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| Walnut farm is purchased as parkland Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:52:00 EST Patricia Peterson said she felt her late husband's spirit when she completed a deal to sell the 98-acre walnut plantation he had nurtured since 1972. |
| Arena's new financing package to be ready by Aug. 28, Host says Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:24:00 EST The Louisville Arena Authority will have a new financing plan in place for the downtown arena when it next meets Aug. 28, its chairman, Jim Host, predicted yesterday. |
| Loans pinch black homebuyers Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:47:00 EST African-American homebuyers in Louisville and Southern Indiana take on risky mortgages about twice as frequently as white borrowers, a new study shows. |
| Coal is called crucial to U.S. energy needs Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:01:00 EST Coal is indispensable to U.S. electric generation and will remain so for years to come but the power industry must tackle the problem of greenhouse-gas emissions and do a better job of explaining that coal can be a clean fuel. |
| July retail sales drop was first in 5 months Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:26:00 EST Retail sales delivered the weakest performance in five months in July as shoppers shunned autos while they paid more for gas. |
| GM engineer says Volt on target Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:26:00 EST Early versions of the Chevrolet Volt's battery packs are powerful enough to run the high-stakes rechargeable car, but dozens of issues remain before General Motors can start selling the revolutionary vehicle in 2010 as planned. |
| Horse panel weighs ban on steroids Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:26:00 EST A Kentucky Horse Racing Commission committee is expected to vote this afternoon to effectively ban anabolic steroids in thoroughbred racing at the state's tracks. |
| Q: If I've missed a house payment, what can I do to avoid foreclosure? Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:27:00 EST A: Call your mortgage company right away. The sooner you call, the more options you have for avoiding foreclosure, the Kentucky Homeownership Protection Center advises. |
| Business People Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:26:00 EST Professional services and government announcements are in today's Business People. Submit new items at courier-journal.com/businesspeople Sign up for the daily Business People newsletter at courier-journal.com/newsletters. |
| Fewer Americans hit the road in June Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:28:00 EST The vacation season began this year with Americans driving less -- 12.2 billion fewer miles in June than a year earlier, the biggest monthly drop in a trend that began in November. |
| Kentucky home foreclosure rate worsens Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:35 EDT A surge in new foreclosure filings boosted Kentucky to 35th among the states in July, up from 39th in June, RealtyTrac reported Thursday. A California firm that tracks foreclosures nationwide, RealtyTrac said there were 1,226 new filings in July in Kentucky, which equals one for every 1,540 households in the state. Nationally, the July average was much worse: One filing for every 464 households, RealtyTrac said. Kentucky had 67.7 percent more foreclosures started in July than in June and 90.4 percent more than in July 2007. Nationally, new filings were up 7.85 percent from June and 55.1 percent from July 2007, RealtyTrac said. |
| Wal-Mart says 2Q profit up 17 pct, raises outlook Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:53 EDT Wal-Mart Stores Inc. raised its full-year earnings forecast Thursday after second-quarter profit rose more than expected, helped by tight inventory controls and a renewed focus on low prices that is attracting financially squeezed shoppers around the world. But the world's largest retailer predicted slower sales growth at its established stores in the U.S. for the current quarter, as the benefits of the federal stimulus checks dry up and customers find it more difficult to stretch their paycheck to the next payday. Meanwhile, upscale department store chain Nordstrom Inc. and mid-level retailer Kohl's Inc. struggled, reporting double-digit percentage declines in earnings as shoppers cut back on apparel. Nordstrom reduced its full-year profit forecast, while Kohl's upgraded its full-year outlook to reflect - like Wal-Mart - stricter inventory control that boosted profit margins. "Wal-Mart's customer is reflective of society in general," said the company's President and Chief Executive Lee Scott during a pre-recorded conference call Thursday. "While some of them live paycheck to paycheck, our customers represent broad income segments and they are all challenged today. When energy and oil prices go up on top of inflation and health care and core food items, there is a great deal of pressure on the customer." The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer said it earned $3.45 billion in the quarter ended July 31, up 17 percent from $2.95 billion a year earlier. Profit from continuing operations rose 9.3 percent to $3.39 billion, while net sales gained 10 percent to $101.6 billion. |
| Wall Street ends higher, buoyed by drop in oil Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:33 EDT Wall Street rebounded Thursday, rising sharply as oil prices fell and investors took advantage of bargains in financial stocks after two straight days of heavy declines. Crude backtracked as traders who sent oil soaring Wednesday in response to declining gasoline supplies realized that demand for fuel is still falling. Light, sweet crude fell 99 cents to settle at $115.01 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The pullback helped reassure stock traders who are concerned that rising oil and gas prices would force consumers to keep paring back their spending. Stocks initially fell after the Labor Department reported another hefty jump in consumer prices. The 0.8 percent overall rise in July's Consumer Price Index was not as large as June's increase, but it was twice as high as the market expected, and brings inflation to its highest annual pace in 17 years. The core index, which eliminates food and energy prices, is not up as much, but it still rose by 0.3 percent last month - slightly more than forecast. The market turned higher as investors began looking more positively at stock prices that were beaten down the past two sessions amid rising anxiety about credit losses at banks and brokerages. "The greater fear right now is missing the next big rally," said Richard Dickson, senior analyst at Lowry Research in Florida. "Inflation numbers were bad, but they are probably going to get better. The fact that the market has not sold off with any strength, investors are saying, 'Hey, let's go ahead and buy.'" |
| Honda to price next hybrid lower than Prius Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:54 EDT TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. . A top Honda Motor Co. executive said Wednesday the company's new gas-electric hybrid will be priced lower than the Toyota Prius, its prime competitor. The five-door car will only be available with a hybrid powertrain. It will be smaller than Honda's Civic and also will be priced less than a hybrid gas-electric version of the Civic, said Richard Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co. Speaking to reporters at an industry seminar in Traverse City, Colliver said the new hybrid will be launched in April 2009. .We're targeting sales of 100,000 units of this new vehicle in North America,. he said in a speech at the Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars. |
| July retail sales report is weakest in 5 months Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:54 EDT WASHINGTON . July retail sales delivered the weakest performance in five months as shoppers shunned autos while they paid more for gas. With the mass mailings of $92 billion in rebate checks now just a memory, there is concern the fragile economy could slow even more during the second half of this year. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that retail sales fell 0.1 percent last month, the first decline since a 0.5 percent tumble in February. It was a worse showing than the flat reading economists had been expecting, and it followed a revised but still weak 0.3 percent reading for June. Analysts said retail sales would have been more feeble without the $92 billion in government rebate payments sent out in May, June and July. Those checks helped to counter plunging home prices, rising unemployment and soaring gasoline prices. |
| Consumer price index expected to show another rise Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:46 EDT The Labor Department is expected to report a rise in the consumer price index for July, but not as large as June's increase. The median estimate from economists surveyed by Thomson Financial/IFR was for a 0.4 percent gain, and after food and energy prices are stripped out, a 0.2 percent advance. In June, the index rose by 1.1 percent - the second-fastest monthly pace in 26 years. The Labor Department will also be releasing the latest numbers on jobless claims. Both reports come out at 8:30 a.m. EDT today. Meanwhile, retail sales delivered the weakest performance in five months in July as shoppers shunned autos while they paid more for gas. With the mass mailings of $92 billion in rebate checks now just a memory, there is concern the fragile economy could slow even more in the second half of this year. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that retail sales fell 0.1 percent last month, the first decline since a 0.5 percent tumble in February. It was a worse showing than the flat reading economists had been expecting and followed a revised but still weak 0.3 percent reading for June. |
| Future of corn looks good Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:24 EDT After an extremely worrisome start that fanned fears of famine and economic devastation, the nation's most crucial crop is on track for a bountiful harvest, the government said Tuesday. The Department of Agriculture is forecasting the second-highest corn yield on record with production of 12.3 billion bushels, nearly 600 billion bushels more than it forecast earlier in the summer. .We dodged a bullet,. said Bill Nelson, a grains analyst at Wachovia. As cool weather in April and downpours in May gave way to extensive flooding in June, prospects seemed dim for corn, which in recent years has increased in importance as ethanol has become a government-mandated gasoline additive. Many farmers had to replant; some ran out of time. |
| US stocks head for moderately lower open Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:05 EDT U.S. stock futures pointed to a moderately lower open Wednesday as investors awaited a report on retail sales and as oil prices advanced. Wall Street is eager for insights into the retail sector and the health of the consumer, whose spending is the key driver of the economy. Analysts expect Commerce Department figures to show sales were flat in July after a minor increase in June. Economists predict sales will come in unchanged at $384.2 billion. Without a drag from weakness in autos, however, July's numbers are seen rising 0.5 percent, according to Thomson/IFR. The report is due at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The reading comes a day after stocks fell on worrisome news from JPMorgan Chase & Co. and other financial companies about the lingering effects of the credit crisis on the economy. The Dow Jones industrials fell nearly 140 points. The skittishness seen Tuesday could continue if Wall Street receives word that consumers are pulling back more than expected. Retailers have said they see consumers turning even more cautious, with gas prices still high despite a sharp drop in oil prices in the last month. |
| Cheap oil could return airlines to profitability Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:53 EDT FORT WORTH, Texas . In May, American Airlines' chief executive, Gerard Arpey, called the run-up in jet fuel prices a .game changer. for the airline industry, and said it had spurred his plans to downsize the airline in the fall and begin charging customers a host of new fees. Now one analyst is suggesting that the industry's outlook might improve after a recent drop in crude oil prices. .The recent oil price move to $115, if sustained, is a game-changing event for the industry,. William Greene of Morgan Stanley wrote in a report Monday. Greene said that the airlines now have .substantial breathing room even if demand does weaken.. Greene said that if current oil prices are sustained, four major carriers (Delta, Northwest, United and Continental) will return to profitability next year. And although he still expects a 2009 loss for AMR Corp., the Fort Worth-based parent of American, Greene has sharply decreased the amount he expects the carrier to lose, from $8.35 a share to $4.29. |
| U.S. June trade deficit shrinks Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:53 EDT WASHINGTON . The U.S. trade deficit has gone on a diet, helped by strong exports of farm products and manufactured goods and by Americans spending less as the economy limps along. The deficit for June fell by 4.1 percent to $56.8 billion. That's the lowest level in three months and a surprise to economists who had expected an increase reflecting a big surge in oil prices during the month, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. While oil prices did rise to a record level, exports of everything from soybeans and corn to aircraft engines and heavy machinery surged by the largest amount in four years, offsetting the rising oil bill. The better-than-expected June performance left analysts revising their estimates upward for overall economic growth during the April-June quarter to as much as 3 percent. That would be more than a full percentage point higher than the 1.9 percent initial estimate for GDP growth. |
| Personnel file Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:56 EDT Education Campbellsville University: Kyle Davis of Greensburg has been named director of campus safety and security. He worked for four years as a deputy of the Warren County Jail, where he was a member of the special emergency-response team tactical unit. John Ellis has been named an admissions counselor. He will be serving and recruiting from the Louisville area. Finance Central Bank: Cameron Abney has been named senior vice president and senior lender in Madison County. He will develop and maintain loan portfolios while managing the commercial lending department. |
| Business credit cards can be handy Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:51 EDT Having a credit card for your business comes with .certain advantages. From Debbie Dragon at Entrepreneur.com, here are some of the benefits: It keeps personal and business expenses separate . The credit card should be used only for business expenses, so when a statement comes it will be easy to review. You won't need to do any tedious highlighting or underlining of expenses that don't belong in your business records. It makes tracking employee spending easier. A good way to track spending is to issue individual cards to each .employee and link them to a business account. On your .billing .statement, the transactions will be itemized and divided based on each employee's individual purchases. |
| State's foreclosed properties increase Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:51 EDT A surge in new foreclosure filings boosted Kentucky to 35th among the states in July, up from 39th in June, RealtyTrac reported Thursday. A California firm that tracks foreclosures nationwide, RealtyTrac said there were 1,226 new filings in July in Kentucky, which equals one for every 1,540 households in the state. Nationally, the July average was much worse: One filing for every 464 households, RealtyTrac said. Kentucky had 67.7 percent more foreclosures initiated in July than in June, and 90.4 percent more than in July 2007. |
| Business Notes Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:51 EDT Kentucky Gannett to lay off 600; McClatchy to freeze salaries Gannett Co. is eliminating 1,000 jobs, including 600 layoffs, across its newspaper operations, a company .spokeswoman said Thursday. Meanwhile, The .McClatchy Company, owner of the Lexington Herald-Leader, is .instituting a yearlong pay freeze across the company .starting Sept. 1. The Gannett-owned Courier-Journal of Louisville reported it will lay off about 15 employees and leave other positions vacant. Arnold Garson, publisher of The Courier-Journal, said in a memo to employees that layoff notices will be completed by Aug. 27, and .severance packages will be offered to those who lose their jobs. .Garson said in the memo that any future job eliminations will depend on whether revenue continues to decline. High school games to be on Web site |
| Indiana employees may come to Toyota's Georgetown plant Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:51 EDT Toyota is asking some employees at a struggling Indiana plant whether they would like to work at its Georgetown factory in the coming months. Full-time employees at Georgetown wouldn't be affected, but the plant's temporary workforce might be, the company said. The Princeton, Ind., plant produces the Sienna van, as well as the Tundra truck and Sequoia SUV. But it's losing the Tundra as part of a reorganization that consolidates that manufacturing in Texas. The Sequoia has also ceased production until at least November, said Toyota spokesman Mike Goss, because of high inventory. |
| Joe Rosenberg Jewelers moving to Main Street Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:01 EDT Friday is Joe Rosenberg's last day at Joe Rosenberg Jewelers on South Upper Street. Monday will be his first day at Joe Rosenberg Jewelers on East Main Street. The new store will be one block down and two over, on the ground floor of Barrister Hall, 163 East Main Street. As he stood behind the counter of the emptying Upper Street store Thursday, the 54-year-old Rosenberg was not melancholy about leaving the only family business location he has known. .This was an interim stop on our way to the next stop,. he said Thursday. .The institution is the business, not the building.. |
| Check older homes for lead in paint Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:54 EDT Lead paint poses a real threat to your family's health, especially your children. Older homes in particular are at greater risk for lead exposure. From Consumer Reports magazine, here are some tips for how best to test for lead: . Test your children. Your pediatrician can order a blood test to determine the level of lead exposure. . If your children test positive, find a certified lead inspector or risk assessor. This person will conduct an investigation of the surfaces in your home to determine the presence of lead paint. Your regional EPA office should have all the information on certified professionals in your area. You can check its site at www.epa.gov. . You can also hire an X-ray fluorescence technician to measure lead on a painted surface by using radiation. But beware: XRF screening is not best for all surfaces. Follow a positive XRF screening by sending a sample of the paint in your home to a lab. An XRF screening can cost about $500 for a home, and a lab testing can run about $85 per sample. |
| Tips for buying foreclosures Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:53 EDT Foreclosed houses have low sticker prices, but buying one can be risky. From Consumer Reports magazine, here are ways you can protect yourself if you're in the market for a foreclosed home: Don't pay a fee for property listings. You can find free information on foreclosed homes in your area by checking with a local agent. Invest in a home inspection. Fixtures and appliances might be missing. Also, with utilities shut off it will be impossible to test for the water pressure in the shower. Try to arrange for the utilities to be turned on before you buy. The inspection will cost between $250 and $400, but it will end up saving you if there is a problem with the home's structure or its systems. |
| New duds for dudes Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:11 EDT NEW YORK . Steve Hale has discovered a reason to splurge on clothing again: the slim silhouette in suits to shirts that's replacing the baggier fits of past years. But his wife, Cathy, has slashed her monthly apparel spending, saying she's .bored. by what's out there. In tough economic times, men are traditionally the first to cut back . but the Hales represent a new phenomenon in retailing: Over the past year, men have been on a clothes-buying spree, while women have pulled back even more. .I did feel for a long period that there wasn't anything new to buy,. said Steve Hale, 37, a financial consultant who had stuck with the business casual uniform of khakis and dress shirts since the late 1990s. .But I really like the slim fit. It's not so roomy, not so bulky, and it's a lot cleaner.. The lopsided fortunes . solid sales gains in menswear and a deepening funk in the far larger women's clothing business . is creating a rare sales disparity that hasn't been seen in years, according to David Wolfe, creative director of The Doneger Group, a buying office. |
| Herald-Leader offers more employee buyouts Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:54 EDT Battered by continuing declines in revenue, the Lexington Herald-Leader offered another voluntary buyout program on Monday to reduce its full-time work force. .The economy continues to worsen, and we must make the painful choice to reduce expenses further,. Publisher Timothy M. Kelly said in a memo to employees. Kelly said it is too early to set a target for the number of employee departures or to say whether layoffs will follow if a certain number do not leave voluntarily. .We may limit the number of voluntary applications we accept given business needs or to ensure that no one area of the operation is unfairly impacted,. he said in the memo. |
| Auto executives say factories undergoing radical changes Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:54 EDT TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. . Even with high gasoline prices, U.S. consumers still want high-quality vehicles that haul a lot of people and perform well, and that is forcing automakers to make radical changes in vehicle manufacture, panelists said Monday at an industry conference. Speaking at the Center For Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars, executives for Toyota Motor Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC said they are rapidly changing operations to keep up with the market while still trying to improve quality. Customers now have such high expectations that automakers are under simultaneous pressures to cut costs, improve productivity, raise quality and speed new models to the market more quickly, panelists said. .The market is telling us to change and to change right now,. said Bennie Fowler, Ford's group vice president for global quality. |
| Oil drops below $114 on slowing economies Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:13 EDT Oil prices dropped below $114 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors speculated slowing economic growth in the world's largest economies will continue to undermining global crude demand. Light, sweet crude for September delivery fell $1.40 to $113.61 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange by midday in Singapore. The contract fell 99 cents overnight to settle at $115.01 a barrel. "Worries about an economic slowdown in the U.S. and Europe, and even Japan, are weighing on the oil market," said Victor Shum, an energy analyst with consultancy Purvin & Gertz in Singapore. Europe's biggest economies - Germany, France and Italy - all contracted in the second quarter. Japan said this week its gross domestic product also shrank in the April-June period. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported earlier this week a bigger-than-expected drop in gasoline supplies, but also said U.S. demand for refined fuel products continues to fall. |
| 32 protesters arrested outside Disneyland Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:43 EDT Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the Happiest Place on Earth. The arrest of the 32 protesters, many of whom wore costumes representing famous Disney characters, came at the end of an hour-long march to Disneyland's gates from one of three Disney-owned hotels at the center of a labor dispute. Those who were arrested sat in a circle on a busy intersection outside the park holding hands until they were placed in plastic handcuffs and led to two police vans while hundreds of hotel workers cheered and chanted. The protesters were arrested on a misdemeanor count of failure to obey a police officer and two traffic infractions, said Sgt. Rick Martinez of the Anaheim police. They were cited and released, Sgt. Chris Schneider said. Bewildered tourists in Disney T-shirts and caps, some pushing strollers, filed past the commotion and gawked at the costumed picketers getting hauled away. The protest shut down a major thoroughfare outside Disneyland and California Adventure for nearly an hour. |
| Peru gets OK to tighten intellectual property laws Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:23 EDT A South American trade group gave member states the go-ahead to set their own intellectual property laws on Thursday, letting Peru clear a key hurdle toward implementing a free-trade deal with the United States. The change gives member states the right to make their own intellectual property laws, allowing Peru to tighten copyright, trademark and patent protections, which the U.S. required it to do before enacting a free-trade deal signed in 2006. The South American group, known as the Andean Community, has been divided over a possible trade deal with the European Union, and over member nations' separate trade pacts with other countries, including the U.S. The group also has its own agreement on intellectual property laws, and must approve any changes that members might make to their own related laws. Ecuador and Bolivia have criticized Peru's freer trade stance, and Bolivian opposition has stalled trade talks between the Andean Community and the EU. The two nations have opposed past attempts to change the group's trade policies, arguing that Peru's trade deal with the U.S. impedes regional integration. |
| Farmers get money for capturing carbon Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:40 EDT Everett Dobrinski recently got a $4,000 check for storing carbon dioxide in his soil. Dobrinski, who farms near Makoti in northwestern North Dakota, said protecting the planet from global warming is not the primary reason he enrolled in National Farmers Union Carbon Credit Program. It's about money. "I am considerate of the environment, but I'm doing it more for my own pocketbook," Dobrinski said. "It just makes economic sense." North Dakota Farmers Union President Robert Carlson said 990 farmers and ranchers in the state got about $2.6 million last month for using no-till and other practices to capture carbon dioxide, which is widely blamed for global warming. The program pools carbon credits for sale on the Chicago Climate Exchange, a private agency that trades greenhouse gases and other pollutants just as other exchanges trade such commodities as crops and livestock. |
| President: Indonesia to tackle power crisis Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:13 EDT Indonesia's president vowed Friday to begin tackling a national power supply crisis next year through projects to develop alternative energy and expand electricity capacity by more than 30 percent. Power suppliers are unable to meet higher demand for electricity, driven by population and economic growth, and outages have hit large parts of the country in recent years. Adding to the problem, much of domestic coal is being exported to India and China for greater profit, causing shortages at home. "God willing, starting by the middle of 2009, the power crisis on Java and Bali will begin to be overcome," said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in his annual State of the Union address to Parliament Friday. Yodhoyono outlined plans to boost power capacity by a quarter - or 10,000 megawatts - to the national power grid by 2011. That will be produced with new and renewable energy such as micro-hydro power, biofuel and geothermal, he said without giving details. The country's 29,700 megawatts of electricity are largely dependent on oil and coal, making it highly vulnerable to soaring oil prices, which Yudhoyono said was expected to triple the cost of government fuel subsidies in 2008. |
| Toyota: Plug-in vehicle on track Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:51 EDT TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. . As Toyota, General Motors and other automakers race to bring rechargeable electric vehicles to showrooms, the man running much of Toyota's research says its approach is the least costly way to get great mileage and performance in the near term. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to bring a plug-in hybrid vehicle to market sometime in 2010, and Justin Ward, manager of the automaker's advanced powertrain program in the United States, said the design will be similar to that of the current Prius, the most popular gas-electric hybrid in the nation. The plug-in will have new lithium-ion batteries and can be recharged from a home outlet. Yet unlike General Motors Corp.'s planned Chevrolet Volt, it won't rely completely on an electric motor to turn the wheels. While it can run in electric-only mode, Toyota's plug-in will have a small internal combustion engine that can assist the electric motor in a .blended. mode, Ward said. |
| Signs of the times appeal to both sides Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:56 EDT Americans have freedom of speech . and William .Chip. Wood believes in using it. Wood owns about 50 TireDiscounters stores in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. About twice a week, he sends faxes to his managers to tell them which messages to put on the double-sided signs in front of his stores, including two in Lexington. New messages went up Thursday. |
| Loose change Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:22 EDT |
| Sonic changes direction Sonic Drive-In, at 200 N. Loop, Roger Wells Blvd., has reopened after being closed for 28 days for rebuilding. |
| Rigdon honored for 50 years of service At the 2008 Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts’ annual meeting in Lexington, Charlotte Rigdon was recognized for 50 years of service to local landowners and the community. |
| BUSINESS BRIEF Agency honored |
| Targeting the tourist trade Two local chambers of commerce joined forces last year to attract more tourists to the area and it paid off. |
| Gumm selected care leader Glenview Health Care Facility administrator Jason Gumm has been chosen as a future leader in long-term care. |
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