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Louisville, Ky. (May 12, 2021) – Thirty-six local leaders donated over $100,000 to fund the core operations of Greater Louisville Inc.’s (GLI) Career Acceleration Network Initiative, which will launch as a two-year pilot program to move workers in low-skill, low-paying jobs, to skilled jobs with family-supporting wages. The program will…

Mayor awards GE Appliances with the Louisville Metro Government Partners in Performance Improvement and Government Innovation Award Louisville, Ky. (May 4, 2021) – Mayor Greg Fischer today announced that Louisville Forward, the city’s economic and community development organization, and Greater Louisville Inc. (GLI), the metro chamber of commerce and regional…

Louisville, Ky. (May 4, 2021) – Seventeen minority business owners have been selected to participate in the first cohort of Greater Louisville Inc.’s (GLI) Power to Prosper Minority Business Accelerator. The program is scheduled to begin May 13 and will take participants through a rigorous curriculum designed to help scale…

Louisville, Ky. (April 22, 2021) – Today, the Greater Louisville Inc. (GLI) Board of Directors and Greater Louisville Foundation (GLF) announced the launch of a personal fundraising challenge to secure funding to support the launch and core operations of the Career Acceleration Network. Together, the GLI Board of Directors and…

Louisville, Ky. (April 19, 2021) – Greater Louisville Inc. (GLI) today announced the official launch of ‘Greater Louisville’s Racial Equity Pledge’. Driven from feedback from GLI’s Business Council to End Racism and under the leadership of Inclusion Workstream Leader and President of HJI Supply Chain Solutions, Condrad Daniels, the pledge…

Recipients will be honored at GLI’s Annual Meeting on June 10 Louisville, Ky. (April 14, 2021) – To honor commitment to and investment in the region, Greater Louisville Inc. (GLI) will honor 10 business leaders with Silver Fleur-De-Lis Awards at its Annual Meeting presented by Baird on June 10. The…

‘Lou Needs You’ supports businesses in downtown and adjacent areas through digital marketing Louisville, Ky. (April 1, 2021) – Today, Greater Louisville Inc., Louisville Tourism, Louisville Downtown Partnership, and Louisville Forward announced the launch of a new campaign to support businesses in downtown Louisville and the surrounding neighborhoods. The organizations…

Louisville, Ky. (March 16, 2021) – Greater Louisville Inc. (GLI) applauds the Kentucky General Assembly and Governor Andy Beshear for protecting Kentucky businesses and signing House Bill 278 into law. House Bill 278 will allow businesses to deduct expenses paid with forgiven Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans from their overall…

Louisville, Ky. (March 9, 2021) – Today, Greater Louisville Inc. (GLI) announced Lisa Drake, Chief Operating Officer, North America, Ford, will give the keynote address at its Annual Meeting presented by Baird on June 10. This year’s event will center around resilience and recognize members of the business community who…

Louisville, Ky.  (March 3, 2021) – Greater Louisville Inc. (GLI) is continuing its commitment to inclusion and the advancement of minority-owned small businesses and professionals in the region through the launch of a new initiative, the Power to Prosper Minority Business Accelerator, powered by Interise. The program is designed for…