The zero-interest, forgivable loan was the centerpiece of an incentive package offered by Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and the state’s GOP-led legislature to secure the 5,000-job investment for the Bluegrass State.

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About 100 United Auto Workers members at Dakkota Integrated Systems rejected the company's "last, best and final" contract offer in a vote earlier this month.
Over the past two decades since Philip Morris closed its cigarette plant and donated the property to the city, the lot has been considered for a number of projects.
On Thursday, Vince Tyra said goodbye to the people he worked with at the headquarters of Gildan Activewear Inc. in Montreal, Canada.
Rabbit Hole Distillery took a step forward Thursday with its plan to take over the block it occupies on East Jefferson Street in the NuLu area.
The $90 million downtown gaming venue is off to a slow start, according to figures from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission
One of Louisville’s largest family companies and its longtime CEO have quietly parted ways.
The new paddock is the latest in a decade-long string of multi-million-dollar capital projects at the racetrack.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Jim Rechtin will take the reins of Louisville-based Humana Inc. on July 1, the company said Monday.