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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen joined Kentucky leaders to celebrate a new clean energy plant in Elizabethtown and tout her boss’ economic accomplishments.
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Some teenagers will be able to work later into the evening during the summer under legislation headed to the governor’s desk.
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Members of the Kentucky Senate’s Agriculture Committee passed Senate Bill 157 on Tuesday. It would require cities to allow pet stores to source dogs and cats from large-scale breeders that meet certain criteria.
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The Louisville Metro Council is adding an Ad Hoc Land Use Committee. Council President Markus Winkler expects the group to recommend changes to regulations that he says are unpopular with developers and residents.
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Louisville-based Humana plans to move workers out of an iconic building. The Fortune 500 company said Monday it would exit the Humana Tower within the next two years, its latest downsizing in the city.
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Police arrested 15 people Friday morning for trespassing on property owned by two major defense contractors. A Louisville coalition calling for a cease-fire in Gaza blocked entrances to the facilities.
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The United Parcel Service announced Tuesday it would lay off about 12,000 employees this year, focusing on management and contractor jobs. The move comes after executives reported lower-than-expected demand.
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After years of efforts, Smoketown residents and advocates have created a community land trust. They aim to provide home-ownership opportunities for residents who might otherwise be priced out by rising costs.
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Meta Platforms Inc. is building an $800 million data center that will create about 100 operational jobs and more than 1,200 construction jobs at the River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville.
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Trader Joe’s workers at the Louisville store are set to be represented by a national union about a year after originally voting to join it. The company alleged the union violated a fair election, but federal regulators disagreed.
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Kentucky’s Jeff Noel and Louisville’s Pat Mulloy are the secretary and deputy mayor, respectively, for economic development in their administrations. The two discussed their ideas for growing the state and city at an event Wednesday.
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Louisville planners are updating development rules around Floyds Fork, a winding waterway that travels through eastern Jefferson County. The latest proposed regulations, which were due more than a year ago, have drawn criticism from some environmentalists.