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Louisville’s First Hack-a-Thon Nets Apps for Healthy Living, Crime Prevention and Help for the Disabled

5/15/2013 11:53:14 AM

Louisville Metro Government and Greater Louisville Inc. – the Metro Chamber of Commerce hosted seven teams of IT professionals in the nation’s capital for their first Code Red White & Blue Hack-a-Thon held this past Saturday at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The goal was for city officials and business leaders to connect with tech designers, developers and entrepreneurs from the D.C. area toward filling the more than 1,000 jobs available in Louisville’s growing IT sector.

“We are so pleased that we were able to lay a strong foundation for the potential of hosting more of these types of events,” said GLI Executive Vice President, Community & Economic Development, Eileen Pickett. “In addition, we were able to attract some stellar talent and hear some terrific new technological ideas that could be implemented Louisville.”

Hack-a-Thons are an increasingly popular way to provide an opportunity for IT professionals to come together directly with communities and companies in search of their services. The event provides tech designers, developers and entrepreneurs with community challenges and gives them the coordinating available government data so that the teams can develop new and innovative technology-based solutions.

Greater Louisville Inc. is accepting nominations for Inc.credible Awards

4/24/2013 04:16:18 PM

Greater Louisville Inc. - the metro chamber of commerce is accepting nominations for the 2013 Inc.credible Awards now until May 10, 2013.

The Inc.credible Awards recognize outstanding small businesses for their innovation and success. Winners in eight categories will be announced at the 2013 Inc.credible Awards Luncheon, taking place on Friday, August 23 at the Galt House.

Nominations can be made by visiting www.greaterlouisville.com/inccrediblenom. Nominees must be businesses of less than 100 employees, locally-owned and operated in the Louisville region. They must have been in business prior to January 1, 2010 and not have received an Inc.credible Award in the last three years. Nominees do not have to be a GLI member and self-nominations are welcomed.

"Small businesses are the backbone of our local economy, making up more than 99.7 percent of all employers and providing jobs to half of all private sector workers," said Craig J. Richard, president and CEO of Greater Louisville Inc. "Each year, we look forward to this opportunity to celebrate their achievements and their contributions to our region."

GLI’s EnterpriseCorp Presents High Impact Awards for 2013

4/22/2013 10:51:35 AM

EnterpriseCorp, the division of Greater Louisville Inc. - the Metro Chamber of Commerce, that specializes in developing the region’s fast-growth entrepreneurial sector, hosted a special reception today to name 11 fast growth companies to its High Impact Portfolio and present each with the prestigious High Impact Award. GLI President & CEO Craig Richard and EnterpriseCorp Executive Director Bobby Ferreri were on hand to showcase the companies that represent the significant contributions, innovations and energy of the fastest growing companies headquartered in the region.

“Entrepreneurship is a significant driver of our community’s economic growth and that means jobs,” said Richard. “The majority of our jobs are created by young companies and our efforts to strategically develop these companies better positions Greater Louisville for sustained growth and gives us the opportunity to help grow our next large headquarters company.”

Louisville Looking for IT Talent That Can “Hack It!”

4/12/2013 04:36:02 PM

Together with premier sponsors Norton Healthcare, Neustar Technologies and Humana, Inc., Louisville Metro Government and Greater Louisville Inc. – the Metro Chamber of Commerce, will host a Code Red White & Blue Hack-a-Thon in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 11 as part of an ongoing search for new talent in Louisville’s burgeoning IT sector, which consistently offers up to 1,000 available jobs.

Hack-a-Thons, which are increasingly gaining traction throughout the country, provide a unique day-long opportunity for IT professionals to come together directly with communities and companies in search of their services. The event provides tech designers, developers and entrepreneurs with community challenges and the coordinating available government data so that both teams (of up to five) and individuals can develop new and innovative technology-based solutions.

Ideas and executions are judged and participants are awarded for the most innovative apps or new software design and development. The Code Red White & Blue Hack-a-Thon will award 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place with cash and prizes totaling $10,000. Areas of focus can include health care, education, food, energy and the environment.

“We are looking forward to an exciting day of meeting highly skilled and energized professionals,” said GLI Executive Vice President, Community & Economic Development, Eileen Pickett, “as well as identifying some terrific new state-of-the-art solutions for challenges facing communities. This Hack-a-Thon will be working for us on a number of levels.”

XLerateHealth accelerator launched in Louisville

4/5/2013 02:02:00 PM

XLerateHealth (XLerateHealth.com), a Louisville-based
accelerator for early-stage, health-related companies, announced its formal unveiling today.
XLerateHealth will house some of the most innovative health-related companies in the United
States and will concentrate on leveraging industry partners (including providers, payers and
ACO’s) to fast-track the participating companies’ learning and growth through real-world pilot
testing at potential future customer sites.
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JP Morgan Chase Chairman & CEO Jamie Dimon to Keynote GLI Annual Meeting

1/31/2013 10:33:49 AM

Greater Louisville Inc. – the Metro Chamber of Commerce, announced today that Jamie Dimon, Chairman of the Board and CEO of JP Morgan Chase will be the keynote speaker at its 2013 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, March 19.

Dimon has served as the Chairman of JP Morgan Chase since December 2006, and has been Chief Executive Officer and President since December 2005. He serves on the Board of Directors of the New York Federal Reserve and has been named as one of Time Magazine’s World’s Most Influential People in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011.

Economic Development Incentives Approved for One Company Considering Job Growth in Louisville

12/20/2012 01:59:34 PM

One company considering Louisville for expansion was preliminarily approved for an economic development incentive at this morning’s meeting of the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA) in Frankfort, Ky. This project could create 52 new jobs, $1.3 million in new annual payroll and $2.9 million in new investment.

“Louisville is known as a transportation and logistics hub, and Pegasus Packaging and Pegasus Industries has come to the right place to open a new supply chain solutions facility,” Mayor Greg Fischer said. “Louisville is centrally located and has robust connections via rail, interstate, air and river to be able to ship anywhere in the world.”