Thursday, May 17
Welcome to the May 14 top secret, always confidential Monday Business Briefing. These are business tips Insider Louisville staff and contributors have collected during the past few days, a few of which are NOT double-verified like Insider Louisville’s daily reporting. Though we’ve talked to multiple sources to make certain of the initial details. As we [...]
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The Tangerine Closet, a new, locally owned retail clothing boutique has opened in the Clifton neighborhood. A grand opening is scheduled for Friday, May 25, during the next FAT Friday Trolley Hop, according to a news release. The event will begin at 6 p.m. and will include food, drink, fun and fashion, according to the [...]
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A few months ago, Insider Louisville was posting about 21C Museum Museum Hotel investors starting construction on a new facility in Bentonville, Ark. Then a few weeks ago, the next stop for Laura Lee Brown, Steve Wilson and investors was Lexington. That was in addition to retrofitting a downtown Cincinnati building, with that hotel/museum scheduled to open [...]
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Just when you thought Kentucky’s Medicaid managed care crisis couldn’t get any crazier, it gets crazier. Coventry Health Care, one of four Medicaid managed care organizations in the state, has notified physicians and pharmacies it will no longer be covering a drug called Suboxone. Which is causing a three-way showdown between the insurer, doctors and pharmacies [...]
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As Grandaddy used to say, if you have to be good at something, be good at making money. Take Hilliard Lyon’s Jeffrey S. Thomison. Thomison just placed second on the 2012 Wall Street Journal’s national “Best on the Street” survey of top equity research analysts. Thomison, who’s been at the Louisville-based brokerage and financial services firm [...]
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With the newspapers focused on Richie Farmer’s antics and a Dick Francis-worthy who-done-it killing at Churchill Downs, the departure of former Brandeis School of Law Dean Chen last month got zero coverage outside Insider Louisville. Which figures, because Chen’s story is – you know – important. Why is it important? Because Chen is shaping the national debate [...]
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Add this mega-event to all the spring fests and the save the mountains concerts (busy May!). Louisville Independent Business Alliance, in collaboration with Grasshoppers Distribution and the Louisville Visual Arts Association, is putting on the fourth annual Buy Local First Fair Sunday, May 20, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event is at the Louisville Water [...]
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Back in the driver’s seat: Court dismisses without prejudice Rolls-Royce suit againt former Recover Care CEO Mark Bidner
Insider Louisville just got confirmation that man-about-town Mark Bidner will be back in his Rolls Royce as he makes his rounds to social engagements. We reported last month that in addition to other legal disputes, BMW Financial Services North America had sued Bidner, demanding payment in full for $120,000 on the lease of Bidner’s 2009 [...]
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