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

  • Cost of Doing Business

  • With its pro-business attitude, low cost of doing business and low taxes, Greater Louisville offers a supportive and progressive climate for business. The region's dynamic, diversified economy has out-performed the U.S. in job and income growth on a per capita basis throughout the last decade.

    Look at how low Louisville's business costs are in comparison with other cities:

    RELATIVE BUSINESS COSTS

     

     

    Overall Cost

    Labor

    Energy

    Taxes

    Office Rent

     Louisville

    81

    94

    69

    92

    62

     Atlanta

    90

    108

    86

    79

    65

     Baltimore

    104

    113

    143

    91

    74

     Boston

    138

    121

    205

    99

    147

     Chicago

    107

    109

    94

    94

    102

     Indianapolis

    85

    99

    88

    98

    61

     Memphis

    81

    101

    95

    72

    51

     Nashville

    82

    93

    100

    69

    67

     New York

    151

    112

    216

    128

    179

     Pittsburgh

    103

    97

    110

    100

    98

     Richmond

    92

    92

    84

    79

    104

     Washington, DC

    123

    125

    84

    89

    151

     

    Source:  North American Business Cost Review, June 2011

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Eileen Pickett
Executive Vice President
Daryl Snyder
Vice President, Economic Development
Christina Shadle
Economic Development Director - West Louisville
James Reddish
Economic Development Manager
Kathy Zandona
VP, Education
Lauren Hardwick
Economic Development Director