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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...

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Developer 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...

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Republic 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...

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Kentucky’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....

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Exomedicine 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...

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KY 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...

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EKU 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...

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Toyota 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...

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P&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....

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Caution: Danger Ahead

Trade agreements should benefit all parties. Favoritism to one or another party is not a good or fair agreement. Regulatory favoritism is unfair at the onset. Don’t look now but Mexican trucks are...

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Long 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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