Jacob Munoz
Business and Development ReporterJacob Munoz is LPM's business and development reporter. A Chicago native, he previously worked as an editorial assistant at Northwestern Magazine and as a digital and print intern with Smithsonian Magazine. Jacob also served as an editor and reporter for the online student publication North By Northwestern.
Email Jacob at jmunoz@lpm.org.
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The Sherman Minton Bridge closed Friday afternoon after a project team found a problem with floor beams. The group said late Sunday that it’s progressing toward reopening the structure.
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Kentucky lawmakers voted Wednesday to pass Senate Bill 259 out of committee. The measure would allow a Louisville group overseeing the city’s West End TIF district to remove the local NAACP branch from its board over a candidate dispute.
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Louisville and state officials are now using the city’s first High Injury Network map. The guiding document uses crash data to determine which surface roads are most in need of safety changes.
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A Kentucky Senate bill aims to create new procedures for the West End Opportunity Partnership. The interim leader of the Louisville organization said it would help enforce rules that the city’s NAACP branch isn’t following, with the ability to expel members from the board.
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The Ninth Street corridor is a busy thoroughfare that represents a major barrier between Louisville communities. A project years in the making aims to bridge that gap and revitalize the roadway.
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Ford Motor Company and the United Auto Workers said Wednesday they had reached a tentative local agreement at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville. The deal comes days before union-represented workers could’ve gone on strike at the plant.
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The West End Opportunity Partnership is hosting meetings for residents in the area’s nine neighborhoods, from now through early April. Its board leaders say they want to hear ideas on how to reinvest local tax money back into the communities.
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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 National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook in and around Louisville starting late Monday afternoon. Here’s what to know about the potential danger for people outdoors.
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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.