UPike launches Coleman College of Business
University of Pikeville aims to boost business and job creation in a region that has long needed it by launching the Coleman College of Business. It’s the brainchild and first initiative of the...
View ArticleThe high-functioning alcoholic
Nearly 14 million U.S. adults – one in 13 – abuse alcohol or are alcoholics, according to estimates by the National Council On Alcohol and Drug Dependence (NCADD). Alcohol is the single most used and...
View ArticleSupreme Court ruling lessens liability exposure
On June 24, 2013, the United States Supreme Court issued a very important ruling that weighs in favor of employers. Vance v. Ball State University centered on employers’ liability for workplace...
View ArticleThe Lane List — September 2013
About 48 percent of Kentucky’s population makes up the state’s civilian labor force. Of those 2,096,740 residents, 91.5 percent are currently employed. The per capita income is $33,989, according to...
View ArticleExploring Kentucky: Leaf your stress behind
I spent much of my childhood climbing trees, either a showy sugar maple outside my sister’s second-story bedroom or a prim Chinese elm that shaded our patio. These leafy friends provided a place to...
View ArticleWill the 2018 World Equestrian Games jump back into Kentucky?
Eight countries initially indicated an interest in bidding for the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, according to recent world news reports. The countries indicating interest were Canada, Morocco,...
View ArticleCorporate Moves — September 2013
ARTS Joel Aalberts has been selected as executive director of the Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts. Aalberts comes to position from Illinois, where he served as performing arts director...
View ArticleElectronic health records adoption accelerates
Kentucky is one of eight states where the adoption rate of electronic health records by office-based providers is under 30 percent, according to a 2012 report by the Office of the National Coordinator...
View ArticleChurchill Downs adding world’s largest HD video board before 2014 Oaks and...
Churchill Downs will add a 15,224-s.f., high-definition LED video board in time for the 2014 Longines Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Oct. 7, 2013) – Ever...
View ArticleRebuilding the housing sector
Kentucky’s housing sector is showing signs of recovery after a five-year recession, with home sales, prices and new construction all rising solidly the past six to 12 months, especially in the larger...
View ArticlePrice shopping for healthcare pays
The cost of surviving heart failure with no major complications, for example, ranged from $5,816 at Saint Joseph Mount Sterling to $36,308 at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center in Paintsville. If you...
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