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Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode.    Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher This week on Access Louisville, we are grieving the loss of those who died at the Old National Bank shooting and considering the weight of the news on the community. On Monday morning, April 10, six people wer...

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode.    Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher   Greg Galiette is ready for the Louisville Bats to play ball. Galiette is entering his second baseball season as the president of the Louisville Bats, the minor league baseball team in Louisville. He became p...

We have a rundown of all the latest restaurant news on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Topping the discussion is information on Nic and Norman's, a restaurant coming to Whiskey Alley (aka Washington Street, behind Whiskey Row. We also chat about Bandido Taqueria's new location and a new area location for Drake's. LBF Reporter Michael Jones and Assistant Managing Editor,...

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode.    Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher Greg Fante wants to make you notice the Louisville Sports Commission. Fante, who officially stepped into the president and CEO role at the Commission last month, is focused on increasing the name recognition f...

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode.    Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher Though the Silicon Valley Bank failure happened on the other coast, the ripple effects were felt by Louisville startups, attorneys and bank leaders. A startup founder told KYInno that he was rushing to pull fu...

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode.    Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher   A multi-use development by a prominent developer made headlines multiple times this week, but what is it missing? Nulu Marketplace, which is owned by developer Mo Deljoo, is home to a brewery, restaurants, r...

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode.    Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher We discuss all this and more on Access Louisville. Owners of the Claudia Sanders Dinner House have edited the listing with changes that could help attract a buyer . The Shelbyville restaurant was established b...

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode.    Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher Louisville is a foodie town — and several new restaurants will bring different cuisines to the area. Harvey’s Cheese, a shop formerly in Logan Street Market, has now changed course to offer food beyond cheese:...

The Access Louisville podcast is a two-parter this week. First, we focus on bourbon. Louisville Business First Bourbon Reporter Stephen P. Schmidt has been on the road recently visiting some local distilleries, including a trip to Buffalo Trace in Frankfort . This is one of Kentucky's largest distilleries and behind some hugely popular brands like Pappy Van Winkle and Eagle Rare. Schmidt got...

We chat about a couple of Louisville's local celebrities on this week's Access Louisville podcast. First, Reporter Michael Jones tells us about a premier event he recently attended centering around Chef Darnell Ferguson. Ferguson hosted a red-carpet event at the Muhammad Ali Center last Sunday to share a preview of his new show, "Superchef Grudge Match, " a one-hour program tha...

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode.    Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher Bed, Bath and Beyond is closing three of its Kentucky locations after raising a red flag that bankruptcy could be imminent. The retailer has two locations in Louisville, one at the Paddock Shops at 4350 Summit...

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode.    Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher Cleo Battle is ready to shift from recovery mode to growth mode. Battle is the president and CEO of Louisville Tourism. After three years of uncertainty for the tourism industry, he is leading the organization...

We're always sorta talking about restaurants on the Access Louisville podcast. This week we lean into it with a classic Access Louisville restaurant roundup. On the show we talk about a new location for Jaggers , a fast food concept from Texas Roadhouse, opening soon. We also chat about Goodbounce pickle ball bar , the opening of Sweet & Juicy Seafood , the new Capital Grille coming to Ox...

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode.    Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher The startup scene in Louisville has always been tight knit and bustling, but some things have shifted. Business First identified 20 startups to watch in the new year . The companies spread across different sec...

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode.    Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher  The Business First crew has once again set out to predict what 2023 will hold for the Louisville community.  We tackle a large range of topics in our predictions, from the new mayor’s priorities to major hote...

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode.    Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitche r We’re reporters, not mediums. Yet last year, we set out to predict what would happen in 2022.  Now as the year comes to a close, we went back to review those 16 predictions. Some were pretty bold, (and didn’t...

News of yet another Publix location coming to Louisville has the potential to shake up the grocery market locally. We chat about that on this week's Access Louisville podcast.  Lakeland, Florida-based Publix announced a new store coming to the corner of Flat Rock Road and Shelbyville Road earlier this week. Reporter Eleanor Tolbert, who joins the podcast this week, explains this is the third...

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher   Jeff Brohm is coming home. After the University of Louisville’s head football coach, Scott Satterfield, announced he was leaving for the University of Cincinnati, yet another high-profile position was left vacant at the universi...

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher   A Louisville private school made plans to demolish a neighboring apartment complex which it owns, but it received community pushback. Louisville Collegiate School, one of the area’s largest private schools , submitted an applica...

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher   The day is finally here: Top Golf is open .  After years of anticipation, the national golf concept is taking bay reservations now. But it was “softly” open last week, accepting walkups. Our reporter Eleanor Tolbert got to tour...

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher Louisville has elected a new mayor — the first in 12 years. Craig Greenberg won the Louisville mayor race earlier this week, defeating republican Bill Dieruf. The race was closer than some expected, with Greenberg receiving about...

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher   A Kentucky spirits giant is considering a $500 million investment in Kentucky.  Sazerac Company Inc. was preliminarily approved for a 15-year incentive agreement in Laurel County in London, Kentucky.  According to a report relea...

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher This week, several entities with Louisville ties were sold, including one of the city’s biggest hotels. AC Louisville, which houses Italian eatery Bar Vetti, is located in the heart of NuLu and sold for $51 million . Nothing will...

A new report measured the quickness and accuracy of fast-food restaurant drive-thrus. Taco Bell, which is owned by Louisville-based Yum Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) took the top spot for speed, but the one in last place may surprise you. Chick-fil-A took the last spot for speed, primarily because the line is already long before the store opens, Haley Cawthon told us during the Access Louisville podcast...

Louisville's Waterfront Park is a gem along the Ohio River. But is the foot of the Big Four Bridge in Louisville as good as its counterpart in Jeffersonville? We discuss on this week's Access Louisville podcast — specifically on the news that a new "eatertainment" facility (a new pickleball bar ) is planned at the waterfront. As to the answer of which is better — we suppose it...