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Bourbon comes to the City of Lights
Buffalo Trace Distillery is bringing a taste of Kentucky to Paris ahead of the Summer Olympics. <\p> The Sazerac-owned distillery announced this week it’s bringing a pop-up tasting room and storefront to the Les Halles District in city’s 2nd arrondissement where it will be offering up tastes of some of the distillery’s rarest bourbon.<\p>
Local agency invests in prospective, pregnant homebuyers
A local dental insurance agency wants to help Louisville's pregnant families buy a home. <\p> Delta Dental Kentucky is donating $1 million over four years in down payment assistance for families in the Healthy Start program. <\p>
Grocery store and restaurant coming to East Broadway
A Frankfort, Kentucky-based restaurant and produce store will open its first Louisville location in Smoketown later this year.<\p> Locals Food Hub & Pizza Pub will be located at 822 E. Broadway. The business is taking over 6,000 square feet in a building that was formerly occupied by the John G. Epping Bottling Works soft drink company.<\p>
Fitness studio to open in East End
Ambition Fitness, a local female-founded and operated fitness studio, is expanding to open its second Louisville location this winter.<\p> The studio, owned by Katie Daniel, opened its first location in St. Matthews in 2018, and specializes in strength training for women, according to a news release. It was founded to provide a female-focused space for women to use weights in an upscale, feminine and community-centered environment.<\p>
How federal funds impact SDF
The Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport was one of the stops in the chief White House economist's nationwide tour of cities that received federal dollars to improve and modernize infrastructure from President Joe Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.<\p> Infrastructure updates — like power system improvements, a geothermal system and four new screening lanes — at Louisville's airport are being funded through $23 million from the law and other discretionary dollars.<\p>
Plans for destroyed NuLu building revealed
An apartment building that burned down earlier this year is set to rise from the ashes.<\p> Indianapolis-based Buckingham Construction Corporation is planning to build a four-story, multi-family apartment building at 605 Ballard Street in NuLu, according to a permit filed with Louisville Metro Planning and Design. The firm is an affiliate of Buckingham Cos.<\p>
These executives took on new roles in Q2 2024
The latest entry into our quarterly New Executives to Watch feature is here.<\p> We launched New Executives to Watch as a means of keeping track of all the leadership changes we saw at local companies and organizations. The so-called "Great Resignation," which saw many people leaving their jobs for new opportunities (or to pursue other dreams), may be in the rearview mirror now, but there's still some noteworthy hires and moves out there. <\p>
Skyline's new CEO looks to expand the chili brand
Running a Major League Baseball team and the region’s largest, most-ubiquitous chili chain might not seem comparable, but Skyline Chili CEO Dick Williams, who was a top Cincinnati Reds executive until 2020, sees more than a few similarities. In a way, both are viewed as a community trust.<\p> “I learned pretty quickly that there are not many jobs similar to the one I had at the Reds and the one I have at Skyline where you can be just about anywhere in town and strike up a conversation about work. People are instantly engaged,” Williams said.<\p>
Krispy Kreme faces demolition
A Louisville Krispy Kreme is going from serving donuts with a glaze to facing a partial raze.<\p> The store, located at 3000 Bardstown Road, is set for exploratory demolition work, according to a filing made with Louisville Metro Planning and Design, after being set on fire earlier this year.<\p>
New rooftop restaurant, bar opening (PHOTOS)
A new rooftop bar and restaurant opens at the edge of Louisville’s NuLu neighborhood this week.<\p> The horseracing-themed High Stakes Grill will open atop the new Tempo by Hilton Louisville Downtown NuLu at 710 E. Jefferson St. on Thursday, across the street from Rabbit Hole distillery.<\p>
Brewery shutters location
Great Flood Brewing closed its Middletown location over the weekend after more than four years in business.<\p> The craft brewery posted to its Instagram page Saturday night that its Sunday service at the East Louisville taphouse and restaurant was to be its last.<\p>
Brewery up for sale
A Lexington, Kentucky-based brewery specializing in hard cider and craft beer is on the market for a limited time.<\p> Pivot Brewing Co. is accepting offers until July 31 for its Lexington production facility and taproom, its Louisville taproom and the company’s intellectual property.<\p>
How much housing Kentucky needs
To keep pace with the state's efforts to accelerate economic development and workforce growth, about 21,100 new housing units will need to be built every year for the next 25 years under a robust rate of projected household growth. <\p> Kentuckians already face an aging housing stock, limited availability and high prices, factors that are cause for concern, according to a new report released by the Kentucky Chamber Center for Policy and Research. <\p>
Mayor hopes attempted Trump assassination is a 'wake-up call'
In his first public appearance since an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg denounced political violence and recommitted himself to governing with a "spirit of openness" that allows for disagreement. <\p> Greenberg said he was out with his family Saturday night when a colleague texted him. A gunman had opened fire during former President Trump's campaign rally in Pennsylvania, grazing his ear, killing one bystander and critically injuring two others.<\p>
Bourbon & Beyond adds headliner
Bourbon & Beyond has a new headliner for Thursday night of the four-day festival.<\p> Seventeen-time Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Sting is set to make his debut at the festival fronting his new power rock trio, STING 3.0, at the bourbon and music festival, to be held from Sept. 19-22 at the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, according to a news release.<\p>
CMBS apartment distress surges as operators struggle to refinance
Distress in the multifamily sector of commercial real estate is mounting as debt issued during a time of ultra-low interest rates is coming due.<\p> Among commercial mortgage-backed securities loans for single-borrower, large multifamily properties, the rate of distress is up 185% in the past six months, according to an analysis by Wayne, Pennsylvania-based commercial real estate data-analytics platform CRED iQ.<\p>
Gracefully moving on from a startup
In the startup world, baseball terminology can be abundant. Founders make a pitch. They take a swing — and more times than not — they strike out. <\p> On Wednesday, Louisville entrepreneur and OrgVitals Founder Charley Miller offered a different take by referencing a quote from Joey Votto, the former standout of the Cincinnati Reds. <\p>
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