• Resilient Louisville plan designed to provide a ‘roadmap’ to tackle future challenges

    By Kevin Gibson | Posted on June 13, 2019

    In the culmination of a three-year process, Louisville’s first resilience strategy, titled Resilient Louisville, was released to the public this week as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities initiative. The comprehensive plan is described as a “roadmap” toward adapting city systems and...

  • SummerWorks 2017 employs a record 5,200 youths

    By Melissa Chipman | Posted on August 3, 2017

    Overall, more than 150 companies and organizations worked with the city to employ a record number of 16 to 21-year-olds in the Mayor’s SummerWorks program. The program started in 2011 with 200 young people finding employment. This year, 800 of 5,200 youth employed also...

  • UofL joins other new employers for SummerWorks program

    By Melissa Chipman | Posted on May 5, 2017

    University of Louisville is among the employers that will participate in the Mayor’s SummerWorks program this year. The program helps local youth, ages 16-21, find employment at various companies and organizations throughout the city and spans seven weeks over the summer. UofL is among a...

  • The Closing Bell: Humana At Home layoffs; 2016 home sales records; jury deliberates Texas Roadhouse case; dueling Colonels; and more

    By Staff | Posted on February 3, 2017

    Welcome 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. Humana cuts staff in home-based care division Humana has cut jobs in its home-based care division,...

  • SummerWorks program expands to 2,700 interns

    By Boris Ladwig | Posted on June 20, 2016

    About 2,700 young adults will gain valuable work experience with Louisville area employers in the next few months as they complete internships as part of the 2016 Mayor’s SummerWorks Program. Mayor Greg Fischer kicked off the event Monday afternoon at Humana’s Digital Experience Center,...

  • UPS to offer jobs for youth and a pipeline to college as part of city’s SummerWorks program

    By Melissa Chipman | Posted on March 7, 2016

    UPS will hire as many as 100 high school juniors this summer and offer them a pipeline to a free college education — part of the 2016 SummerWorks program, which Mayor Greg Fischer officially launched at UPS WorldPort Monday morning. SummerWorks is the teen summer jobs initiative...

  • Beech Technologies hosting small-business web workshop on Wednesday

    By Melissa Chipman | Posted on July 7, 2015

    Beech Technologies, the innovative startup founded by a group of students who took a coding class together at Beecher Terrace, is offering a free workshop on Wednesday, July 8, for business owners who want to get their company Google Verified. If you enter the...

  • A look at President Obama’s ‘My Brother’s Keeper Challenge’ in Louisville

    By Melissa Chipman | Posted on June 23, 2015

    In 2014, President Barack Obama launched the “My Brother’s Keeper Challenge,” a call for cities and organizations to help young men and boys of color stay engaged with their education and broader communities. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer was one of the first to sign on...

  • Kent Oyler: What is the ROI on hiring a SummerWorks kid?

    By Guest Author | Posted on January 21, 2015

    By Kent Oyler Last week, Mayor Fischer and I sent out a joint email to the business community. The purpose was to highlight the fast-growing SummerWorks program, which seeks seasonal employment for local 16-21-year-old youth. The replies I’ve received have been positive, but one got...