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Seldom have we seen such big week in local business news — and we unpack it all on this week's Access Louisville podcast. First, there was Humana Inc.'s news that a new CEO would be coming in next year . LBF Reporter Joel Stinnett shares a bit of background on the new Humana boss, Jim Rechtin , who comes from a Nashville company that saw its share of financial difficulties. The leadershi...

Maggie Payette Harlow joins the Access Louisville podcast this week. We talk to Harlow part of our celebration of women-owned businesses locally and nationally . Check our coverage in the linked stories. During the show Harlow, who is the CEO of Signarama Downtown, tells us about the next phase of her careeer, trends in the industry and some of the local signs she is most proud of. Of course, we c...

We talk about most desired office amenities on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Several area businesses and organizations have opened new offices recently including Greater Louisville Inc. in a downtown Louisville office tower, Lemonade PR in the Butchertown neighborhood, Messer Construction in Jeffersontown and Moonbase Tango on the moon (er wait, it's in Germantown .) Access Loui...

The Kentucky Bourbon Festival has grown up and found a new audience, which we talk about on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Randy Prasse, who is president and chief operating officer of the festival, is on the show to tell us how the festival went this year. It took place during the weekend of September 16. (Our reporter Stephen Schmidt attended for a look at the event. ) If you'r...

NuLu is far and away one of Louisville's most popular neighborhoods for locals and visitors alike. But that's doesn't come without a few issues. Those are discussed on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Haley Cawthon, assistant managing editor - digital for Louisville Business First discusses some of the issues impacting the neighborhood with LBF Reporter Michael Jones. As...

We go over a few recent restaurant closures around town on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Reporter Michael L. Jones talks about the loss of Paradise American Indian Cuisine in Middletown, which had been in business for less than a year. We also talk about the closure of Six Forks Burger Co. It's owners said they're ready for a lifestyle change after running this Schnitzelbur...

The Boxhill Estate, a mansion in Glenview that's owned by Bellarmine University, is going on the auction block after being listed for sale for a large part of this year. On this week's Access Louisville podcast, Haley Cawthon, assistant managing editor — digital for Louisville Business First, tells us her experience learning about the history of the house — which is a bit of a local lege...

We cover a couple of interesting local disputes on this week's Access Louisville podcast. First off, Reporter Michael L. Jones tells us about a copyright infringement lawsuit involving the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels and the Kentucky Colonels International . The HOKC won a judgement against the KCI but it looks like an appeal is in the works. After that we talk about a bankruptcy cas...

We cover a little bit of everything on this week's Access Louisville podcast, including some real estate, restaurant and retail news. Louisville Business First Reporter Ellie Tolbert tells us about the sale of an Actor's Theater Building in Downtown Louisville. We also chat about their new take on the horror classic "Dracula." Last year the theater adopted "Dracula: A Femi...

Louisville's got new places to go and new places for a bite to eat. We talk about both on this week's Access Louisville podcast as Louisville Business First reporters Michael L. Jones and Ellie Tolbert join the show. Jones tells us about a plan to rebuilt the Clarksville Rooster's , which was destroyed in a fire earlier this year. We also chat about a restaurant in East Louisville,...

We chat with a couple of Louisville area entrepreneurs on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Chris and Dan Ratterman, of Shady Ray's join the show. We talk about the company's new store at Oxmoor Center, a new product line for golfers — called Green Wolf — and the company's local expansion. As usual, this episode is not all focused just on one topic. We also chat a new app,...

There's always plenty to talk about in the world of Kentucky Bourbon. We do just that as Reporter Stephen Schmidt, who covers bourbon for Louisville Business First, joins the Access Louisville podcast this week to talk about recent stories he's been covering. To start out, we give a nod to another podcast, Bourbon Pursuit , who's hosts have launched their own bourbon brand and are n...

We chat about new advertising campaigns from KFC on this week's Access Louisville podcast. The Louisville-based chicken chain has introduced a few new marketing efforts recently — one with rapper Jack Harlow and a more recent one with football great Deion Sanders. Louisville-based marketing agency Nimbus worked with KFC on the campaigns. And Nimbus CEO Stacey Wade joins us to talk about how t...

We've got a roundup of various restaurant news on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Reporter Michael Jones has an interesting story to share about Andrea Essenpreis, the owner of Q&A Sweet Treats at 211 S. First St. in La Grange. Essenpreis, following a recent accident, experienced a lot of community support for herself and her bakery — full details here . We also talk about the...

We look at a slew of developments in Southern Indiana on this week's Access Louisville podcast. This podcast coincides with our Southern Indiana edition of Louisville Business First. We start out in Jeffersonville, where there's a major opportunity to transform land along the Ohio River front from industrial space that was the old Jeffboat shipyard to possibly residential, commercial and...

What's new in NuLu? That's the theme of this week's Access Louisville podcast — er, mostly anyway. Reporters Michael L. Jones and Ellie Tolbert are on the show to tell us about several new spots coming to the bustling Louisville neighborhood. Wick's Pizza is heading there with a new by-the-slice shop , Le Moo founder Kevin Grangier has an all new sushi restaurant in the works t...

We've got a bit of everything on this week's episode of the Access Louisville podcast, including a roundup of recent developments around the area. Reporter Eleanor Tolbert is on the show to tell us about plans for two new locations of kid and parent friendly Glow Worm Cafe, which is looking to add locations in Anchorage and Beechmont . We talk about how the concept works and a few of the...

Dan Maloney, director of the Louisville Zoo, joins us on the Access Louisville podcast this week. We chat about the Zoo's newest exhibit, which features red pandas . We also talk over some restaurant and retail news, including a new home for All Thai'd Up and an all-yellow food store that's coming to a Louisville hotel. Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business...

There's a couple of new sports related facilities going up in the area, which we discuss on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Reporter Ellie Tolbert is on the show to give us the details on Pickle & Social , a pickle ball venue and bar that is opening on four acres at 8100 Lyndon Park Lane in the fall of 2024. The 35,000-square-foot complex will have 12 pickle ball courts and an...

There's always something going on along Frankfort Avenue but American Printing House for the Blind likely has one of the biggest projects. The nonprofit marked the official groundbreaking for The Dot Experience, a new museum that will be part of a $55 million campus expansion this week. And so we welcomed APH President Craig Meador to join the Access Louisville podcast this week. On the show...

The Kentucky Derby has long been the reigning champion of the first Saturday in May. But will that always be the case? We talk about that on this week's Access Louisville podcast. The discussion comes on the heels of this story about how the growing popularity of Formula One racing, particularly as Miami is hosting an F1 race on the same weekend as Derby . We also discuss how hotel occupancy...

We share a few memories of legendary University of Louisville basketball coach Denny Crum on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Crum, who coached at Louisville from 1971 to 2001, died this week at age 86. Reporter Michael L. Jones recalls his involvement in the community, including his presence at LEO, while host David A. Mann looks back at covering the last years of Crum's coaching...

It's the time of year when the Louisville area hosts many visitors. With that we spend a bit of time talking about hotels and Airbnbs this week on the Access Louisville podcast. Reporter Eleanor Tolbert is on the show and tells us about a new $29 million hotel project that's going into a more than 100-year-old building in New Albany. That one is in development, while Louisville just adde...

Kentucky has something unique when it comes to the culture around bourbon. Not only is it a part of the state's identity, it also has a community around it that frequently gives back when Kentucky is in need. That's something Reporter Stephen P. Schmidt talks about on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Specifically, Schmidt discusses a bourbon auction that aims to raise money fo...

The annual Kentucky Derby Festival kicks off this weekend with Thunder Over Louisville, where a tribute to victims of gun violence is planned. We talked about what we're looking forward to in the festival on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Kentucky Derby Festival President and CEO Matt Gibson joins the show to talk about what's new and where the event goes from here. Later in...