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End of an era: GE Appliances sold to Electrolux for $3.3 billion; news...
It’s the end of a 65-year-era. GE announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its appliances business to Electrolux. That of course includes GE Appliance Park. At 2:30 a.m., GE media...
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Mayor Fischer: Electrolux is not buying GE appliance division to tear it apart
These are the days when it’s probably not all that much fun to be mayor, surrounded by reporters asking what it means when a Sweden-based company has bought one of Louisville’s largest and most iconic...
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U.S. News & World Report College Rankings: Bellarmine No. 13 on regional...
Even at the top ranked schools, administrators claim not to care one whit about the U.S. News & World Report college rankings. They’re unfairly weighted. They’re inaccurate and arbitrary. And...
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Yum! Center: Working-class Louisville still struggling to pay for Ferrari of...
Editor’s note: There will be math in this post. And no calculators, please. I’ve been covering the KFC Yum! Center financing issue for more than three years now – through multiple debt downgrades by...
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Louisville Digital Association’s lineup for sixth annual Digital Media Summit
If Louisville Digital Association members have been a bit quiet lately, it’s only because they’ve been pulling together this year’s big digital event. Noted digital marketing industry experts again...
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Alex Frommeyer: Anyone who accuses Beam of being ‘just a silly toothbrush...
A couple of years ago, a coterie of startup types hung out with Adam Fish, Chris Vermilion and John Receveur on the top floor of Gill Holland’s Green Building offices, drinking Falls City beer left...
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The Closing Bell: Bobby Flay sightings may be related to big Brown-Forman plans
Thank goodness, another chaotic business week comes to an end, with more down side than up, unfortunately. We created The Closing Bell after we figured out staffers, contributors and insiders were...
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ACLU of Kentucky defends man jailed for posting heavy metal song lyrics
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, located in Louisville, is defending a man arrested and jailed for posting song lyrics to his Facebook page. The man, James Evans, was arrested on Aug....
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Monday Business Briefing: What is the ‘Humana Digital Experience Center’?
Welcome to the Sept. 15 Monday Business Briefing. This is your private business intelligence briefing with Insider Louisville staff and contributors vetting tips collected during the past few days,...
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Confirmed: Computershare approved for state incentives
Update: The original version of this story incorrectly stated the number of potential jobs in year one, as well as the incentive amount. Louisville has its second high-profile corporate prospect in...
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Local nonprofit Pink Elephant contending for a $10K grant, and you can help
A new and growing local nonprofit is competing for a $10,000 grant to continue the development of its programs. Pink Elephant is one of 40 nonprofits nationwide that has been chosen as a “Kind Cause”...
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WSJ: Humana announces $2 billion stock buyback through 2016
The Wall Street Journal and other national financial websites are reporting Humana has unveiled a new share buyback schedule, a $2 billion program that will accelerate its current share repurchase...
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Breaking: Qualcomm acquires Stonestreet One, Louisville-based Bluetooth tech...
Sources are telling Insider Louisville that wireless communications and processor giant Qualcomm has acquired Louisville-based Stonestreet One, which develops Bluetooth technology. Stonestreet One’s...
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Greg Langdon: Building the Louisville Startup Factory, Pt. 2
Editor’s note: This is the second part of entrepreneur and startup expert Greg Langdon’s plan for how Louisville can develop a simple, repeatable process for creating more — and more successful —...
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The Closing Bell: Stonestreet One team staying in Louisville after Qualcomm...
We created The Closing Bell after we figured out staffers, contributors and insiders were sitting on too many biz-news scoops that couldn’t wait for the Monday Business Briefing. Since then, TCB has...
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Greg Langdon: Pt. 3, Maximizing Louisville Startup Factory’s output
Editor’s note: This is the third and final installment of entrepreneur and startup expert Greg Langdon’s plan for how Louisville can develop a simple, repeatable process for creating more — and more...
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Monday Business Briefing: An ominous silence about Omni complex?
Welcome to the Sept. 22 Monday Business Briefing. This is your private business intelligence briefing with Insider Louisville staff and contributors vetting tips collected during the past few days,...
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Taco Punk chef/owner Gabe Sowder announces closing, cites traffic snarls...
Taco Punk is closing … again. This time, it sounds like it’s for real. Gabe Sowder and his crew, who’ve been with him through thick and thin during three years, have posted the restaurant will close...
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Tumbleweed to Waterfront Development Corp.: You overcharged us $470,000 in...
This is turning into the Battle of the Chimichanga. Attorneys for TexMex chain Tumbleweed are firing back in their dispute with the Waterfront Development Corp., saying they’re the injured party....
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Bisig Political Report 2014 follows the favorites, longshots … and the money
Full disclosure: Larry Bisig is a registered Republican and a political consultant. His firm, Bisig Impact Group, represents three candidates in the 2014 race: Judge Katie King, Jefferson County Clerk...
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