DDWilliamson
Dometic
GE
ParkVu
Signature Healthcare

3rd Safest City for Kids by ParentDish

2nd-best housing market in the United States Forbes.com

Top 25 U.S. Cities with the Most ENERGY STAR Buildings EPA

Among "America's Foodiest" Cities Bon Appetit

4th Most "Photo-Friendly" City in America Popular PhotographyMagazine

One of America's Top 25 "Bicycle-Friendly Cities"  BicyclingMagazine

One of North America's "Small Cities of the Future" ForeignDirect Investment Magazine

"Most Livable U.S. Cities for Workers"  WomenCo.com

Top 25 for Forbes "Best Bank For Buck" Cities

"Top 20 Southeast U.S. TouristAttractions"  Southeast Tourism Society

One of the "Cities to Watch" Smarter Cities environmentalsurvey

Named one of "100 Safest Cities in America" FreeBackgroundChecksUSA.com

#2 Digital City in a population classof 250,000 Government Technology

2010 IFEA World Festival and Event City-Top NorthAmerican City Population Level: Over 1 Million

10 Best Cities for Commuters Kiplinger's Personal FinanceMagazine

One of six Great PlacesYou've (Maybe) Never Heard Of

America's Best Places to Live Livability.com

Louisville-area salaries among top 25 in the South-U.S. Bureauof Labor Statistics

One of the Ten Best Cities for Families, Education andRecreation Parenting.com

Named 14th Best City for Business and Careers Forbes

Named among the 10 Best College Towns Livability.com

Ranked among the Top 50 U.S. cities for volunteers Corporation for National and Community Service

 

  *Rankings for 2011

  • Louisville - It's Possible Here

  • Talent
    Talent
    If you’ve got big plans, Louisville has the resources. From Millennials to Gen X, Baby Boomers and Traditionalist, Louisville has the talent to fuel your business.
    Featured In Fortune
    "Louisville Flies High"
    The 10.18.10 edition of FORTUNE magazine features an article on Louisville's "state-of-the-art logistics and transportation advantages."
    Regional
    Regional Data
    Go ahead. Dig around. Find out more about the central location, workforce demographics and thriving infrastructure that make anything possible in Louisville.
  • Louisville Prospector This web-based application enables more than simple site and building searches. Users can find out about workforce availability and customer base potential by pulling demographic reports for specific areas. You can even create, view and print custom maps that show data you're looking for. Try this tool and you'll realize that Louisville Prospector doesn't just have information, it delivers actionable intelligence.

  • The Significance of a CEO Roundtable

    5/8/2012 05:54:58 PM0 Comments
     

    As a small business leader, you face greater challenges than ever before.  Your competitors are relentless, customers are scarce and every day brings another wildfire that needs to be put out. Sometimes you feel like the proverbial gerbil furiously running on the wheel but getting nowhere. How can you, as a small business leader rise above the daily fire fighting and focus on the ‘big picture’ – the strategy that will move the business forward toward your vision. Michael Gerber calls this working “on” your business, not “in” your business.


    Joining a CEO Roundtable is the best way to start working on your business. The concept is not new. Benjamin Franklin, early in his career, formed a group he liked to call the Junto. He gathered a group of likeminded tradesmen together to meet regularly to help each member improve himself and his business through collective learning and problem solving.  Others have recognized the power of the peer learning group. Napoleon Hill, in his classic Think & Grow Rich calls this a “Master Mind” group and is a key component in his success principles, too.


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