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• Sypris expects job cuts in Louisville

  10-03-2017 22:53 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Sypris Technologies Inc., part of Sypris Solutions Inc., is planning job cuts at its facility at 2820 W. Broadway in Louisville.The company, which makes axle shafts for the automotive, truck and off-highway industries, filed a notice with a WARN notice with the state that layoffs are expected to occur on or after May 10. A WARN notice, or Worker Adjustment and Retraining notification, is required under federal law prior to major layoffs.The company doesn't say how many layoffs its planning."The&
  
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• Farm to Fork café coming to Portland neighborhood

  10-03-2017 20:54 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Farm to Fork LLC, a catering business, is moving to Louisville's Portland neighborhood and opening a café in the process.The company, which caters weddings, corporate events and so on, is moving to leased space in a former firehouse at 2425 Portland Ave., near the intersection with 25th Street. The move will double the caterer's current space on Warnock Street. And that will allow it to sustain the growth it has seen since it was established in 2008, said Sherry Hurley, founder and presid
  
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• Former Yum exec lands new gig at a competing chain

  10-03-2017 20:49 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Jini Foust, who spent 23 years with Louisville-based Yum Brands Inc., is now chief operating officer at Cicis, a Dallas-based pizza chain.Foust most recently served as vice president of company operations and facilities maintenance for Taco Bell, according to The Dallas Business Journal, a sister publication of ours. There, she oversaw 900 company-owned restaurants with revenues of more than $1.5 billion. At Cicis, Foust will be responsible for company and franchise operations, the company's tra
  
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• What's on tap at Baxter Avenue Theatres' new bar

  10-03-2017 20:30 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Those traveling to the Highlands for a movie tonight can take in a viewing of "Logan" or another new film with a beer or glass of wine in hand.Baxter Avenue Theatres Filmworks at the Mid-City Mall will open its new beer and wine bar at 5 p.m. today, according to officials with Apex Entertainment LLC, the Louisville-based parent company of Baxter Avenue Theatres. Apex also owns Village 8 Theatres.The bar has been in the works for months and carries several domestic and imported beer selections&he
  
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• Papa John's gets new tech after high-profile hire

  10-03-2017 20:11 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Louisville-based Papa John’s International Inc. is adding an online feature that allows customers to track their orders.The new feature is called Papa Track, according to a news release. It's available on papajohns.com. Dominos Pizza Inc. has had a similar feature on its website for several years. Papa John's also announced the addition of PayPal as a digital payment option .These new features come as Papa John’s (NASDAQ: PZZA) has increased and enhanced its tech staff, including the
  
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• ZirMed realigning to market and clients with layoffs

  10-03-2017 20:08 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  ZirMed Inc. is laying off 60 employees, a move that CFO Jim Lacy said will allow the company to better align with its clientele and current market trends.Lacy said in an interview that the impact of these layoffs will be be felt evenly in ZirMed's three locations: Louisville, Chicago and Culver City, Calif.Of the 60 positions to be eliminated, less than half will be in Louisville, Lacy said. The company's Louisville offices are at 888 W. Market St.The eliminated positions were associated with&he
  
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• Sneak peek of The List: These are Louisville's largest remodeling companies

  10-03-2017 19:04 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  The March 10 issue of Louisville Business First has two lists: one that ranks full-service remodelers in the Louisville area, and another that ranks electrical contractors.The remodelers list is ranked by the 2016 local remodeling project volume.The list is available to subscribers of Louisville Business First, but for a sneak peek of the top five remodelers on the list, click on the attached slideshow.In content related to this list, see this feature about two local remodeling projects with&hel
  
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• Wealth Management Table of Experts 2017

  10-03-2017 17:35 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Despite a raging bull market, managing your money and investments to achieve your financial goals is as challenging as ever due to uncertainty in global markets, changing regulations and technology. In a 60-minute discussion, moderated by former Publisher Tom Monahan, at our Business First office on Feb. 16, representatives from seven firms involved in the wealth management industry talked about the challenges and opportunities facing today’s investors.The sponsoring companies paid for the
  
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• Mike Pence to meet with business owners at East End company

  10-03-2017 17:13 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will meet with business owners Saturday at Harshaw Trane in Louisville's East End.According to a news release on the White House website, Pence will participate in listening sessions with small businesses and job creators throughout the community during his visit.At Harshaw Trane, which is in Blankenbaker Station Business Park, the vice president and Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, will hear from local small businesses. There, Pence will discuss President Donald Trump's&
  
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• Macy's CFO: T.J. Maxx bigger threat than Amazon

  10-03-2017 13:19 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Macy's Inc.'s top finance officer told an audience at the 2017 UBS Consumer & Retail Conference that off-price retailers such as T.J. Maxx are a bigger threat to the company than online competition.Macy's (NYSE: M) CFO Karen Hoguet said it's a misperception that millennials are buying everything online. She echoed outgoing CEO Terry Lundgren, who said during a first-quarter 2017 earnings call that 90 percent of Macy's inventory is sold in stores."The bigger challenge for us has not been the
  
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• U of L passes over interim law dean

  10-03-2017 00:01 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Long-term interim dean of the University of Louisville's Brandeis School of Law will not get the permanent job, according to school officials.Susan Duncan has been interim dean of the Brandeis School since former dean Jim Chen departed in 2012. However, Duncan told her staff via email on Thursday that she will not be the dean for the next academic year.“It’s hard to know that I won’t be with you next year, but I will always be a Cardinal at heart,” she said in the email t
  
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