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Sewer district proposes monthly bill hike of $10
Monthly sewer bills in Jefferson County will jump $10.49, or by about 24 percent, under a proposal to spend $4.3 billion over the next 20 years to repair critical infrastructure to prevent flooding and...
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Ford to invest $900M at Kentucky Truck Plant to retain Expedition, Navigator...
Ford Motor Co. said on Tuesday that it would pump $900 million into Kentucky Truck Plant to retain local production of the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator. A Ford spokeswoman told Insider that...
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Churchill Downs to invest $60 million in electronic gambling facility
Churchill Downs Inc. plans to spend $60 million to create an 85,000-square-foot electronic gambling facility east of the airport. CDI said the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Tuesday afternoon had...
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Entrepreneurial bootcamp boosts medical, software, fitness ventures
More than a dozen local entrepreneurs will present their updated business models at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Whiskey Row Lofts after weeks of input from experienced mentors. The Breakthrough Business...
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GE Appliances CEO to step down
GE Appliances CEO Chip Blankenship will leave the company at the end of the year and will be succeeded immediately by a company veteran who will lead a new three-person leadership team. Blankenship...
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For MSD, it’s ‘Pay us now or pay us later’
Sewer rates for Louisvillians in 2020 would be about the same under two rate hike proposals being considered by the Metro Council. The initial proposal from the Metropolitan Sewer District called for a...
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Boxing promoter: 8,000 spectators needed Saturday
About 8,000 spectators need to flock to Freedom Hall’s professional boxing Saturday to signal that local fans want the sport to return to Muhammad Ali’s hometown, the event’s promoter said Thursday....
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Google Fiber: Between promise and pitfalls
Before you get too excited about Google Fiber, consider this: It likely will take many months before the service actually gets here, you’re unlikely — at least initially — to make full use of the...
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Law firm SKO expands, diversifies in Indiana
Law firm Stoll Keenon Ogden is nearly doubling its number of Indiana attorneys as part of a geographic expansion and merger announced Tuesday. On Sept. 1, the full-service law firm, which has 144...
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Local teen creates device to help blind people communicate with appliances
A 14-year-old Louisville resident has created a device that allows people with visual impairments to get audio feedback from their washers and dryers. Jack DuPlessis, who will attend duPont Manual High...
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Local schools to teach cybersecurity
This fall, some Jefferson County students will be among the first in the state to get instruction in cyber engineering to prepare them for careers to help businesses, individuals and governments from...
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Norton begins apprenticeship to combat nursing shortage
More than 100 area nursing students are getting work experience at Louisville hospitals through a first-of-its-kind apprenticeship program at Norton Healthcare. The program provides the students with...
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Crisis averted for now: Anthem to offer ‘Obamacare’ plans in Kentucky in 2018
Anthem said Friday that it would continue to offer insurance plans for Kentuckians who get health coverage through the Affordable Care Act, a decision that prevents the state’s individual market from...
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Monday Business Briefing: Winners and losers in a midyear look at local stocks
Welcome to the July 3 Monday Business Briefing, your private business intelligence digest from Insider Louisville. Stocks of five Louisville-based companies outperformed the market by a significant...
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Local soccer phenom named nation’s best high school player
As a child in his native Kenya, Haji Abdikadir kicked soccer balls made of socks and shirts stuffed into plastic bags that the players shrank with a little fire. “I didn’t kick a real ball until I came...
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Frailty of state IT system prompts Bevin’s latest Medicaid request
If you’re able-bodied and on Medicaid, Gov. Matt Bevin wants you to work more, and sooner, than he previously proposed — to prevent overwhelming the state’s computers. In his proposed Medicaid...
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JCPS names chief academic officer, creates new position to deal with federal...
The acting superintendent of the local school district has named a chief academic officer and made some other leadership changes that include the creation of a new position and the elimination of an...
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UPDATED: EU-U.S. trade war talk threatens bourbon sales
Talk of a trade war between the U.S. and Europe is causing some headaches for bourbon distillers, with industry organizations warning of harm to consumers and producers and expressing concerns Friday...
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Louisville organizations send $95K in medical supplies to Haiti
Louisville organizations are shipping nearly $95,000 worth of medical supplies and equipment to a new children’s hospital in Haiti, one of the world’s poorest countries that has been devastated twice...
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Health care shift: Walk-in clinics for government workers
Early Monday afternoon, Jeffersonville Police Department employee Niesha Ray took her 17-year-old-daughter, Tania, to the city employee medical clinic just north of Jeffersonville City Hall. They...
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