Thursday, May 17
Representatives from the March of Dimes’ Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait initiative announced that Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky. has been selected as the eighth Kentucky hospital to participate in the statewide program. The Healthy Babies initiative’;s goal is to decrease the the preterm single-birth rate by 15 percent through measures such as [...]
Read More →In a little noticed move, Yum! Brands executives have a new “chief marketing and innovation officer,” creating the latter position to get its Taco Bell brand back on track. Oddly, Yum! Brands execs chose an insider to revive the public image of the struggling faux Mexican brand – Brian Niccol – according to Restaurant News, [...]
Read More →ResCare, Inc., the nation’s largest private human services company, has named Rick Purdy as chief human resources officer. Before joining ResCare, Purdy served as vice president of HR corporate functions at Kimberly-Clark in Dallas. Texas, according to a news release. As CHRO, Purdy will oversee development, communication and implementation of human resources strategy, practices and [...]
Read More →Is your firm missing opportunities to get free media coverage? Need help getting your press releases published? Would you know how to handle media coverage during a crisis? The Society for Marketing Professional Services Kentucky is presenting former Business First reporter Ron Cooper for a “Maximizing Media Engagement” seminar October 18. Cooper will talk about [...]
Read More →The second annual James S. Welch Sr. Arts Leadership Award was presented to retired Louisville banker Morton Boyd, The ceremony was September 23 at the Kentucky Opera’s opening performance of Carmen. The award, presented by Fund for the Arts and Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC, recognizes an outstanding volunteer for their sustained commitment and substantial impact [...]
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VIA Studio, a Louisville–based marketing and web design firm, has appointed Shawn Coots as front end developer. Coots is a 1999 graduate of the Savannah College of Art & Design, and has more than 11 years of web design and development experience, according to a news release. VIA Studio also has picked up several new [...]
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Home Cuisine owners are anticipating families are going to be a lot busier with the start of the school year. So, the Louisville-based healthy food preparer is offering a Family Dinner Meal Plan. The meal plan features three family-style dinners. Sample Family-Style Dinner Meals include: Barbecue Chicken with mango coleslaw; Eggplant Parmigana; and Shrimp and [...]
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Association for Corporate Growth presenting ‘state of lending’ roundtable Tuesday
ACG Kentucky is presenting a roundtable discussion on the state of senior lending in Kentucky. Senior lending to you and me is secured bank lending, which is tough for businesses to get even in flush times. The networking event includes breakfast and will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at The [...]
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