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Let’s put billionaire donations in perspective: Part 2
This made the news rounds a couple of weeks ago (from WHAS-TV): Louisville plans to allocate hundreds of thousands of dollars to support families experiencing homelessness. During a news conference Tuesday, the mayor said Metro Government will use $768,250 in grant funding to provide intensive supportive services focused on housing stability, barrier alleviation, and increasing…
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Data center power plants: If they build it, we are screwed
We recently posted an item on how Meade County rejected a rezoning application that would have paved the way for a data center. The concerns included the cost of the operation as well as the impact on the local environment. So imagine what we thought when we saw this (from Kentucky Lantern): Kentucky’s utility regulator…
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Ky. farmers get what they didn’t know they were voting for
The Orange TACO has pissed off trading partners throughout the world. American farmers overwhelmingly voted for him this past presidential election. Here’s the result in Kentucky: In the spring, Kentucky farmers planted millions of acres with soybeans, corn and other crops, and hoped a heated trade war with the top importers of American agricultural goods would not…
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Top Louisville bosses live out of state
This is not encouraging for the future of Louisville business. According to a 2024 Fortune report, 9.5% of CEOs are now considered “super commuters” meaning they live hundreds of miles away from their headquarters and typically fly in to the office a few days a week. The image at the top from Louisville Business First…
