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Former Brown-Forman CEO dies
W.L. Lyons Brown Jr., former CEO of Brown-Forman Corp. has died, the company announced Tuesday. He was 87 years old, according to his obituary.<\p> Brown, great-grandson of the company’s founder, George Garvin Brown, died Sunday, June 9.<\p>
Local artisan saving treasures for Hadley Pottery (PHOTOS)
Sunlight filtered in through the curtainless windows of Juliet Ehrlich’s Louisville living room. Bas-relief sculptures and other of her creations filled her bright yellow walls. <\p> More light is needed to really see the work, so the artist fetched a small lamp and shined it around the carved clay protrusions. <\p>
MSD relocating downtown HQ
Louisville's Metro Sewer District plans to move its main office to West Louisville in order to stimulate redevelopment efforts in the Park Hill neighborhood.<\p> In a news release sent to Louisville Business First on Tuesday, the agency says it will relocate from its current four-floor office on West Liberty Street in Downtown Louisville to its new location at 1600 West Hill Street. MSD says employees will begin transitioning to the new space throughout 2024 and will complete the move by next year. <\p>
Popular Atlanta restaurant popping up in Louisville
One of Atlanta’s most popular vegan restaurants is coming to Louisville to help promote local African American businesses.<\p> The Slutty Vegan will be at the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Complex in West Louisville on June 15 at 5 p.m. for the cooking competition “Wingin’ It: Wing War". <\p>
Power industry company names new CFO
Louisville-based Charah Solutions Inc., a leading provider of environmental services and byproduct recycling to the power generation industry, has appointed of Tony Tomljanovic as chief financial officer and treasurer, effective June 3. <\p> Tomljanovic has more than 30 years of financial experience in the engineering and construction field in both the domestic and international markets, a news release said. In this role, he will oversee the company’s financial operations including financial planning and analysis, financial reporting, tax, treasury, risk management, and information technology. <\p>
New restaurant opening in hotel near Louisville airport
Editor's Note: Small Plates is a column of restaurant news and tips. If you have an item that might interest readers, please send it to Michael L. Jones at mjones@bizjournals.com.<\p> There is a new restaurant at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, located at 830 Phillips Lane, near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.<\p>
The National Observer: Here's where the money lives
Welcome to The National Observer, a roundup of top business news and actionable insights from across The Business Journals network of publications. Today,y we've got stories on the rising number of towns in which the median home costs more than $1 million; the interest office tenants are taking in their landlords' financial situation; and plans for a multibillion-dollar supercomputer complex by Elon Musk. But first, here's our inaugural list of the ZIP codes with the greatest concentrations of wealth in the U.S.<\p> Get more stories like these every day in your inbox by subscribing to The National Observer newsletter.<\p>
Big deadlines loom for Realtors commission lawsuits
The class-action lawsuits that rocked the residential real estate industry over the last year are barreling toward a possible conclusion — and some big changes in the remainder of 2024. <\p> One of the most important deadlines is Aug. 17, 2024, when the NAR has said it would implement a series of changes as part of its own $418 million settlement agreement over buyer commissions. <\p>
Former Kentucky developer released after decades in prison
Bill Erpenbeck, the Northern Kentucky developer and homebuilder who scammed banks and homeowners out of $34 million, has been released from federal prison after serving 21 years.<\p> Erpenbeck, 63, was released May 24, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.<\p>
Local community college system president set to retire in 2025
The president of Indiana's community college system will retire when her contract ends in June 2025. <\p> Sue Ellspermann has been in Ivy Tech Community College's top leadership spot since 2016, after serving as Indiana's lieutenant governor under former governor and later U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. <\p>
Alan Rupp, steward of the Derby Pie brand, dies at 70
Alan Rupp, the man behind the iconic Derby Pie and shepherd of a family business dating back four generations, died June 7 at the age of 70. He was born April 11, 1954.<\p> Rupp became president of Louisville-based Kern's Kitchen Inc. in 1973, taking over a business which was founded by his grandparents, Walter and Leaudra Kern, in 1955. <\p>
UofL-UK apparel store files for bankruptcy protection
A Louisville sports apparel retailer with nearly 30 years in business is seeking bankruptcy protection. <\p> Louisville-based Becker Inc., doing business as JD Becker Superstore, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky. <\p>
Gen Z cites housing affordability as its top election issue
In the wake of rapid home-price appreciation during the Covid-19 pandemic, housing is playing a bigger role in how Americans vote — among one demographic in particular.<\p> Ninety-one percent of adult Gen Zers said in a recent Redfin Corp. (Nasdaq: RDFN) survey housing affordability is important when considering whom they will vote for in the presidential election this November. Among a list of nine broad political topics, the subject ranked No. 1 for that generation — ranking even higher than the strength of the overall economy, which was the top priority for millennials, Gen Xers and baby boomers. Housing affordability for Gen Z respondents also outranked issues of education, gun rights and abortion rights.<\p>
KFC Yum Center breaks revenue record
People spent big money downtown Saturday night, propelling the KFC Yum Center and the Ultimate Fighting Championship to significant milestones. <\p> Arena officials announced over the weekend that Saturday's UFC Fight Night generated $2,500,652 in gross revenue, the highest grossing single-day sporting event in the arena's history. UFC president and CEO Dana White also announced on social media the event was the highest grossing UFC Fight Night in the company's history. The event fell just short of selling out, drawing 19,578 people through the turnstiles. <\p>
New UofL, UK hoops coaches to speak at Leadership Louisville Luncheon
The fans of the University of Louisville and University of Kentucky men’s basketball teams have been marking their calendars on Saturday, Dec. 14, for the latest edition of the heated rival between the two schools at Rupp Arena in Lexington. <\p> Now, they can circle Wednesday, Aug. 28, as well. <\p>
Here’s what’s replacing one of Louisville’s closed bowling alleys
Okolona shoppers won't be without a place to bowl for much longer.<\p> Family fun center Tilted 10 will open its first Louisville location in late June or early July inside the Jefferson Mall at 4801 Outer Loop, according to the company’s website and an interview with Director of Marketing Vicky Peek.<\p>
These are the most expensive Jefferson County homes sold (May 16-17)
A new ranking of the nation's wealthiest ZIP codes shows nine of the top 10 were in the New York City metro area. <\p> Three Indiana ZIP codes and two in Kentucky appear on the list of hotspots for wealth. The top 25 were located in the nation's most populated metros, including New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Miami and Boston.<\p>
LBF wins 12 Society of Professional Journalists awards
The editorial staff at Louisville Business First took home several awards from the Society of Professional Journalists – Louisville Pro Chapter's annual awards event Thursday evening.<\p> The chapter's annual dinner and awards program was held last night at Bristol Bar & Grille on Main Street in Downtown Louisville. Staff members were honored for a range of work including reporting, photography, data and graphics. Contest entries were judged by the SPJ chapter in Hawaii.<\p>
This is how Louisville can streamline its development process
Time is money when it comes to real estate development, but Louisville’s archaic Land Development Code (LDC) often adds unnecessary delays into the process.<\p> That was the consensus among the panelists who took part in a discussion on land use reform at Louisville Business First’s Opportunity Louisville event at The Olmsted on Thursday.<\p>
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