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• Humana partnering with Ky., Ind., orthopedic groups to improve surgery outcomes

  19-04-2017 20:36 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Humana announced this week that it will partner with orthopedic specialty groups in Kentucky and Indiana to improve outcomes and costs for hip and knee replacements.According to a press release, Louisville-based Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) will partner with eight orthopedic groups to implement a value-based care model — rather than a fee-for-services model — for Humana Medicare Advantage members getting total hip or knee replacements.In Kentucky, Humana will work with:Commonwealth Orthop
  
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• United executives suggest PR nightmare won't cause significant financial fallout

  19-04-2017 20:05 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Call it the new spirit of contrition at United Airlines.If the tone and remarks of the Chicago-based airline's top management on an earnings conference call this morning are any indication, United will be spending a lot of time in the months — and possibly years — to come trying to make amends for the horrific situation aboard United Express Flight 3411, where fare-paying passenger David Dao was dragged down the plane's aisle by Chicago Department of Aviation security officers.United
  
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• Pizza Hut fancies up its online game

  19-04-2017 19:16 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Pizza Hut is adding several ordering functionality features to its online operations.Pizza Hut is part of Louisville-based Yum Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM), which also owns Taco Bell and KFC. According to a news release, the new features include:Reorder functionality: Pizza Hut customers can click a "reorder" button on PizzaHut.com or in the Pizza Hut mobile app to quickly start the purchase of their most-recently ordered items. Amazon Alexa: In December, Pizza Hut expanded ordering capabilities to&h
  
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• This Louisville convenience store is hitting the road with a food truck

  19-04-2017 18:49 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Food trucks need gas. Gas stations have food. Bada bing, bada boom — gas station food truck.Louisville-based Thorntons Inc. says in a media advisory that it's hitting the road with a Bourbon Kitchen food truck during Kentucky Derby season. The truck is co-branded with Wisconsin-based Johnsonville Sausage LLC. It will serve Johnsonville's Bourbon BBQ Sausage, Thorntons' Bourbon Ball Donuts and Thorntons' Bourbon Vanilla Latte.A gas station-branded food truck isn't something you hear about e
  
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• Yum Center inks marketing deal guaranteeing it $49 million

  19-04-2017 18:11 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  The Louisville Arena Authority has extended a sponsorship agreement that will bring in millions of guaranteed revenue and authorized a feasibility study needed to refinance its existing bonds as KFC Yum Center debt payments are set to escalate.During a special called meeting Wednesday morning, the Louisville Arena Authority — which manages the finances and operations of the Yum Center — extended its contract with Learfield Sports LLC another seven years, which is expected to bring in
  
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• UPDATE: Passport Health moving its HQ to West Louisville

  19-04-2017 15:53 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Passport Health Plan on Wednesday announced that it has acquired a large parcel of property in West Louisville where it will build a new home for the company.Passport’s plan for the roughly 20-acre site — near the intersection of 18th Street and West Broadway, just north of Brown-Forman Corp. headquarters — is to create a state-of-the-art Health and Wellness Campus to serve the needs of the local community and house its 500-plus employees in its new corporate headquarters, acco
  
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• Ranking Louisville Metro's best suburbs to live in

  19-04-2017 13:27 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Back in 2001, singer-songwriter Ben Folds had a hit with "Rockin' the Suburbs." Now, it's time for ranking the suburbs.It is for Niche.com, anyway. The website— which ranks things like neighborhoods, school districts and colleges — has published its "2017 Best Places" rankings.The cool aspect of this is you can search nationally, or by state or metro area. We, of course, wanted to take a look at Louisville Metro.And what we found was Niche.com likes the East End, a lot.Anchorage came
  
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• This Louisville retailer is moving to Westport Village

  19-04-2017 13:10 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  A Girl and Her Dog Boutique will soon move to Westport Village from its Jeffersontown location.University of Louisville grad Shelby Meredith opened the store at 10405 Watterson Trail in September 2016, but has decided to move to Westport Village, 1315 Herr Lane.Meredith made the decision to move because she noticed an increase in foot traffic at Westport Village, according to a news release.“Over the past year, more and more people are coming to Westport Village to shop and we wanted to be
  
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• National apparel retailer opens a second Louisville-area location

  19-04-2017 13:07 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Boot Barn opened a second Louisville-area location, which offers 12,000 square feet of boots, jeans and more for the Western and working crowd.The store opened in March in Clarksville Commons, 1200 E. Lewis and Clark Parkway in Clarksville. It replaces the old Hancock Fabrics store in the Home Depot shopping center.The retailer's other Louisville location is at 4511 Outer Loop.The company brands itself as "America's largest western and work store."Boot Barn is a western-wear outfitter which&hell
  
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• KentuckyOne cuts 250 positions

  19-04-2017 00:53 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Another major Louisville-based health care provider is cutting hundreds of positions.KentuckyOne Health Inc. is laying off 250 employees statewide, according to statement from Barbara Mackovic, a senior media relations manager with KentuckyOne Health.KentuckyOne Health has roughly 12,000 employees in Kentucky. The 250 positions lost amounts to about a 2 percent reduction in workforce.According to the statement, 150 "corporate service departments" positions across KentuckyOne Health's statewide&h
  
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