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Chamber: Louisville needs more people to fill its 31,000 open jobs
With about 31,000 open jobs and few available workers, local chamber officials increasingly are getting more creative about how to attract not just high-wage jobs, but people who can fill them. In its...
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Aetna makes big promises to Louisville in its merger agreement with Humana,...
In its merger agreement with Humana, Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna makes promises to Louisville — but an attorney and a former CEO say such agreements are difficult to enforce, and Aetna could easily...
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Justice Department vs. Aetna-Humana trial set for Dec. 5
Humana and Aetna are scheduled to defend their merger in court beginning on Dec. 5, according to a report by Bloomberg. That puts the companies on a tight deadline to complete their deal. The companies...
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Norton to remove ‘Kosair’ name from children’s hospital within six months
Kosair Charities and Norton Healthcare said they will remove the “Kosair” name from the children’s hospital within six months but are declining to release details about the settlement agreement that...
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GE Appliances, labor union clash ahead of contract talks
GE said Appliance Park is losing money and workers are earning much more than typical in the appliance industry — but a union leader said the company is merely trying to intimidate workers ahead of...
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Report: Kentuckians not saving enough for retirement
An aging population, low savings rates and growth in low-wage jobs are putting more Kentuckians at risk of not being financially prepared for retirement. Only 43 percent of Kentucky’s private sector...
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Russian threats creating missile defense jobs in Louisville
Russia’s annexation of Crimea and its ongoing conflict with Ukraine are helping to create high-paying jobs in Louisville. Raytheon plans to add about 100 jobs, including engineers, to its South...
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A behind-the scenes look at GE Appliances’ luxury line
Among the massive, drab and noisy manufacturing plants at Appliance Park on Buechel Bank Road, a small structure provides for some moments of zen: Light brown wood covers the walls. Water sprinkles...
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Aetna, feds exchange barbs
The battle between health insurance giants and the federal government is intensifying. As some insurers, including Aetna and Humana, are fleeing the Affordable Care Act exchanges, the federal...
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Chevy tries to bludgeon Ford F-150’s toughness in new commercial
Chevy is trying to poke some holes — literally — into the Ford F-150’s toughness. In an ad campaign, two skid-loaders unload buckets of heavy stone blocks onto the beds of a Chevy Silverado and a Ford...
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Humana, Aetna: Justice Department does not understand insurance market
Health insurers Humana and Aetna said that the federal government’s lawsuit to stop their proposed merger is based on “fundamental misconceptions of marketplace realities.” The companies on Friday...
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Packed state prisons, heroin epidemic cram local jails
First of an occasional series Jails and prisons across Kentucky are bursting at the seams, creating a bottleneck for Louisville correctional facilities. For at least five years, state inspectors have...
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GE Appliances to outsource warehousing operations, cease water heater production
GE Appliances will outsource warehousing operations to cut costs and cease productions of an unpopular high-tech water heater at Appliance Park. The company said it expects that all of the 300 affected...
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Norton offers new surgery that cuts stroke risk
Norton Heart Care is offering patients with an irregular heartbeat a surgical fix that reduces their risks for bleeding complications and strokes. The Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure implant...
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Kynect on life support: Only one insurance provider in 54 counties next year
Kentuckians who obtain health insurance through the state exchange can say goodbye to competition. In nearly half the counties, residents next year will have only one option on Kynect — Anthem — if...
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Strong dollar, political instability hamper Brown-Forman Q1 results
Updated at 6:31 p.m. with details, stock price. Brown-Forman Corp. on Wednesday reported that first-quarter revenues and profit fell because of the strong dollar and weakness in emerging markets. The...
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UPS pilots ratify new contract with 15% raise, $60K signing bonus
UPS pilots have ratified a new five-year contract that includes an immediate raise, a signing bonus, better pensions and improved schedules to avoid fatigue, which the pilots blame in a fatal crash in...
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Booming stock market boosts Humana Foundation as corporation slows support
Although the Humana Foundation has received no cash infusions from its corporate creator of late, a booming stock market has boosted its assets 29 percent in the last three years for which data are...
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Mayor: City needs new jail. (But, ‘how do you pay for it?’)
Part 3 of an occasional series. In the last six years, Louisville has gained nearly 20,000 residents, and more people means more crimes and more inmates. “As our population grows, it gets harder and...
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ReSurfaced kicks off Phase 2 with soccer tournament
A local nonprofit is kicking off the next phase of its civic engagement project Thursday with a five-a-side soccer tournament that will include professional local players. The tournament will run from...
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