Economic Development Blog

Louisville’s Aging Care Innovators

10/20/2010 03:03:07 PM  -  0 Comments
 

Louisville’s Aging Care sector is growing, making it one of the region’s most exciting areas for economic growth. Today, the My Better Nursing Home blog highlighted one critical component Louisville is using to develop the next generation of innovations in again care: The International Center for Long-Term Care Innovation.

Fortune Magazine Recognizes Louisville’s Growing Dominance in Logistics

10/20/2010 12:33:29 PM  -  0 Comments
 

 The latest from Eileen Pickett, GLI’s Senior Vice President for Economic and Community Development:

We’ve known for a long time that the logistics and distribution sector is central to Louisville’s economy.  And we’ve known that this community is good at logistics – if you need to get something from here to there, Louisville is the place to do it.   It’s rather nice though, to have the rest of the world acknowledge this strength.

I draw your attention to the current issue of Fortune magazine (the Oct 18^th issue – the one with Oprah on the cover) pages 32 and 33.

55,000 Degrees – Turn up the Heat!

10/18/2010 10:33:27 AM  -  1 Comments
 

What will it take to grow our city and attract new-economy jobs? One thing we know for sure is more citizens with post-secondary degrees.  So a coalition of business, civic and government leaders have taken on an exciting new initiative that will increase the number of degree-holders in Louisville by 55,000 people.

A bold goal? You bet.

Not All Ideas Can Be Realized Quickly…

10/14/2010 05:06:27 PM  -  0 Comments
 

As Louisville is working to transform itself into the Idea Capital of the World, people across the community are thinking about what it means to dream big – and what it takes to make an idea reality.

Today’s Washington Post has an interesting article on one man’s quest to make his dream come true. In the case of Jan Scruggs, his dream was to create the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Click here to read his account of the challenges and fortitude it took to make his big idea come to fruition.

Philanthropic Giving: Lessons from Pittsburgh Coming to Kentucky

9/7/2010 12:28:39 PM  -  0 Comments
 

 The 2010 Leadership Expedition trip to Pittsburgh uncovered many key factors for successful, thriving hubs of innovation and activity. One area the GLI/Commerce Lexington group explored was the impact of philanthropic giving, which has been a theme studied at several past GLIDE trip locations as well.

Philanthropy and a rich culture of philanthropic organizations is one way communities create rich quality of life for their residents. In today’s Courier-Journal, an interesting article discusses Kentucky’s philanthropic potential. A recent study from Center for Rural Entrepreneurship estimates that $3.6 billion is charitable giving is available if philanthropies succeeded in capturing just five percent of the wealth expected to shift generations by 2020.