May 18 Economy What Do Credit Card Swipes Tell About Downtown Louisville? A presentation given to Louisville business leaders on Friday asked the question: What useful information can be determined through credit card swipes? By Joseph Lord May 18 Economy What Do Credit Card Swipes Tell About Downtown Louisville? Joseph Lord
Apr 24 Economy Lexington Gets Update on Rupp Arena Project In about a month, more details are expected on who should design the renovation of Lexington’s Rupp Arena. The overall project to refurbish the sports By Stu Johnson Kentucky Public Radio Apr 24 Economy Lexington Gets Update on Rupp Arena Project Stu Johnson Kentucky Public Radio
Apr 19 Economy Lexus ES 350 to be Produced in Kentucky; 750 New Jobs Expected GEORGETOWN, Ky. — Toyota will start building the Lexus ES 350 at its Georgetown, Ky. plant in 2015, producing the luxury brand for the first time in the By Associated Press Apr 19 Economy Lexus ES 350 to be Produced in Kentucky; 750 New Jobs Expected Associated Press
Feb 17 Economy Maker’s Mark Not Lowering Alcohol by Volume After All In response to criticism, Maker's Mark has decided not to reduce the alcohol by volume of its bourbon after all. By Joseph Lord Feb 17 Economy Maker’s Mark Not Lowering Alcohol by Volume After All Joseph Lord
Feb 11 Economy Maker’s Mark’s Bill Samuels Jr.: ‘We Don’t Want to Price Maker’s Mark Out of Reach’ Bill Samuels Jr., the former president and current chairman emeritus of Maker's Mark, has posted a note to the company's website addressing the recent By Joseph Lord Feb 11 Economy Maker’s Mark’s Bill Samuels Jr.: ‘We Don’t Want to Price Maker’s Mark Out of Reach’ Joseph Lord
Feb 10 Economy Maker’s Mark COO Rob Samuels: Extremely Short Supply Led to Cut in Bourbon’s Alcohol by Volume Maker's Mark was first made in the 1950s, but the family behind the bourbon has been distilling in Kentucky longer than Kentucky has been a state. By Joseph Lord Feb 10 Economy Maker’s Mark COO Rob Samuels: Extremely Short Supply Led to Cut in Bourbon’s Alcohol by Volume Joseph Lord
Feb 9 Economy Maker’s Mark Reduces Alcohol By Volume to Meet Demand It's now going to take a little more Maker's Mark to get you tipsy, not that Maker's is the sort of bourbon one drinks just to get tipsy. Nonetheless. By Joseph Lord Feb 9 Economy Maker’s Mark Reduces Alcohol By Volume to Meet Demand Joseph Lord
Feb 8 Economy Lexington Debates Where Food Trucks Can Set Up Shop Work continues to try and determine where Lexington mobile food vendors can set up shop downtown. By Stu Johnson Kentucky Public Radio Feb 8 Economy Lexington Debates Where Food Trucks Can Set Up Shop Stu Johnson Kentucky Public Radio
Jan 31 Economy KentuckyOne’s Headquarters to be in Louisville, Bringing 10 New Jobs KentuckyOne Health's headquarters will be in downtown Louisville in the Jewish Hospital Medical Plaza building, the health system announced Thursday. By Joseph Lord Jan 31 Economy KentuckyOne’s Headquarters to be in Louisville, Bringing 10 New Jobs Joseph Lord
Jan 28 Economy Kentucky Bourbon Trail Sets Attendance Mark For the first time, attendance along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail broke the half-million mark last year. The 509,000 people who stopped at seven By Stu Johnson Kentucky Public Radio Jan 28 Economy Kentucky Bourbon Trail Sets Attendance Mark Stu Johnson Kentucky Public Radio
Jan 23 Economy Union Membership Declines to Lowest Level Since 1930s WASHINGTON — The nation's labor unions suffered sharp declines in membership last year, led by losses among public sector workers in cash-strapped states, By Associated Press Jan 23 Economy Union Membership Declines to Lowest Level Since 1930s Associated Press
Nov 26 Economy Kentucky Ranks in Top 10 for Charitable Gaming Charitable gaming in Kentucky last year was a $394 million industry, ranking the state among the top 10 for not-for-profit games such as bingo and raffles, said commissioner for the Kentucky Department of Charitable Gaming. Marty Hammonds shared the figures last week with the interim joint committee on licensing and occupation.Hammonds said there were 653 organizations licensed to conduct charitable gaming in Kentucky in 2011. He said only 17 failed to produce the required 40 percent in net receipts of the charity’s adjusted gross receipts. Of those 17, Hammonds said seven had their licenses suspended while six voluntarily surrendered theirs. Kentucky requires that a charity’s net receipts from gaming be equal to or greater than 40 percent of the organization’s gross receipts for the year. He says the charities also received a greater share of the money. By Dan Conti Kentucky Public Radio Nov 26 Economy Kentucky Ranks in Top 10 for Charitable Gaming Dan Conti Kentucky Public Radio
Nov 15 Economy And So ‘National Papa John’s Appreciation Day’ is Declared The politics of ordering a pizza for Friday's dinner just got significantly more complicated than the usual arguments over toppings.In response to criticism of Papa John's chief executive John Schnatter's comments criticizing the Affordable Care Act, Freedomworks -- the conservative organization closely tied with the Tea Party -- issued a statement Thursday urging people to make Friday "National Papa John's Appreciation Day."The day of support for the Louisville-based pizza chain was begun by Reboot USA. And, of course, it has a Facebook page. There, supporters are urged to:1. Like Papa John’s on Facebook2. Change your Facebook avatar to the Papa John’s logo on Friday3. Have a pizza on Friday! Take a picture of yourself and share on Facebook, as well as on Twitter with #IStandWithPapaJohns4. If there is not a Papa John’s near you, simply tweet your support with the above hashtagLast week, Schnatter was quoted by a Naples newspaper saying that some Papa John's franchisees would likely cut hours to keep from having to offer healthcare to workers. In August, Schnatter said the Affordable Care Act -- often called Obamacare -- would cause an increase in pizza prices."If Obamacare is in fact not repealed, we will find tactics to shallow out any Obamacare costs and core strategies to pass that cost onto consumers in order to protect our shareholders best interests," Schnatter said at the time during a conference call.Here's what Freedomworks said Thursday, as it urged Obamacare critics to make their Friday night dinner plans early:"There was the expected liberal backlash. As has become routine for those who oppose anything related to Obama, Schattner was accused of racism. He was also painted as a wealthy man who was willing to hurt workers for his own bottom line or simply to be anti-Obama."Freedomworks noted the long lines at Chick-fil-a restaurants across the nation this summer when a similar appreciation day was created for the chicken chain, after its chief executive was criticized for his comments on gay marriage.A Papa John's spokeswoman did not immediately return a telephone message and e-mail from WFPL seeking comment. We'll update when she gets back to us. By Joseph Lord Nov 15 Economy And So ‘National Papa John’s Appreciation Day’ is Declared Joseph Lord
Nov 14 Economy Report: Papa John’s Faces Lawsuit Over Text Messages The problem was with spam, not the pizza.A class-action lawsuit seeking $250 million has been filed against the Papa John's pizza chain because of a 500,000 unwanted text messages sent to customers, CNN Money is reporting. The CNN story reported that Papa John's franchises sent blast text messages through a third-party services -- and, after ordering a pizza, some customers began getting dozens ads for pizza specials, sometimes in the middle of the night.The lawsuit alleges that such text blasts violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, the CNN story said. The corporate text messaging for Papa John's, which is based in Louisville, is not a part of the suit, CNN Money reports.Quoting Donald Heyrich, an attorney for the plantiffs, CNN Money said:The class-action lawsuit could lead to the largest damages awards ever recovered under the TCPA, according to Heyrich. The plaintiffs are seeking $500 per text, but they could be awarded up to $1,500 for each message if a jury rules that Papa John's willfully broke the law."We have noticed text message spam is increasing in part because advertisers see it as a great way to get their material directly into the hands of customers," Heyrich said. "We hope this case keeps text message spam out of cellphones."The Atlantic Wire adds this point:Papa Johns also has a history of coming out on top in lawsuits like this. Beginning in 1998, Papa Johns defended itself against false advertising claims made by Pizza Hut over its tagline "Better ingredients. Better pizza." Pizza Hut denied that Papa Johns had better ingredients. The U.S. Supreme Court took Papa Johns side. By Joseph Lord Nov 14 Economy Report: Papa John’s Faces Lawsuit Over Text Messages Joseph Lord