The Closing Bell: New details on Indian restaurant; AT&T expands gigabit service; El Toro lands second patent; Red Herring adds lunch; and more
By Staff | Posted on August 25, 2017Welcome 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. Plans for new Indian restaurant move forward Way back in February, Insider reported that local...
Scoppechio acquires majority stake in Ohio-based experiential marketing firm
By Melissa Chipman | Posted on August 8, 2017Scoppechio, Kentucky’s largest independent ad agency, has acquired a majority stake in CivitasNow, an experiential marketing firm based in Columbus. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “CivitasNow is the first acquisition made since we became Scoppechio three years ago,” Kate Gray, Scoppechio’s marketing...
The Closing Bell: Schnatter holds on to PZZA stock; brewery sets date; Bulleit and ambassador part ways; Scoppechio nabs tequila; and more
By Staff | Posted on August 4, 2017Welcome 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. John Schnatter: ‘I can’t find a better place to put my money’ Papa John’s International...
The Closing Bell: McConnell’s revised bill draws criticism; Omni to receive a ‘bourbon baptism’; Sun King crosses the river; and more
By Staff | Posted on July 14, 2017Welcome 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. McConnell releases revised health care proposal, immediately draws criticism from Paul U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell...
The Closing Bell: It’s all in the B-F family with Slane Irish Whiskey; new app for Ky. state fair; ALDI renovations; Omni update; and more
By Staff | Posted on July 7, 2017Welcome 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. Brown-Forman’s Slane Irish Whiskey now on shelves The Irish have officially invaded bourbon country, but...
Debbie Scoppechio, founder of Kentucky’s largest advertising agency, dies at 68
By Melissa Chipman | Posted on June 29, 2017Debbie Scoppechio, founder and chair of the advertising firm Scoppechio — formerly Creative Alliance — has died after an illness, according to a press release issued by the firm. She was 68. Creative Alliance was founded in 1987. In 2014, CEO Jerry Preyss announced...
A snapshot of downtown Louisville real estate, from Humana staying put to older offices becoming residential
By Steve Kaufman | Posted on April 17, 2017The most noteworthy event in the world of Louisville commercial real estate during the first quarter of 2017 was the news in February that Humana and Aetna had called off their merger. Whatever shoes had yet to drop as a result of the $37...
Scoppechio is making a move to 400 West Market
By Melissa Chipman | Posted on March 16, 2017Scoppechio, the state’s largest advertising and marketing agency, is moving into new downtown digs. The firm’s director of marketing and business development, Kate Gray, tells IL that Scoppechio has outgrown its longtime home at the corner of Jefferson and Fifth streets, where it’s been located for the...
Monday Business Briefing: Does Louisville have enough capital to support startups?
By Stephen George | Posted on May 18, 2015Welcome to the May 18 Monday Business Briefing, your private business intelligence digest from Insider Louisville. Every city in America wants to have a thriving startup scene. But not every city has the capital — or the talent, or the ideas — to support one. In fact, most...
The Closing Bell: A Portland real estate bargain, the future of Scoppechio, an online vintage site for Louisville, and more
By Staff | Posted on January 9, 2015Welcome to The Closing Bell. This is your final biz-news blitz before the weekend — a roundup of all the juicy scoops that can’t wait for Monday. This week we have a lot of nice bites for you, from a new website that lets you...