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Name: Kendra Simon                                                                                    Title: Manager of Outreach Company: Home of the Innocents How long have you been a GLI Ambassador? A little over a year. What is your favorite part about being a GLI Ambassador? Meeting and supporting local business leaders and celebrating their milestones and victories along the way….

Company: Jenpale LLC Founded In:  2014 Number of Employees:  3FT 1 PT Describe what your organization does in two sentences.  We take care of benefits for companies of all sizes from husband/wife only groups to large municipalities. We do so with a family touch, and we are responsive our calls and…

Downtown Louisville is on the cusp of its next great chapter. In every direction, I see potential flowing through the veins of our community, like water from the river this city is built on. I recognize this potential because I see it every day in our students. At Jefferson, we…

It’s hard to believe we are winding down 2022. As we head into the last quarter and finish the year strong, our focus is shifting to how we can make 2023 a year of unprecedented growth. The year will begin with the reconvening of Kentucky’s General Assembly and another opportunity…

Partnership aims to increase GEA’s supplier diversity spend and grow diverse-owned suppliers to serve businesses throughout the region Louisville, Ky. (October 10, 2022) – GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier Company, announced an ongoing partnership with Greater Louisville Inc. (GLI), Louisville’s Metro Chamber of Commerce, to source, grow, recruit, and relocate…

Louisville, Ky. (September 29, 2022) – At the annual Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Executives meeting and awards dinner, Greater Louisville Inc. brought home two top awards. Purna Veer, 2022 Chair of the GLI Board of Directors and founder of V-Soft Consulting, was honored with the coveted ‘Volunteer of the Year…

The largest convening of business leaders in the region is set for February 1, 2023 Louisville, Ky. (September 29, 2022) – Greater Louisville Inc. announced that Nando Cesarone, UPS Executive Vice President and President U.S., will be the keynote speaker at its Annual Meeting presented by Baird on February 1,…

In testimony to the Early Childhood Task Force last week, Kentucky legislators heard from statewide organizations focused on expanding access to early child care and preschool through a mixed delivery model emphasizing partnerships between existing public and private options. Representatives from the Pritchard Committee for Academic Excellence and Kentucky Youth…

Louisville, Ky. (September 19, 2022) – On the two-year anniversary of the launch of its five-year strategic plan, NOW Louisville, Greater Louisville Inc. celebrated the major accomplishments and successes that have come from the forward-thinking plan for accelerated growth. Through the plan, GLI created six pillars to guide the work:…

Company: Louisville Marriott Downtown Founded In:   Hotel opened in 2005 Number of Employees:  200   Describe what your organization does in two sentences.  As a premiere downtown hotel and meeting destination, the Louisville Marriott offers luxury guestrooms and suites as well as onsite restaurant and bar, full-service Starbucks and connectivity to…