DDWilliamson
Dometic
GE
ParkVu
Signature Healthcare

"Most Livable City in America" (large-city category) by the U.S. Conference of Mayors

One of the “Best Foodie Getaways Around the World” by Zagat Restaurant Digest

Jack Olive International Compassionate City Award by the Compassionate Action Network International Institution in Seattle

One of the "Top 10 Cities for Affordable Vacations" by Livability.com

Louisville Ford plants expansion named "Top Economic Deal of the Year" by Business Facilities magazine

Louisville ranked 11th on list of America’s Manliest Cities by Mars Chocolate North American and Sperling’s Best Places to Live

Louisville ranked in Top 10 “Best Destinations for Baby Boomers to Retire” by The Washington Economics Group

Louisville ranked in the Top 25 “Big Cities of Art” by American Style Magazine

Forbes names Louisville Top 10 “Cities for Summer Jobs”

GQ named Louisville the “Manliest Town in America”

US News ranks Louisville as a Top 12 “US Weekend Getaway City”

  

Back to the Futurallia

6/3/2011 03:06:27 PM  -  0 Comments
 


Micha/uploadedImages/GreaterLouisvillecom/Blog/GLI_Blog/GLI_Michael_I.jpgel Iacovazzia-Pau, Manager, International Programs, shares about his experiences at Futurallia. 

  Futurallia as a word and an event means “Future Alliance.” To companies with international reach, it meant an opportunity to meet with 600 small to medium sized business owners from 26 countries for two and a half days this May in Kansas City. The forum took over the town for six days of worldwide networking and affiliation building and GLI, in partnership with NAWBO, was lucky enough to attend.

Greater Louisville Inc. is in the midst of crafting a new globalization strategy, making the opportunity to experience Futurallia and promote Kentucky businesses paramount.
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(GLI Members, Economic Development)


Economic Development Team Visits NYC

5/16/2011 11:30:48 AM  -  0 Comments
 

Eileen_Pickett Headshot Eileen Pickett, Senior Vice President of Community and Economic Development for Greater Louisville Inc., offers unique insight into business attraction.  

 

Sometimes when I talk about what's involved in  attracting a new business to Louisville, I admittedly over-simplify by saying that first and foremost...business attraction is about 'getting on the list'.  What I mean by that is when a company is faced with either a problem or an opportunity (it's always one of the two) which is prompting it to consider an additional location or a relocation, someone has to develop an initial list of possible locations. If Louisville is not on that initial list, then we never get a chance to compete in what becomes a process of elimination until ultimately the last city standing wins the new business.

 


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(GLI Members, Economic Development, Community Development, Enterprise Development)


The Importance of Supporting Entrepreneurship

4/8/2011 03:38:29 PM  -  0 Comments
 

Saunders “[C]reating jobs, jobs, jobs will take ideas, ideas, ideas.”
 
So says today’s Business First op-ed on the importance of entrepreneurship. Bob Saunders, chairman of Stonestreet One and chairman of GLI’s EnterpriseCorp Advisory Board, penned the piece to highlight the impact of new companies on our regional economy – and the importance of a business climate that supports their success.
 
You can learn more about EnterpriseCorp’s strategy for expanding entrepreneurism in Louisville at its Signature Event next Tuesday. Click here for complete details and to register. In the meantime, here are some highlights from Bob’s op-ed:


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(GLI Members, Small Business, Economic Development, Community Development, Enterprise Development)


Is Your Workplace Flexible? Application Deadline Approaching for 2011 Sloan Awards

3/29/2011 03:23:29 PM  -  0 Comments
 

Sloan For the fourth year, Greater Louisville has been selected as one of only a handful of communities across the country participating in the national Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility.
 
The nationwide awards program, sponsored by the Families and Work Institute, in partnership with SHRM, recognizes exemplary employers that are using flexibility as a talent management tool to enhance workplace effectiveness and contribute to employee success.
 
Organizations varying in size and type from the Greater Louisville/Southern Indiana region are invited to apply – the application process is FREE and only takes a short time to complete.


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(GLI Members, Small Business, Economic Development)


Bridges Project to Host Free Industry Innovation Forum

1/20/2011 08:46:21 AM  -  0 Comments
 

LOUblog Some exciting news regarding our city's new bridges: The Louisville and Southern Indiana Bridges Authority, along with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Indiana Department of Transportation, is hosting an industry forum to showcase the Ohio River Bridges Project and explore creative approaches to project development. The free two-day conference is scheduled for February 16-17 at the Kentucky International Convention Center.

The forum is designed to attract a range of industry professionals, so please attend or share the news with your contacts in the following areas:

Global contractors
Global developers
Construction labor industry
Engineering and design firms
Equipment and materials suppliers
Investors and lenders
Local, DBE and specialty contractors
Technology providers


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(Small Business, Economic Development)