Churchhill Downs Bets On Atlanta Multimedia Poker Company
Churchill Downs Inc. has acquired the assets of Bluff Media, an Atlanta-based multimedia poker content, brand and publishing company. Bluff’s assets include a magazine and its associated online...
View ArticleDeveloper Buys Land For $150 Million Ark Attraction
The first phase of the Ark Encounter is expected to open by 2014.Ark Encounter LLC has closed on the last and largest piece of land needed for the development of a $150 million Noah’s Ark attraction...
View ArticleRepublic Ranked As The Best-Performing Bank In The U.S.
Louisville-based Republic Bancorp has been identified as the best-performing bank in the United States based on financial performance and level of capital in a listing compiled by Bank Director...
View ArticleKentucky’s Annual Jobless Rate Falls To 9.5 Percent In 2011
Kentucky’s annual unemployment rate declined to 9.5 percent in 2011 from 10.2 percent in 2010, while nonfarm employment gained 21,200 jobs, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training....
View ArticleExomedicine Instistute Launches Zero-Gravity Research
The Exomedicine Institute has formed international exomedicine research groups to establish medical research and commercialization targets in 10 initial disease and health areas, including infectious...
View ArticleKY Offers Grants To Small Businesses To Increase Exports
Kentucky’s Cabinet for Economic Development is now accepting applications from Kentucky small businesses for grant money made available through the State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP). The grant...
View ArticleEKU Joins Initiative To Grow Region’s Forensics Industry
Eastern Kentucky University has joined with more than a dozen of the region’s top forensics organizations, businesses and leaders to establish the Tennessee Valley Corridor Forensics Initiative, a...
View ArticleToyota Adding 400 Jobs To Increase Highlander Production
Toyota is consolidating production of its popular Highlander SUV at its Princeton, Ind., manufacturing plant.Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Inc. has announced plans to expand its operations in...
View ArticleP&G To Eliminate 5,700 Jobs As Part Of $10B Cost-Cutting Efforts
Cincinatti-based Procter & Gamble plans to cut a total of 5,700 non-manufacturing jobs by the middle of next year as part of a cost-reduction strategy to achieve $10 billion in savings by 2015....
View ArticleLong John Silver’s Opens Global Corporate Headquarters
Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson addressed a group of state, local and company leaders for the official opening of Long John Silver’s new headquarters in Louisville. Looking on are (l-r) Greater Louisville Inc....
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