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U of L Announces Plans For Research Park

By Sheila AshThe University of Louisville is planning to develop a $1 billion research park just south of its Belknap Campus.The University of Louisville Foundation, which owns the property, and U of L's Life Sciences Initiative, called Nucleus, announced the project Monday.President and CEO Vicki Yates Brown, says they began the process this week."The first step is that we have filed with Metro Government an ordinance and a local participation agreement asking for the establishment of a TIF district around the core Belknap Campus," she said.TIF or tax increment financing allows for certain taxes to be used to pay for the project.The facility will be built on 44 acres and focus on applied sciences and engineering.

Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.