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| Yum! Brands Recognized as one of Black Enterprise Magazine’s "40 Best Companies for Diversity" |
| Yum! Brands Inc. has been named one of BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine’s "40 Best Companies for Diversity" for its comprehensive results across key diversity measures for the sixth consecutive year. |
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| 89.3 WFPL’s News Department Wins National Award |
| WFPL’s news department received a national award at this year’s Public Radio News Directors, Inc. The station received a second-place award in the Best Newscast category. |
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| 26 Stoll Keenon Ogden layers named “Kentucky Super Lawyers” |
| The most recent publication of Kentucky Super Lawyers has recognized twenty-six attorneys from Stoll Keenon Ogden as 2010 Super Lawyers. The annual publication that recognizes top attorneys in the state of Kentucky is a trusted resource for clients and corporations to refer to both in and out of state. |
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| WorldFest & IdeaFestival Receive Top Tourism Honors |
| The Kentucky Tourism Council (KTC) has chosen WorldFest as one of the Top 10 Summer Festivals and Events, while IdeaFestival was awarded an honorable mention. |
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| Thad Adams named one of Remodeling Big50 |
| Thad Adams, owner of Jeffersonville-based Adams Construction Services Inc., has been chosen by Remodeling magazine as one of the Remodeling Big50, a list of the 50 owners of U.S. remodeling companies that have set high standards for professionalism and integrity. |
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| Howell & Howell Contractors nationally recognized for work on local projects |
| Howell & Howell Contractors, Inc., which specializes in commercial and industrial painting and coating, has received three national awards related to projects for Louisville Water Company and UPS. |
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| Trinity Video Communications Celebrates 10th Anniversary |
| Video Communications celebrated its 10th Anniversary with a grand opening of the Trinity Conference Center. |
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| SKO Attorneys Recognized by Chambers USA 2010 |
| Multiple Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC attorneys have been honored with the distinction of being “Leaders in their Field” in the latest edition of Chambers USA 2010. |
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| Junior Achievement Wins $30,000 Grant from Sam’s Club |
| Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana has won a $30,000 grant from Sam’s Club as part of the Giving Made Simple campaign. The grant will allow the youth development nonprofit to expand its entrepreneurship programs to reach 6,800 more middle grades and high school students nationally, including 44,000 in the Kentuckiana area. |
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| GE Receives Kentucky Governor’s Award for Health and Safety |
| General Electric received the Kentucky Governor’s award for health and safety at the annual Governor’s Safety and Health conference on May 4. |
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| Sullivan University Chef Helps White House Launch New Program |
| Sullivan University’s baking and pastry department chair Derek Spendlove will help launch first lady Michelle Obama’s Chefs Move to Schools program at the White House. Chef Spendlove is one of 100 chefs from across the United States who were selected to take part in the exclusive event. |
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| Luckett & Farley Receives National Recognition for Excellence |
| Luckett & Farley was awarded, for the second year in a row, Best Places to Work in Kentucky and for the third year running, the PSMJ Circle of Excellence. The firm received the honor last year and is the only architecture and engineering firm in the Commonwealth to be given the award in 2009 and 2010. |
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| 21 Greenebaum Attorneys Named Leading Lawyers for Business |
| Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC is pleased to announce that 21 of its attorneys have been named to the 2010 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. |
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| Stoll Keenon Ogden Ranked the No. 1 Large Company to Work for in Kentucky |
| Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC has been ranked the number one large-sized company to work for in the “Best Places to Work in Kentucky” 2010 competition. |
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| Junior Achievement Serves 100,000th Student |
| On May 19, Junior Achievement celebrated the 100,000th student to walk through the doors of the James W. Robinson Junior Achievement Center for Freedom of Enterprise in downtown Louisville since it opened in 2004. |
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| Louisville Chosen to Host NAWBO’s 2012 National Convention |
| Louisville has been selected as the location for the June, 2012 convention for the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). Called the Women’s Business Conference, this prestigious three-day event is expected to draw about 800 women entrepreneurs from across the country and internationally. |
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| Belle of Louisville named historical engineering landmark |
| The New York-based American Society of Mechanical Engineers is designating the Belle of Louisville as a historic mechanical engineering landmark. |
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| Downtown Louisville Featured on International Association Web Site |
| Downtown Louisville is featured on the International Downtown Association’s (IDA) web site as the “Downtown of the Month.” |
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| WFPL Receives 29 Journalism Awards |
| 89.3 WFPL has been honored with 15 awards from the Kentucky Associated Press Broadcasters Association, including three first-place prizes, and eight Indiana AP Broadcasters awards, with four first-place honors. |
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| Twenty-One Attorneys at Stoll Keenon Ogden Recognized by Chambers USA |
| Twenty-one Stoll Keenon Ogen, PLLC attorneys have been selected as “Leaders in Their Field” in the forthcoming Chambers USA 2010 edition. |
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| GLI Members Recognized in Mayor’s Kilowatt Crackdown |
| Mayor Jerry Abramson, along with members of the Louisville Energy Alliance and the Environmental Protection Agency, recognized the winners and participants in Louisville’s inaugural Kilowatt Crackdown competition. |
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| Bernheim Receives Acorn Award |
| Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest received the Acorn Award for Green Leadership to a Non-Profit Group. Created by The Green Building in Louisville, the Acorn Award is a new competition that champions institutions achieving and promoting sustainable initiatives in the region. |
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| Mint Julep Tours Featured on NBC |
| NBC’s Travel Editor Peter Greenberg’s highlights Mint Julep Tours in latest article on top travel destinations. |
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| 13 Dinsmore & Shohl Attorney Recognized in Chambers USA Guide |
| Thirteen Dinsmore & Shohl LLP attorneys were included in the Chambers USA 2010 Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers. |
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| UPS Honored as “Best Corporate Citizen” |
| UPS has become the only package delivery company named to this year’s “100 Best Corporate Citizens” list by Corporate Responsibility magazine. UPS was ranked No. 46 on the 2010 list and was cited particularly for its record in the areas of Environment, Climate Change and Governance. |
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| UPS Named “World’s Most Admired” Company in Industry by Fortune Magazine |
| UPS has been rated the “World’s Most Admired” company in its industry in an annual survey conducted by FORTUNE magazine. The company also was ranked among the Top 50 in brand recognition across all industries around the world. |
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| Bellarmine Earns Award for Community Service |
| Bellarmine University in Louisville has made the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. |
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| Kentucky Distillers’ Association Elected Brown-Forman Executive as Chairman |
| The Kentucky Distillers’ Association announced today that Chris Morris of Brown-Forman has been named Chairman of the 130-year-old group that promotes and protects the Commonwealth’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry. |
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| Three Louisville Events Named as Top 10 for Kentucky Tourism |
| The Kentucky Tourism Council (KTC) has chosen the Humana Festival of New American Plays, Abbey Road on the River and the Kentucky Derby Festival as three of the Top 10 Spring Festivals and Events. |
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| Stoll Keenon Ogden Attorney Recognized for Community Advancement |
| Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC attorney William Lear received special recognition at Commerce Lexington’s Annual Dinner for his impact on the advancement of the community. |
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| PackStream Signs First Beta Client, Dormbuys.com |
| PackStream, a software startup offering personalized, on-demand con¬sumer marketing for home-delivered packages, has completed its first round of private investment, raising $150,000 from investors. PackStream will work with Dormbuys.com to implement its first live installation in March 2010 for its online retailing website. |
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| Red7e receives Louisville Graphic Design Association Platinum Award |
| Red 7e’s design for a series of posters created for the Muhammad Ali Institute won a Platinum Award at the Louisville Graphic Design Association’s 20th Annual 100 Show. |
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| SKO Attorney Ernie Williams Honored by Childplace |
| Stoll Keenon Ogden attorney Ernest Williams was honored by the Board of Directors for Childplace, Inc. for his ten years of volunteer service. |
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| 21c Honored with Kentucky General Assembly Resolution |
| State Representative Clark has honored 21c with a special House Resolution applauding its recognition as the number six hotel in the world by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine. |
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| Cornie Hubbuch wins Hats Off Award |
| Cornie Hubbuch is the winner of this year’s Hats Off Award, presented annually to citizens who lend their service to the development of streetscapes on Main Street. |
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| Frank Weiss elected to the U.S. Green Building Council |
| Frank Weiss of Harshaw Trane has been elected to the U.S. Green Building Council Kentucky Chapter Board of Directors. Harshaw Trane is a founding member of the chapter and Frank has participated in the chapter since its inception in 2003. Frank will be actively involved in the leadership of the Chapter Advocacy Committee. |
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| Craig Buthod Named National Librarian of the Year |
| The Library Journal, the country’s premier library publication, has awarded Louisville Free Public Library Director Craig Buthod its Librarian of the Year Award for 2010. |
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| Yum’s Novak makes Harvard best CEO list |
| David Novak is in good company, ranking among the world’s best-performing chief executives, according to the Harvard Business Review. |
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| EPA Visits Nu-Yale to Observe Green Cleaning Technology |
| Nu-Yale Cleaners was honored last week to host representatives of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and an engineering team to observe the available alternatives to traditional cleaning. |
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| Integrity Hr, Inc. Receives 2009 Best of Business Award |
| Integrity Hr, Inc. has been selected for the 2009 Best of Business Award in the Human Resource Consulting Services category by the Small Business Commerce Association (SBCA). |
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| Presentation Academy Facility Named Best New Landmark of 2009 |
| Presentation Academy’s new $5 million Arts & Athletic Center was awarded Best New Landmark of 2009 by the architectural blog, brokensidewalk.com. |
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| Sullivan University Profession to Lead National Culinary Commission |
| Derek Spendlove, baking and pastry arts chair for the National Center for Hospitality Studies (NCHS) at Sullivan University, has been named chair of the American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF) Certification Commission and will assume the position’s responsibilities in January. |
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| Greenebaum Attorneys Recognized Lawyers of the Year for 2010 |
| Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC is pleased to announce that Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named four Greenebaum Doll & McDonald attorneys among its Best Lawyer of the Year list. |
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| GE Hybrid Water Heater Featured in Popular Science |
| The GE Hybrid Water Heater is featured in this month’s Popular Science magazine. The innovative water heater has won a Best of What’s New award in the Home Technology category. This is the fourth time GE’s innovative products have won a Popular Science Best of What’s New award for Home Technology. |
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| Humana Military receives NMFA award |
| Humana Military Healthcare Services, a subsidiary of Humana, has received the Dr. Lowell G. Daun Award from the National Military Family Association. |
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| Boone Gardiner Garden Center Wins Agribusiness Award |
| Boone Gardiner Garden Center has received the 2009 Agribusiness of the Year award from the Agribusiness Industry Network Inc., a local business organization focused on promoting the growth of the agribusiness community. |
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| Nickelodeon Names Louisville Slugger Museum #1 Tourist Spot |
| Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory has been named the "Best Tourist Spot" in the city by ParentsConnect.com, a website created by children’s television station Nickelodeon.. |
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| Openrange Gun and Paintball Awarded Five Star Status |
| The National Shooting Sports Foundation awarded Five Star status to Openrange, a status shared nationally with only 14 other Firearm Ranges. Innovative programs and safety were cited as reasons for the award. |
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| Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana Awarded Workforce Grant |
| The Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet along with Wired65 awarded $86,900 for a project that offers new ways to develop, retain and recruit the next generation of talent. |
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| UofL Health Care Announces New COO |
| Ken Marshall has assumed the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at UofL Health Care. Marshall most recently served as Vice President of Operations and has been with UofL Health care for 14 years. |
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| Merrily Orsini Named a Finalist for Marketing Campaign of the Year |
| Merrily Orsini, MSSW, creator of the MOST Monthly Marketing Communications program, was named a Finalist in the Marketing Campaign of the Year category in the 6th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they run – worldwide. The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world’s premier business awards. |
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| Bourbon Barrel Foods to be Profiled on Discovery Channel |
| Ever wonder how Bourbon Barrel Foods makes its unique gourmet sauces? Viewers of The Discovery Channel will be able to see the process on the program “How It’s Made.” The Discovery Channel has scheduled an all-day taping session Oct. 29 at Bourbon Barrel Foods’ plant on Story Avenue in Louisville. |
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| 21c Selected at #1 Hotel in U.S. by Conde Nast |
| 21c Museum Hotel has been selected as the #1 hotel in the United States and #6 in the world in the prestigious 2009 Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards. Hundreds of hotels were evaluated by Conde Nast Traveler readers and more than 25,000 individuals voted. This year marks one of the few times an independent hotel has won the top award. 21c is the only U.S. hotel to make the list of the world’s top twenty hotels for 2009. |
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| Jennifer Hughes Named President of DMLO |
| The CPA firm of Deming, Malone, Livesay & Ostroff (DMLO) announced that Jennifer R. Hughes has assumed the position of President of the firm. |
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| UofL ties Berea for Kentucky’s top ‘green’ school |
| The University of Louisville has earned a B+ on a report card issued by a non-profit organization that monitors environmental sustainability at colleges and universities. |
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| One Southern Indiana Receives 2009 Excellence in Economic Development Award |
| One Southern Indiana has received the 2009 Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council. OSI was named “Business Retention and Expansion Program of the Year” for programs active for three or more years and within a population range of 50,000 to 200,000. |
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| Haas voted No. 1 Plastic Surgeon in Louisville by Leo Weekly |
| Dr. Thomas Haas has been recognized as the No. 1 Plastic Surgeon in Louisville in Leo Weekly’s 2009 Readers Choice Awards. |
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| Maker’s Mark chosen as one of "Boundary-Pushing Gifts and Experiences" in Neiman Marcus Christmas Book |
| A special Maker’s Mark package, including being Master Distiller for a day and a gourmet dinner hosted by Bill Samuels, Jr., was chosen to be one of the "Boundary-Pushing Gifts and Experiences" in the 83rd Edition of the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book. |
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| Peritus Recognized as One of Nation’s Fastest Growing Private Companies |
| Inc. Magazine has named Peritus one of the fastest growing private companies in the nation. The firm has more than doubled in size over Inc.’s 3-year measurement period growing revenue 129 percent from 2005 to 2008, and expanded its regional presence to include offices in Nashville, Tenn., Lexington, Ky., and Indianapolis, Ind. |
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| OfficeWare Featured On NBC Nightly News |
| OfficeWare was featured on the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams on the September 28, 2009 Monday evening newscast. OfficeWare was highlighted as a company, taking an innovative and aggressive approach to help employees combat the potential onset of the H1N1 virus and other seasonal flues. |
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| ARGI Financial Group Ranks No. 40 in Inc. 5000 Financial Services Category |
| Inc. magazine today ranked ARGI Financial Group NO. 936 on its third annual Inc. 5000, with 326% three-year sales growth. This growth made ARGI No. 40 overall in the Financial Services Category. |
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| Kentucky Derby Festival Receives Event Industry’s Top Honor |
| The Kentucky Derby Festival has received the Grand Pinnacle Award – the special event industry’s highest honor. The Grand Pinnacle Award is a recognition of the best overall festival program. |
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| Siemens Building Technologies Partners with University of Louisville to Shrink University’s Carbon Footprint |
| The University of Louisville and Siemens Building Technologies Inc. are set to begin work on a $21.7 million, 13 ½-year performance contract to make the UofL campus more energy efficient. The project is expected to reduce the university’s electricity use by more than 20 percent and its natural gas and coal use by nearly 40 percent each. |
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| Nu Yale Cleaners receives Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence |
| Jeffersonville-based Nu-Yale Cleaners has received a 2009 Indiana Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence. |
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| Bailey Tools & Supply Featured in Construction Distribution Magazine |
| Bailey Tools & Supply was featured in Construction Distribution Magazine, in an article detailing the importance of workplace safety. |
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| Louisville Orchestra Awarded Arts Stimulus Grant |
| The Louisville Orchestra has been awarded an Arts Stimulus grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for 2009 – a highly competitive award for which the NEA received $110 million in requests for an available pool of only $50 million. |
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| U of L Researcher Selected for Exclusive Entrepreneur Program |
| University of Louisville researcher Mehdi Yazdanpanah is one of only 13 scientific researchers selected by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for a fellow program using mentors and entrepreneurship education to help researchers commercialize their scientific discoveries. |
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| Zoo Wins Aquatics International Magazine’s Dream Design Award |
| Louisville Zoo’s popular Calistoga Splash Park at Glacier Run recently won Aquatics International magazine’s 2009 annual Dream Design Award for Best Splash Park. |
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| Rodefer Moss & Co. CPAs Earn Highest Scores on 2008 Exam |
| The highest scores in Indiana for the 2008 Certified Public Accountant exam were earned by members of Rodefer Moss & Co, PLLC, an accounting firm with local offices in Louisville, New Albany and Corydon. |
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| 2009 Speed Art Museum Ball Featured in Town and Country Magazine |
| The 2009 Speed Art Museum Ball is featured in the October 2010 issue of Town and Country Magazine. |
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| R & R Limousine Named Among Fastest Growing Private Companies in America |
| R & R Limousine has earned the position of 1490 on the 2009 Inc. 5000, Inc.’s annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. |
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| Lacey Smith selected as adviser to the International Speakers Network |
| Negotiation expert and former Kentucky state senator Lacey T. Smith has been selected as adviser to the International Speakers Network of Sevierville, Tennessee. |
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