust trade publication reported that federal regulators have serious concerns about the company’s acquisition by rival Aetna, whose shares...
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Urban League gets $225K grant to improve health in distressed neighborhoods
The Humana Foundation has granted $225,000 to the Louisville Urban League to improve the mental, physical and emotional health of residents in four disadvantaged neighborhoods. The grant will allow the...
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Humana, Aetna shares fall sharply on new antitrust concerns
Shares of Aetna and Humana plummeted late Monday afternoon after a trade publication said the companies’ proposal to sell some of their assets are unlikely to satisfy antitrust regulators’ concerns...
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Louisville teen travels to D.C. to advocate for ailing children
A 17-year-old Louisville resident recently took a four-day trip to Washington, D.C., to convince federal lawmakers from Kentucky to support legislation that aims to cut health-care costs and improve...
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Baptist Health: Industry trends are inducing consolidation
Baptist Health is acquiring Floyd Memorial Hospital — and looking for other expansion opportunities — because of continued consolidation pressures in the health care industry, an executive told Insider...
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