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Previous: December 31, 2008

Wednesday 01.07.2009

• Legal Aid sets clinic dates
• Conference Board: online job postings down
• Private report suggests heavy job losses
• Kentucky Humane Society sets adoption record
• Forum attendees outspoken on health care reform
• U.S. franchises may lose 10,000 locations
• Cyclocross event returning to Louisville
• Abramson to participate in Obama jobs announcement
• ATA accreditation renewed
• ACBJ chairman to receive SABEW award
• Hotel, convention center in the works for Jeffersonville
• Beshear seeks public help with budget shortfall
• UPS adds domestic express in 16 nations
• Chicago chef to receive Sullivan award

Tuesday 01.06.2009

• Toyota mulls more U.S. production cuts
• Daniels unveils budget proposal
• Stantec awarded Henderson riverfront project
• Automakers rolled out big incentives in December
• Deadline nears for MOSAIC Awards
• Stock Yards won’t participate in TARP
• Kentucky highway fatalities drop in 2008
• Arts groups to offer discounted tickets
• Louisville stations to test DTV signals
• Alltech distilling new bourbon for Equestrian Games
• Red Cross to hold blood drive
• Humana provides bikes for Park Service
• Elliott takes new role with Bowling Green chamber
• BBB: Manufacturers most complained about
• Restaurant veteran named to O'Charley's board
• Charah names Danny Gray as COO
• Rise in health care spending slows down
• UPS taps Gray as U.S. ops VP
• KFC makes NFL 'Hail Mary' challenge
• Jasper bank warns of counterfeit checks
• World Games 2010 names new CEO
• Dalton joins KET regional fund board

Monday 01.05.2009

• Win.Net files for Chapter 11 protection
• Washington Post selects Bluegrass Ball as inaugural best
• Countrywide settles predatory lending complaint
• Sitex buys Lexington company
• Construction spending falls, but ahead of analyst projections
• December Ford sales down 32.4 percent
• Honda sales down 35 percent in December
• Portion of Third Street to close
• Venture capital-backed IPOs hit 30-year low in 2008
• PNC combines ATM networks
• Zoo rated No. 1 for phone recycling
• Louisville Historical League to meet

Friday 01.02.2009

• AARP: Economic stress causing health problems
• Most Americans say media making crisis worse
• Republic Airways’ December traffic up
• U of L offers up libraries to public
• Turfway sees slight uptick for Holiday Meet
• Derby Festival hoops tickets on sale Monday
• King takes reins at BB&T
• Indiana, Kentucky get HUD grants
• Report: Online holiday sales worst since '01
• Report: Some IPOs may surprise in 2009
• Manufacturing falls to 28-year low
• Slurry cleanup subject of ASCE meeting
• Law firm opens New Albany office
• Hester to speak at IABC meeting
• Denny to lead PNC Kentucky, Indiana market
• Kentucky Electric Steel parent has 4Q loss
• Speaker to expand lecture on India
• SMI completes Kentucky Speedway purchase
• Churchill reaches accord with horsemen

Wednesday 12.31.2008

• S. Indiana company plans biomass energy plant
• Fifth Third completes TARP share sale
• CREW luncheon to feature ‘8664’ talk
• Indiana attracts $4.2 billion in investments in ’08
• First Capital decides against TARP
• Leadership West Louisville to hold forum
• Coffee giant Starbucks stresses tea offerings
• IRS helps speed up home sales
• Delta Queen nominated for ‘most endangered’
• Derby Festival to unveil poster Jan. 22

Tuesday 12.30.2008

• Derouen to replace Stumbo at PSC
• Beshear seeks pension policy changes
• Finishing in black the goal for airport authority this year
• Kentucky settles with drug maker
• Feds give GMAC $5B lifeline
• IMC Licensing to represent S. Carolina firm
• Beckort to lead HCCF board
• Louisville ExecuNet chapter formed
• ResCare provides 2009 earnings guidance

Monday 12.29.2008

• Yum launches fitness initiative
• Kentucky Chamber to hold environment event
• Farm market program opens enrollment
• November unemployment up in 116 counties
• Rohm shares reel on Dow deal doubt
• MasterCard SpendingPulse report: Holiday sales tumble
• Conference Board: CEO pay shifting toward stock
• Arts and crafts museum to hold first juried show for members
• Corps of Engineers to hold open house
• Wells Fargo president to speak at Venture Club
• Agencies work on project to clean up bacteria in Ohio
• Alltech to sponsor another FEI event
• Survey: Majority of Americans plan for expenses
• U of L plans luncheon series

Wednesday 12.24.2008

• Omnicare adopts majority vote standard
• State to publish magazine on business
• Appeals court rules on wine shipments
• Kentucky group to perform in Washington
• Wells Fargo exec to speak to Venture Club
• Weber Group creates Santa Claus exhibit

Tuesday 12.23.2008

• The Little Clinic to open more locations
• Chick-fil-A opening store Jan. 8
• PNC, National City shareholders approve merger
• Stock Yards parent raising capital
• U of L gains top Carnegie ranking
• Kentucky part of Bristol-Myers settlement
• Bourbon Trail featured at inaugural event
• KB Toys launches going-out-of-business sale

Monday 12.22.2008

• PSC allows LG&E/KU to separate windstorm costs
• City seeks electronic recyclables
• Triangle Talent wins New York bid
• Frost Brown Todd elects managers
• Kentucky jobs continue decline in November
• Blessings in a Backpack to open NYSE
• Ventas selling Lexington hospital to UK
• Toyota expects fiscal ’09 operating loss
• Churchill Downs hires vice president at Calder
• Women 4 Women moves office to Artspace