Michaelis Events expands its territory with new Shelby Park event space
By Caitlin Bowling | Posted on March 11, 2016When Head First Media co-owners Jeff Epperson and Jeffrey Hutchins bought a former Episcopal Church at the corner of East St. Catherine and South Shelby streets, they didn’t plan for it to become an event space. The pair simply needed a new place to...
More money flowing into Germantown and Shelby Park neighborhoods
By Melissa Chipman | Posted on February 26, 2016The neighborhoods of Shelby Park and Germantown continue to attract investments for rehabilitation and development projects. Mayor Greg Fischer’s office announced on Friday that the Louisville Metropolitan Business Development Corporation has approved two loans in the amount of $112,580 for projects in the two neighborhoods....
The Closing Bell: Aetna-Humana merger gains key approval; new company makes whiskey for women; Highlands bar raises $10K to stay open; and more
By Staff | Posted on February 19, 2016Welcome to The Closing Bell. This is your last stop for biz scoops and big news before the weekend — a roundup of stories that can’t wait till Monday. State crucial to both Humana and Aetna business approves merger Florida has approved Aetna’s proposed merger...
The Closing Bell: Lucrative pharma jobs coming, major mixed-use development planned, Yum CFO departure triggers payout, and more
By Staff | Posted on December 11, 2015Welcome to The Closing Bell. This is your last stop for biz scoops and big news before the weekend — a roundup of stories that can’t wait till Monday. High-paying pharmaceutical industry jobs coming to Louisville Louisville-based specialty pharmaceutical maker US WorldMeds has created...
Shelby Park: A model for urban change
By Porter Stevens | Posted on August 27, 2015The first 15 years of the 20th century have been transformative for Louisville’s urban center. From Butchertown to Smoketown to downtown, the urban core has started to rapidly change. While this change is welcome, it has sparked a debate amongst private and public stakeholders about how best...
Gibbs Rounsavall painting Shelby Park mural for Access Ventures
By Melissa Chipman | Posted on August 16, 2015Access Ventures commissioned local artist and high school arts teacher Gibbs Rounsavall to paint the third mural the company has commissioned for the Shelby Park neighborhood. This mural is being painted on a building at the corner of Shelby and Oak streets, the future home of...
Bellweather Solutions receives Access Ventures growth loan
By Melissa Chipman | Posted on July 30, 2015Bellweather Solutions, a Louisville startup, is the recipient of Access Ventures’ most recent Growth Loan. Bellweather is a custom weather-normalization tool used by utilities to show historical weather patterns for load-planning purposes. Founder Chris Heiniger is the managing director. He is a former economic analyst from LG&E....
Access Ventures leads $700,000 investment in Virtuous Software
By Melissa Chipman | Posted on July 15, 2015Managing Director Bryce Butler announced today on social media that Access Ventures led a $700,000 round of investment for Phoenix-based Virtuous Software. The company makes a customer relationship management tool for charities. It is also available for small and medium-sized companies. The software is designed to...
‘Another narrative toward success’: Young entrepreneurs from Beecher Terrace start web business
By Melissa Chipman | Posted on June 19, 2015Seven Louisville high schoolers are spending 30 hours a week in an office on East Market Street in an effort to start their own web development business. Beech Technologies sprang from Code Louisville’s Coding @ the Beech initiative where students met at the Beecher Terrace housing complex...
Idlewild Butterfly Farm opens an oasis in Shelby Park
By Melissa Chipman | Posted on June 1, 2015Entomology Solutions opened its Idlewild Butterfly Farm on Logan Street in Shelby Park to the public on Monday with a storefront, lab and backyard flight house, and nursery. The farm, as it were, is situated on an urban block close to downtown. And right away...