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Appliance makers are rolling out smart devices, but consumers are hesitant...
Hey Siri, turn on my robot vacuum cleaner. OK Google, is my laundry dry? Alexa, when will more people start buying smart appliances for their features? Appliance makers including Louisville-based GE...
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JCPS leader tours school to prepare for students’ arrival
With the first day of school now just a day away, JCPS Acting Superintendent Marty Pollio is jumping in with both feet. Pollio walked the halls and classrooms of Stuart Academy Monday morning, shaking...
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GE Appliances to move AC production to Tennessee
GE Appliances will move hotel air-conditioner production from Louisville to Tennessee — in part because of greater economic incentives there. The company previously had announced that it would cease AC...
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Local startup updates business strategy, to expand nationwide
A local startup that connects banks and nonprofits has updated its business strategy, secured more venture capital and plans to expand nationwide by the end of the year. FindCRA helps connect...
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Louisville mayor signs anti-bigotry Mayors’ Compact
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said Friday that people who believed that racism no longer existed had their ears and eyes closed. In a telephone conference, Fischer announced that he had joined an...
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Project Warm to celebrate former leader’s contributions
A local nonprofit that helps Louisville area residents save money on energy costs is celebrating the contributions of a former director who spent 35 years with the organization. Frank Schwartz began...
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Local biotech firm gets $3.7M grant to combat heart disease
Louisville-based biotech company Exscien has secured a $3.7 million grant with which it hopes to get closer to developing treatments for heart failure. The three-year federal research grant from the...
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As state highway fatalities decline, Louisville continues to struggle
Fatal accidents on the state’s highways have declined 13 percent this year — but Jefferson County remains the most dangerous area by far for motorists. Through Monday, Kentucky State Police recorded...
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UPS mechanics leader expects strike, company says it’s ‘union rhetoric’
UPS aircraft mechanics and other maintenance workers will return to the negotiating table with the logistics company next week — but a union leader doubts the parties will reach an agreement, which...
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Humana banks on big data to boost patient health — and profits
From fewer heart attacks to stronger bones and longer functioning brains, insurer Humana hopes that a data analysis partnership with a California biotech company will help improve people’s health,...
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Study: State law reduced opioid prescriptions for injured workers
The share of injured workers who received opioids to mitigate their pain fell by 18.5 percent after the state passed prescription drug abuse legislation, according to a new study. In addition, the...
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High teacher turnover, student discipline rates hamper Stuart Academy turnaround
Many local students are still acclimating to their new school, new classrooms, new lockers, new faces, new procedures — but so are many of the teachers. At Stuart Academy, three in every five teachers...
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Bellarmine completes ‘transformative’ $100M capital campaign
Bellarmine University has completed a $100 million capital campaign that has established scholarships, new academic pathways and paid for the construction or renovation of 11 facilities on its...
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Humana cuts 180 jobs in home-based care division; 20 in Kentucky
Humana is cutting 180 positions in its home-based care division, including 20 in Kentucky as part of “some organizational changes,” the insurer said Wednesday. The company also is combining two offices...
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GEA touts $100M investment, but union leader worries about future
Near the end of the new top-load washing machine line at GE Appliances, a conveyor carousel carries parts in front of production workers at eye level, allowing them to easily grab them and move them a...
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How a Louisville murder helped launch a startup that prevents domestic violence
The 1993 murder of Louisville resident Mary Byron prompted two local tech entrepreneurs to create a victim notification system, which today is being used by nearly all U.S. state governments. While the...
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Insurance premiums for Kentucky’s Affordable Care Act customers to rise
The Kentucky Department of Insurance announced on Wednesday that it had approved a rate hike for Anthem of 41.2 percent and CareSource of 56 percent for Kentucky’s Affordable Care Act customers next...
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UPS mechanics union says contract talks have stalled, ask for end of bargaining
UPS aircraft mechanics and other maintenance workers have asked a federal agency to be released from contract negotiations, bringing the parties closer to a strike, which, a union leader said, could...
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UPDATED: City to spend $30M to buy land for LouCity’s $50M soccer stadium
UPDATED: Adds new info on stadium cost, financing, timetable. The city will buy 40 acres of land in Butchertown for $30 million to enable Louisville City FC to build a $50 million soccer stadium as...
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Humana offering early retirement packages
Humana is offering early retirement packages among measures it is taking to prepare for 2018, when it will cease to participate in the Affordable Care Act. The Louisville-based insurer declined to cite...
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