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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

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In the Finance category, finalists include organizations focused on construction financing, shared-equity models, and renter programs that support increased savings and equity. The fund seeks to build a community of practice and replication model to assist other cities in deploying this innovative fund model in their markets.

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Automotive Industry Focus: Hitting On All Cylinders

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However, analysts say higher interest rates and a glut of cars coming off leases (which will crowd used-car lots with late-model vehicles available at discounts) could act as a damper on new-car sales. That early success echoes today, as Ford operates two plants in Louisville. These larger vehicles account for more than half of U.S.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Mott is leading a rebalancing of information technology at GM under which the majority of IT work will be done by GM employees instead of being outsourced, which has been the GM model for most of the last three decades. “We The program originally was designed to encourage a huge investment and job growth by Ford in Louisville, but Gov.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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Kentucky’s long-term deal with Ford—which is investing more than $1 billion in its Louisville facilities —has cemented a century-long relationship that stretches back to the Model T,” Rogers noted. billion in Federal individual income taxes, and $1.9 billion in state individual income taxes. million workers in 2010.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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N ew technologies and business models have the heavy/discrete manufacturing industry on the verge of an innovative new period that promises greater productivity and the potential for lower costs, according to a recent report prepared by GE. The KY FAME model trains students to fit the specific needs of employers.