
Access Louisville
The latest news on Louisville, Kentucky from the staff of Louisville Business First. We look at trending issues in the Derby City from a business perspective. Join us each week!
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304 episodes
Who are Louisville's peers? Also, is manufacturing back?
We chat about Louisville's peer cities on the Access Louisville podcast this week.Louisville Business First Reporter Stephen P. Schmidt recently wrapped up a story on the topic. While the
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Episode 302
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32:05

On undoing Louisville Metro Government
The merger of Jefferson County and Louisville — yes, the one that happened 20+ years ago — is being threatened with a recent lawsuit. We chat about that on this week's Access Louisville podcast.LBF Reporter Michael L. Jones explains that...
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Episode 301
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28:20

Louisville's top 5 biggest developments
Louisville Business First and Access Louisville did a poll asking: What is the most important project in Louisville? We talked about the results of the poll all these projects this week's Access Louisville podcast. Here's a look at the top five...
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Episode 300
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43:20

Churchill Downs' big Oaks Day change
Derby weekend won't be the same next year, following the news that Churchill Downs is pushing the running of the Kentucky Oaks back to 8 p.m. or later.We chat about the impact of that on this week's Access Louisville podcast.
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Episode 299
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21:04

Bourbon & Bowling
The hard stuff keeps flowing, in spite of potential hard times ahead. We chat about the latest with the Kentucky Bo...
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Episode 298
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23:49

Louisville's housing and homelessness issues: A closer look
Our next live podcast is July 28: Join us as we take look at Louisville's most important development projects. Registratio...
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Episode 297
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28:27

A growing area of the metro
We take a trip to the Hoosier State on this week's Access Louisville podcast.Our discussion revolves around some of the economic goings on in Clark and Floyd counties. LBF recently took a deep dive into trends in the area for a section w...
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Episode 296
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39:37

A big investment in Louisville from GE Appliances
GE Appliances President and CEO Kevin Nolan says a move to bring expanded laundry machine production to Louisville, from China is part of the company's ‘zero-distance’ business strategy.We talk about the move and the strategy with LBF Se...
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Episode 295
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22:16

Louisville's bar scene is a lot to keep track of
Louisville's bar scene is a lot to keep up with but we give it our best shot on this week's Access Louisville podcast. This week Louisville Business First Reporter Michael L. Jones is on the show the share some local bar and restaur...
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Episode 294
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21:44

A Downtown Louisville advocate talks impact
Jim Allen, vice chairman of Robert W. Baird & Co., is on this week's Access Louisville podcast.Baird is the sponsor of the podcast, but Allen was on the show with LBF Editor-in-Chief Shea Van Hoy to talk about local business as well ...
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Episode 293
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26:12

Big real estate deals around Louisville
A handful of significant commercial real estate deals top this week's Access Louisville podcast. LBF Senior Reporter Joel Stinnett is on this week's show and
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Episode 292
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25:54

Kroger's multimillion dollar push
What's behind the Kroger Co.'s recent push to invest in Louisville?Jake Cannon, Louisville division president for Kroger, is on this week's Access Louisville podcast to explain that and much more.LBF has been reporting on major in...
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Episode 291
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24:23

Restaurant news roundup
The temporary closure of The Dirty Bird restaurant — which has struggled to obtain a liquor license — tops this week's Access Louisville po...
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Episode 290
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36:48

NuLu, pickleball, golf and more
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode.A look at the latest happenings in NuLu, a little pickleball, a little golf and even a small restaurant ...
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Episode 289
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26:33

New at Kentucky Kingdom
Sarah Worrell, general manager of Kentucky Kingdom Theme and Waterpark joins us on the Access Louisville podcast this week. On the show, Worrell tells us a bit about what's new at the park,
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Episode 288
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23:42

Ford's Louisville flex
Ford Motor Co. recently showed off the latest iteration of its large Expedition SUV in Louisville.Was the reveal a sign of confidence for the automaker? After all, it gave the company a chance to boast about its high level of domestic pr...
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Episode 287
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23:49

Louisville's growth play
What are Louisville's biggest assets and how can we best leverage those?That was recently a topic of discussion on the Access Louisville podcast. We took the weekly LBF show live for a special episode — recorded in front of an audience a...
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Episode 286
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46:46

Restaurant news roundup
UPCOMING EVENT: Access Louisville Live presented by Baird. Be on hand for a live recording of the Access Louisville podcast April 22.
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Episode 285
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29:38

A painful loss for Louisville
UPCOMING EVENT: Access Louisville Live presented by Baird. Be on hand for a live recording of the Access Louisville podcast April 22.
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Episode 284
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26:33

Louisville's data center boom — is it bad?
UPCOMING EVENT: Access Louisville Live presented by Baird. Be on hand for a live recording of the Access Louisville podcast April 22.
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Episode 283
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36:30

What to make of UofL's sudden leadership change
The city got some surprising news this week with the announcement that Kim Schatzel was out as president of the University of Louisville.What started as a Tuesday night rumor quickly evolved into a close-door meeting of the University of...
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Episode 282
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35:08

2 restaurants close + new places open
We have a classic restaurant news update on this week's Access Louisville podcast. LBF Restaurant Reporter Michael L. Jones is on the show to share some of his latest reporting. We start off on the surprising news that Joy Luck has ...
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Episode 282
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28:09

Remembering a Louisville legend
Louisville lost one of its biggest luminaries this week with the passing of Junior Bridgeman.We discuss his passing and share some of our favorite stories about the basketball star turned businessman on this week's Access Louisville podc...
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Episode 281
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