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Source: Soccer club to build stadium in Butchertown
Louisville’s pro soccer club will build its stadium in Butchertown, a source familiar with the matter told Insider. The club said Tuesday evening that it would make an announcement at 9 a.m. Wednesday...
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UofL researcher hopes Greebles will help in early Alzheimer’s detection
A study by a University of Louisville researcher shows that people with a predisposition for Alzheimer’s disease have more trouble than others with differentiating complex graphic characters called...
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Soccer club to build stadium at former Challenger Lifts HQ site
Louisville’s pro soccer club plans to build a $40 million, 10,000-seat soccer stadium by 2020, partially on a brownfield about a half mile east of its current home game venue, Slugger Field. Louisville...
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Breakfast with the Fed: Jobs for the middle class swing low and high
While the national unemployment rate has returned to recent historical norms of about 4 percent, the economy needs to add another two million jobs before it reaches full employment, a Federal Reserve...
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Louisville duo teaches finance in ‘Drunken Money’ podcast
Two Louisville millennials have combined their love for beer and finance in a weekly podcast called “Drunken Money.” Paul Heintzman, 25, a business banker at Stock Yards Bank, and John Ackerman, 25, a...
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KentuckyOne cuts 150 jobs, with 100 more employees transferring or retiring
In a continued effort to reduce costs, KentuckyOne Health is cutting 150 jobs, citing a challenging health care environment. The organization also told Insider that 100 additional employees either...
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Passport Health to move HQ to West Louisville
Passport Health Plan will invest millions to move its headquarters to a vacant West Louisville site in what city and company leaders hope will anchor the neighborhood’s revitalization. The nonprofit,...
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GLI, Humana partner on new business health insurance
Members of the local chamber of commerce will get access Monday to Humana health insurance plans that can lower their premiums by up to 20 percent. Both organizations said they also expected the new...
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City sold property for $1. Now it wants to spend $6.4M to help Passport buy it.
To make Passport Health Plan’s move to the west side possible, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer wants the city to spend up to $6.4 million to help Passport acquire land the city used to own but sold to...
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In heroin’s wake: ‘I walked over and touched his feet, and they were cold....
At about 9:35 a.m. on Dec. 20, 2016, Louisville native Kenneth Allen ascended the stairs of his red brick home in the Stone Lakes neighborhood in southeastern Louisville to check on his son Greg, who...
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Louisville police: In fight against heroin, federal help is a ‘game-changer’
Editor’s note: Part 2 of a series on the ramifications of Louisville’s growing heroin epidemic focuses on the investigation of one local suspected dealer. Part 1 presented a father’s account of his...
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DEA Agent: Fentanyl’s rise in opioid crisis is a matter of pure profit
Editor’s note: Part 3 of a series on the ramifications of Louisville’s growing heroin epidemic focuses on the impetus for drug dealers. Part 2 examined the investigation of one local suspected dealer....
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A doctor’s view from the front line of the heroin epidemic
Editor’s note: Part 4 of a series on the ramifications of Louisville’s growing heroin epidemic looks at the crisis from a medical perspective and offers possible solutions. Part 3 focused on the...
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Packaging giant partners with UPS, invests $1.5M in Louisville
Continuing growth in e-commerce has pushed packaging giant Sealed Air to invest $1.5 million in Louisville in a partnership with UPS to help business customers cut freight costs and to make sure that...
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Listen up: Your next Humana customer service call may go smoother thanks to...
If you find yourself on the phone with a Humana customer service rep soon and you notice that he’s suddenly changing his tone or message, don’t be surprised: He may be getting instant feedback about...
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Sherby 2017 is all grown up. Expect food trucks, bands, puppeteers and a...
What started seven years ago as a front porch gathering among friends celebrating the Kentucky Derby has sprawled into an enormous block party featuring live bands, puppeteers, food trucks and a giant...
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CafePress shares plunge as Q1 loss swells
CafePress shares plunged Wednesday morning after the Louisville-based customizable gift company said that first-quarter earnings fell — in part because there’s no presidential election this year. By...
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In a bid to return to profitability, GEA shuffles assets at Appliance Park
GE Appliances plans to expand dishwasher production in May and add a new high-end washing machine line this summer. It also proposed moving an air-conditioning line out of Louisville later this year....
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Aetna’s loss is Humana’s gain
In the health insurance industry this week, Aetna’s loss was Humana’s gain. While the Hartford, Conn.-based insurer had a $381 million net loss, primarily because it paid its Louisville-based rival $1...
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Ex-prof sues UofL, alleges fraud, breach of contract
A former assistant professor at the University of Louisville says the institution committed fraud when it offered him employment with incentives it knew it could not afford. Matt Bohm, a former...
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