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Top Commercial Transactions for March 2020 SALE DATE ADDRESS
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240 Fountain Court
$11,843,000
Baptist Healthcare System Inc.
2/25/20
1980 Haggard Court
$3,600,000 **
I Shree Hotel Holdings Inc.
2/27/20
997 Contract St.
$1,600,000
Frisco Properties LLC
2/21/20
1999 Richmond Road, Unit 2
$568,000
RR Offices LLC
2/20/20
2577 Regency Road, Unit 2
$475,000
Basneth, Bibek
2/6/20
2028 Regency Road
$375,000
Innate Journey LLC
2/18/20
2213 Versailles Road
$352,500
Markham, Timothy P.
2/21/20
3070 Harrodsburg Road, Unit 1A
$340,000
Dack Development LLC
2/27/20
2716 Old Rosebud Road, Unit 230
$320,000
Ascent Health LLC
2/7/20
129 Shawnee Place
$290,000
Kar, Selin
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1175 Georgetown Road
$270,000
KYWV LLC
2/18/20
939 Winchester Road
$250,000
Katman Properties LLC
2/6/20
619 Orchard Ave.
$190,000
Michler, Robin
2/20/20
617 Columbia Ave.
$165,000
Marshall Family Properties LLC
2/18/20
1795 Alysheba Way, Unit 3102
$151,500
Fayette Graphics Property LLC
2/19/20
926 Royal Ave.
$120,000
Woodlark Capital LLC
2/13/20
138 E Reynolds Road, Unit 102
$110,000
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274 Southland Drive, Unit D1
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EconomicAnalysis A monthly look at economic indicators compiled by the Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) at the University of Kentucky. For more on CBER, visit www.cber.uky.edu.
Recent Data March 2020
1-Month Change
1-Year Change
Payroll emp. MSA**** Manufacturing Employment Durable Goods (KY) **** Manufacturing: Lexington-Fayette MSA total Employees**** Unemployment Rate MSA****
279,100 Dec. 165,600 Dec.
-0.82% 0.42%
0.43% 0.30%
30,795 Dec. 3.40% Dec.
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0.34% 0.00%
Payroll Employment, US Manufacturing Payroll Employment US Unemployment Rate, US
152,544,000 Feb. 12,661,000 Feb. 3.50% Feb.
0.18% 0.12% -0.10%
1.61% 0.24% -0.50%
Consumer Price Index, Southern Region Consumer Price Index, US Producer Price Index, US
248.005 Jan. 257.971 Jan. 207.80 Jan.
0.30% 0.40% -0.14%
2.30% 1.70% 2.57%
Index of Leading Indicators** Fed’s Index of Industrial Production**
112.1 Jan. 109.2 Jan.
0.80% -0.27%
N/A -0.18%
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0.45% March 9 0.74% March 9
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GrammarGourmet Getting Burnt by the Past Tense
By Neil Chethik
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If you ask a 7-year-old how to make an English verb into the past tense, he or she will probably tell you, “Just add an -ed to the end.” The child may not have learnt that some verbs need just a t to become past tense. Others are even more complicated than that. In the case of learn, you have two options. You may use the standard past tense (learned), or you may save a letter and finish off the verb with more punch: learnt. Indeed, many verbs are available to take either an -ed or a -t to become past tense. Some examples: burned/burnt; dreamed/ dreamt; dwelled/dwelt; kneeled/knelt; leaped/leapt; smelled/smelt. Other verbs cannot under any circumstances take on an -ed to go past tense. You haven’t builded a house; you’ve built one. You haven’t shooted that man; you’ve shot him. You haven’t sleeped the day away; you’ve slept way too long. Then there are the deeply strange verbs that become past tense in ways you could never predict. Go becomes went. See becomes saw. Eat becomes ate. Teach becomes taught. Finally, there are words that may be either past tense or present. The past and present tense look the same on the page. Whether it is happening now or happened yesterday, we bet, cut, hit, put, quit, let, spread and read.
The most common past-tense error has nothing to do with -ed or -t. It has to do with the past tense of lay and lie. Lay requires an object. You lay your key on the table. To make this past tense, you change lay to laid. Lie, on the other hand, does not need an object. Your key lies on the floor. To go past tense with that, you use lay, as in, “Yesterday, my key lay on the floor.” Hope I haven’t spoilt your day. BL Neil Chethik, aka the Grammar Gourmet, is executive director of the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning (www.carnegiecenterlex.org) and author of “FatherLoss” and “VoiceMale.” The Carnegie Center offers writing classes and seminars for businesses and individuals. Contact Chethik at neil@ carnegiecenterlex.org or 859-254-4175.
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BusinessBriefs UK’s Beam Institute gets $1 million gift for on-campus barrel-aging facility
“Independent Stave Company is the industry leader in American white oak barrel manufacturing, sustainability and innovation,” DeBolt said. “This generous investment by the Boswell family will greatly enhance the reach of the James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits at the University of Kentucky and is an investment in Kentucky’s future.”
The Independent Stave Company and the Boswell family have donated $1 million to the University of Kentucky to further spirits research at its James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits. The gift will fund the creation of a new maturation facility for barrel aging spirits produced in its research distillery. “The creation of the James B. Beam Institute at the University of Kentucky speaks volumes about the bright future of the spirits industry,” said Brad Boswell, CEO at Independent Stave Company. “My family is honored to be a part of this groundbreaking commitment to distilling education in the great commonwealth of Kentucky. Independent Stave Company—Boswell Family Barrel Warehouse will be an unparalleled, handson experience for students to increase their understanding of the relationship between oak barrels and spirits. We’re excited to see how this knowledge drives innovation in our industry as graduates of this program eventually become the next generation of distillers.” The proposed UK campus location for the maturation facility is near the corner of Cooper and Nicholasville Road, said Seth DeBolt, director of the Beam Institute. Site preparation for the project is expected to begin in the next few months, Bolt
The Independent Stave Company – Boswell Family Barrel Warehouse will provide a modern facility to research bourbon whiskey production and maturation science. “Kentucky’s bourbon industry is critically important to the state’s economy, and we are certainly excited and appreciative of the Boswell family’s confidence in this new spirits initiative at UK. The bourbon industry is an important component of our land-grant mission to enhance Kentucky,” said Nancy Cox, dean of the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, where the institute resides. PHOTO BY MATT BARTON
Brad Boswell, CEO Independent Stave Company, announced collaboration with UK for a 600-barrel maturation facility.
said, with the facility projected for completion roughly 18 months after the groundbreaking. Since 1912, Independent Stave Company has crafted quality cooperage products for the wine and spirits industry. The company now exists on six continents and continues to evolve with a commitment to safety,
quality and innovation as it meets the growing demand for oak worldwide. The barrel imparts a huge amount of the flavor on the finished product, DeBolt said, and having a maturation facility on campus will allow the institute to take its teaching and its research projects for the industry fullcircle—from the soil to the bottle.
The only one of its kind in the United States, the warehouse will have a 600-barrel capacity and become an interactive classroom and laboratory where students and scientists can tackle real-life industry issues. “As the university of, for and with Kentucky, we are grateful for the Boswell family’s generosity,” said UK President Eli Capilouto. “This gift further strengthens our commitment to research and workforce development in an industry inextricably linked to Kentucky’s economy.”
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BusinessBriefs Alltech moves this year’s ONE Conference to virtual platform in response to COVID-19 In response to rising health concerns related to COVID-19, Alltech has announced that this year’s ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference, originally scheduled for May 17-19 in Lexington, will be transitioned to a virtual experience instead of an in-person event. The annual conference, which has been held in Lexington for 35 years, typically assembles more than 3,500 attendees from 70 countries and from around the Bluegrass State. “Our first priority is the health and safety of attendees, our colleagues and the communities in which we live and work,” said Mark Lyons, president and CEO of Alltech, in a release announcing the change. “With that in mind, we have decided to host this year’s international conference on a virtual platform, allowing registrants from around the world to engage in industry-leading content in a way that is accessible for everyone.” Alltech remains committed to hosting the live event in the city in future years. according to the company’s statement. “We have carefully considered this decision for several weeks, and central to our discussions was our commitment to this community,” Lyons said. “We recognize that the ONE conference has a significant economic impact on Lexington, and we will be explor-
When ordering their shake, patrons choose a flavor of tea, which is used as a base, as well as a shake flavor. The tea and chosen flavor are then combined with protein powder and a shot of aloe. The 24-ounce shakes are 200-250 calories or less, and contain 25 grams of protein and over 20 vitamins and minerals. The shakes are made with Herbalife protein powder, which offers different plantbased protein options such as soy and whey.
ing ways that we can work with our local partners to still deliver value to them in 2020. However, the health and well-being of this community, including our own colleagues and the many people within Lexington who would be working with our attendees, is and will always be our greatest priority.” The Alltech ONE Virtual Experience will provide access to agricultural topics, including agri-business, aquaculture, beef, crop science, dairy, the future of food, pig and poultry. Live-streamed keynote presentations and on-demand video content from some of the world’s leading industry experts, including the most impactful presentations from past years’ events, will be available beginning May 18, 2020.
The shop features chic decor, including an Instagram-worthy faux greenery backdrop adorned with pink neon letters that “My God, You’re Beautiful” in pink neon letters. While the shop is more intended for on-the-go shakes, it features a small table as well as a bar that seats three. After becoming an enthusiast of the Herbalife product, local independent attorney Greg Ladd teamed up with Ryan Conner and EJ Fields who own two similar shops: HealthEase in Frankfort, Kentucky, and Stir Crazy, on Virginia Avenue in Lexington. The three put the new store together in just three weeks, Ladd said.
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such as mixed berry, orange pineapple banana and banana berry, and richer flavors such as blueberry cheesecake, peanut butter pie and white chocolate covered strawberry.
Ladd said the owners and employees of surrounding local restaurants such as Bear and the Butcher and Bourbon and Toulouse have been extremely helpful and supportive of their endeavor. Shake It is open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sun. BL — Sydney Momeyer
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CraveWorthy Goodfellas expands, West Sixth opening a spot near campus, Favor coming to Arcadium: Restaurant news to know BY SHANNON CLINTON CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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wo Lexington establishments are busy with multiple expansion projects, as others open up on the scene. Going for a bigger piece of the pizza pie, Goodfellas Pizzeria is expanding to new locations in 2020, co-owner Alex Coats said, including restaurants in Louisville, Cincinnati and Chattanooga. Coats, who founded the pizzeria in Lexington in 2006 with high school friend Eric Boggs, said by the end of this year there should be 10 locations. Louisville’s Goodfellas, the city’s first, will be located in The Baxter, a mixed-use development on the former Phoenix Hill Tavern property. “It’s just a really cool, really nice building,” Coats said. The new 6,800-square-foot Louisville restaurant will offer pizza by the slice in different varieties, with indoor and outdoor seating that together will accommodate about 200 guests. There will be lounge-style seating and a pool table area, and a vintage speakeasy type feel with an antique bar, Coats said. Cincinnati’s new site, the city’s third location, will be in the Pleasant Ridge area, and the
Chattanooga location is set to open in April. Though the restaurant family is growing steadily, with future locations in Asheville or Columbus under possible consideration, Coats hesitates to call it a “chain,” as each location is different and community input is sought to tailor each site. West Sixth Brewing announced it will operate a taproom in the new Cornerstone Exchange, a mixed-use development slated to open this fall at the corner of South Limestone and Winslow streets. The development will have parking, retail and dining space; University of Kentucky eSports; and an “innovation zone” to encourage the exchange of ideas. West Sixth will be joined at Cornerstone by Rolling Oven pizza restaurant and A Cup of Common Wealth coffee. West Sixth co-founder Ben Self said the new Louisville taproom in the NuLu area of Louisville at 821 E. Market St. will open in April, though an exact date hasn’t been set. The space will include a taproom, brewery, event space and open air courtyard. Favor is set to open this spring at 574 N. Limestone. Housed in a 740-square-foot expansion of Arcadium, the restaurant is a joint venture between Wyatt Sarbacker and Aaron Withers.
Favor will have about 24 seats inside with an expanded patio area behind Arcadium to be used jointly between the two, Sarbacker said. The opening menu will focus on shareables in the $5-15 price range, he said, and the restaurant will have a casual atmosphere. “Nothing too pricey — you want people to order a couple different things, not be locked into a $40 entrée or something like that,” he said. Starting out, Favor will only be open for dinner and will expand its hours and offerings as needed, perhaps eventually adding a brunch menu, Sarbacker said. As Withers and Sarbacker have worked with chefs across the globe, some Japanese, South American and European influences will pop up in the menu as well, Sarbacker said. Ingredients will be sourced locally, for example the dry-aged Kentucky beef that will be the star of the thin and crispy-style burger
“It’ll be a really tight relationship with farmers in the area and utilizing everything they have.” FAVOR CO-OWNER, WYATT SARBACKER
on a fresh-made bun and accompanied by seasonal vegetables. “It’ll be a really tight relationship with farmers in the area and utilizing everything that they have,” he said. A new restaurant coming to Lexington is Charleston, West Virginia-based Tudor’s Biscuit World. Limited until now to locations in far eastern Kentucky—Grayson, Pikeville and Ashland—the biscuit-based restaurant is making its way farther west with its new location at 757 East New Circle Road and is set to open this summer. With the slogan “Southern country food that feeds the soul,” Southern Countrylicious has opened at 4300 Winchester Road, offering fried chicken, mac and cheese, cornbread and other comforting Southern sides. Its owners recently announced via social media it will be closed on Mondays. Roulay Restaurant & Bar has opened at 107 W. Short St. in Lexington, serving a menu of Cajun and Creole specialties daily, and a weekend brunch beginning at 11 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays. A recent Facebook announcement heralded the partnership with nearby Sunrise Bakery for its fresh bread for Po’ Boys, Muffulettas, croque madame sandwiches and baguettes. BL
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Five steps to creating brand and product names that sell BY BRAD FLOWERS CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Brad Flowers is the author of “The Naming Book” and co-founder of Bullhorn, an agency that builds confident brands through language and design. He has a degree in English literature, which Flowers says he finds more useful than he expected. Flowers also co-founded and currently serves on the board of the non-profit community bike shop, Broke Spoke. Here he outlines a method for creating company and brand names with impact.
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remember the feeling well. It is clearly anxiety. First, there is the blank page. Then, there is a mostly blank page with a few bad ideas. And, then, there is stuck. No more ideas; no way forward. All of the ideas seem stupid. And, panic. Yes, maybe it is panic, not anxiety. I get it. You want to start a business to do the work. You aren’t starting a business to name businesses. Naming is hard and painful. It feels personal but also professional. Should it say something about you or about your business? Is it better to be specific or general, or should I use a metaphor? I started a business that names businesses, and I still found naming Bullhorn ter-
ribly stressful. Over the course of 10 years, I concluded that we need a repeatable process. And, that process not only helps us but the entrepreneurs who need to go from an idea to a name that instills confidence, not panic. After reading everything I could find on the topic, I decided to write a book about it. It’s called “The Naming Book” (www.thenamingbook.com). Effective title, right? It is what it says. Breaking down our process, I realized there are two hard things about naming. One, it is hard to know what criteria to use when comparing one name from another. Looking back, this was a major problem for me. Did Bullhorn need to be trademarkable? Should it sound serious or informal? What about spelling? Should it be easy or hard? I didn’t consider these and I should have. The second hard thing is generating a wide range of potential name ideas. I tell a story in the book of sitting in Chevy Chase Laundromat and trying to fill pages with ideas. It was terrible. I don’t think I had a single idea until putting the clothes in the dryer. Then, the list was very short in comparison with what we do now. We got a little lucky with Bullhorn. I don’t want to take that risk anymore. Over the years we have expanded those two pain points into five steps that anyone who is willing to put in the time can follow and generate a good name.
Here is an overview: Establishing criteria First, we start with establishing criteria. What kind of business you are in and what kind of person you are matters. You will learn from linguists what makes a name memorable. You will learn how to translate what makes you and your idea unique into actionable naming guidelines. Brainstorming This step teaches you new brainstorming techniques to generate lots of words. It also helps you put aside your internal editor and get the ideas tumbling around your head out and onto the page. Compiling names In this step, you learn about the different types of names. You will learn how to use your brainstorm lists to create a range of name types from compounds like Facebook, to affixed words like Shopify, to metaphorical names like Amazon.
history, culture, and mythology to pull out the gems that make for interesting business names. Deciding on a final name Here we cut the list from hundreds of ideas (yes, you can generate hundreds of ideas) to just one. We get out our criteria from the first chapter. We also look through a couple of additional tests to make sure the name is suitable for you. Naming is difficult, but armed with an effective process, you can do it. BL Brad Flowers, author of “The Naming Book” and co-founder of Bullhorn Creative photo furnished
Expanding your knowledge We won’t stop there, though. This step is about expanding your knowledge base. We look for obscure words, foreign language words and other sources of inspiration. We also look into
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Left, John W. Ireland III, a former University of Kentucky cheerleader, opened The Academy – Lexington Gymnastics and Cheerleading in 2000. Above, a display case houses trophies won by the gym’s competitive cheer squad.
The Business of Recreation Founder navigates ups and downs, uncertainty and opportunity to keep The Academy gymnastics and cheerleading gym on top BY KATHIE STAMPS COLUMNIST: INDEPENDENT BUSINESS
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umbling classes, cheer lessons, group and individual gymnastics instruction, after-school programs, open gym nights, birthday parties, summer camps, community partnerships and fundraisers—John W. Ireland III is a busy business owner. His product is recreation, and his clients are almost all under 18 years old. A former cheerleader himself in the early 1990s at the University of Kentucky, Ireland opened The Academy – Lexington Gymnastics and Cheerleading in 2000. “I thought I was just doing this for a minute, until I figured out what I was going to do with my life,” he said. The Academy celebrated its 20th anniversary in February. The Academy is off Man o’ War Blvd.,
across from Hartland Shopping Center. It’s not uncommon for the gym to be rented on weekends for up to 10 birthday parties with 20 kids each, or by sororities needing a big warehouse space to put together dance routines. “We have lots of daycares that bring the kids during the day like a field trip,” Ireland said. On Friday and Saturday nights he hosts an open gym at The Academy for a nominal hourly rate. And the after-school program is more of an athletic daycare with supervision. “We pick up kids and they get to play in the facility and get exercise,” he said. With 15 passenger vans, he and his staff and volunteer drivers go to nine different schools in Fayette County to pick up kids and take them to the gym, where the agenda is physical activity first, along with time for homework and snacks on the side. Rather than only focusing on the competi-
tive aspect of cheer and gymnastics, Ireland runs The Academy for kids with and without a high level of coordination, with and without competition in mind. “I just want a kid to have fun and learn the skills,” he said. Before becoming a business owner two decades ago at the age of 24, Ireland worked in Los Angeles as a licensed behavioral modification therapist for children with autism, a career he found out about as a psychology major at UK. “Funding for autism wasn’t recognized as a special need yet,” he said. “Parents had to seek help outside of Lexington.” Several families would pool their resources to fly in a therapist from Los Angeles, who then asked for UK undergrads to volunteer assistance in working with the families. “I said ‘yes, this is what I want to do. I want to work with special needs kids,’” Ireland said. He moved to California, but found it difficult to sustain a career with clients spread out on different sides of the city, driving hours to get to the next one and billing three hours a day.
“I feel like this facility has succeeded because we really try to allow everyone to utilize the space regardless of their abilities, physically or financially.” The academy – lexington gymnastics owner, john w. ireland, III
“I realized I couldn’t do it anymore,” he said. “I came home and felt like a failure.” He started working at a gymnastics facility in Hartland and was able to buy it in 2000. In 2006 he moved The Academy to its current location. “I feel like this facility has succeeded because we really try to allow everyone to utilize the space regardless of their abilities, physically or financially,” he said. From day one he has welcomed special needs children. “We integrate those kids into our typical classes,” he said. For a couple of years, Ireland’s business model did change dramatically. In 2014 he was wooed by a corporation that was buying up small gyms across the country. Ireland sold his business to them and worked as the manager. The location moved to Hamburg and the name was changed to Lexington Gymnastics and Cheerleading. Ireland had philosophical differences with the corporate model of selling cheerleading uniforms, hair bows and shoes. “It failed,” he said. “They left Lexington.” By 2016 he was back to running a gym the way he wanted, with affordable rates, inclusion and scholarships. “Small-business ownership is no easy task,” he said. “You have to have a very thick skin, a true desire to accomplish, and to be able to set goals for yourself.” He has come to appreciate the necessity of self-motivation and the ability to realize that not every idea will be successful. “The ability to turn it around, regroup and move in a different direction are essential.” For an events calendar and class schedules, visit theacademylex.com. BL
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Lexington’s CD Central, founded by Steve Baron (above) in 1995, is one of roughly 1,000 independent record stores remaining in the United States.
CD Central continues to keep up with the times after 25 years BY MATT WICKSTROM BUSINESS LEXINGTON
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espite an ever-changing marketplace that has seen its competition dwindle, the independently owned CD Central continues to innovate and serve its eclectic clientele of music aficionados after 25 years in business. The store, one of roughly 1,000 independent record stores remaining in the U.S., was launched by Steve Baron in 1995. Baron had worked in the media relations department at the University of Kentucky for the decade prior and was looking to start an entrepreneurial endeavor. As a longtime music fan and with no stores in Lexington specializing in used CDs at the time, Baron decided to open up a shop selling just that. After considering the option of franchising, Baron opted to go into business on his own and launched CD Central in March of that year on Bolivar Street in what was then South Hill Station. Wanting to move the shop to a new location as the initial lease at South Hill Station was set to expire, Baron was approached in 1999 by a broker with a deal that at first seemed too good to be true. The man approached him about buying the Cut Corner Records building, which at the time was CD Central’s biggest competition with retailers like Walmart, Best Buy and Target yet to move into town. “It was a turning point for [CD Central] in terms of visibility,” said Baron. “We’ve got a much bigger space for inventory here on Limestone, in addition to being at a much more easily accessible location than before.” The change of scenery brought with it a change in the market for physical music sales due to the rise of the internet, first with music downloading and now streaming through subscription-based services such as Spotify and Apple Music, which has im-
pacted consumers desire to amass physical libraries of music. As a result, CD sales have steadily declined every year since hitting their peak in 2000. Sales were down to $46.5 million units in 2019, a staggering 95 percent lower than its all-time high. To offset the slipping sales numbers, Baron began introducing more vinyl into the store, which, unlike CD sales, has seen an increase over the past decade. New and used vinyl now make up two-thirds of CD Central’s sales, according to Baron, which he credits as being a saving grace not just for his shop but also for countless other independently owned record stores nationwide. “I think that every record store still in business today can owe it to the fact that vinyl has made a comeback,” said Baron. “If we were just relying on CD sales I think that very few, if any, of us would still be around.” In total, music of all formats makes up 93 percent of the store’s receipts, including 3 percent from online sales, Baron said. CD Central also sells a variety of turntables, stereo equipment, posters and other trinkets that collectively total about 7 percent of the store’s total sales, helping the store to diversify in today’s complex economy. BL
Rock out with CD Central: CD Central will celebrate its 25year anniversary with a storewide sale on March 28, followed by a party later that evening at Rock House Brewing with music from The Wooks, Josh Nolan and Deep Nourished Roots. For more information, visit CDCentralMusic.com.
“I think that every record store still in business today can owe it to the fact that vinyl has made a comeback. If we were just relying on CD sales I think that very few, if any, of use would still be around.” CD CENTRAL OWNER, STEVE BARON
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The More Things Change Through its willingness to evolve with the times while remaining rooted in service, Bluegrass Integrated Communications is thriving after 45 years in business.
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hen Bill Nichols launched a secretarial service in 1974, he started out with a few rented desks, a typewriter and a simple goal: To help local businesses streamline office-related tasks so they could focus on the business at hand. Nichols had only a handful of employees, and he wasn’t sure his fledgling company would make it. But, thanks to a tireless work ethic, business savvy, a supportive family and all-star employees, Bluegrass Integrated Communications (BIC) is still thriving 45 years later. Today, BIC has nearly 100 employees and handles a wide range of business tasks from its 60,000-square-foot space on Nandino Boulevard, including designing and printing brochures and manuals, mailing out sensitive financial and health care documents, managing and promoting local magazine subscriptions, and soup-to-nuts direct marketing campaigns. They also store, pack and ship merchandise for more than a dozen onlineonly businesses. That’s a long way from the company’s humble beginnings. At first BIC offered only typing services, but within months a client asked if they could handle some bulk mailing too, and Nichols was happy to oblige. “We had no idea what we were doing,” Nichols said. But they were determined to learn as they went and continued expanding services a little at a time. That’s not to say that every venture has been a success. Before starting BIC, Nichols also owned a waterbed store (that fad went bust) and a “hippie” bar on Short Street (the hippies were broke). He also tried adding a temp agency service and a local culture and restaurant website to BIC’s offerings, but those weren’t sustainable. Nichols believes that business leaders should always be on the lookout for ways to expand and improve their services, however, and shouldn’t hesitate to try new things. “To be successful, a business must embrace change, because [the world] never stops changing,” said Nichols. That was a critical factor in the company’s success, especially since the digital revolution has transformed the very nature of Nichols’ business. In the early years at BIC, before personal computers, “we kept mailing lists on cards that we typed a person’s name and address on and then arranged the cards in the output we wanted,” Nichols said. “Those cards were then copied with a special machine that would
Top, Bill Nichols in front of the company’s new digital inkjet printing press. Bottom left, the printing press can generate up to 1,400 color letter-sized pages per minute. Bottom right, BIC distributes between 2.5 million and 4 million pieces per month, especially during election season. photoS BY HEATHER CHAPMAN
transfer the names and addresses to labels that then were applied to the envelopes or mailing media.” These days, the company is a little more high-tech—and lot more high-volume. Overall, BIC moves between 2.5 and 4 million pieces per month, especially during election season, Nichols said. That kind of activity requires some serious equipment, but they’ve upgraded and invested over the years to keep up. Their seven Prius-sized printers can each crank out between 125 and 150 color letter-
sized impressions per minute. In February 2019, they bought a 40-foot digital inkjet printing press that outputs an incredible 1,400 letter-sized impressions per minute. But machinery isn’t what makes Bluegrass Integrated Communications successful, Nichols said. It’s the employees, many of whom have been with the company for decades. “An organization’s people are a business’ most important asset. That’s one thing I think a lot of businesses forget: It’s not necessarily you as the leader or what you’re doing. It’s the people
that make you successful, so I think it’s important to make sure that they grow as you grow,” Nichols said. For him, that means making sure they get the best pay and benefits possible, the chance to grow in their roles and a nurturing workplace atmosphere. Another secret to Nichols’ success is his family. When he started his company—then called Bluegrass Secretarial Services—his mother showed her faith in him by becoming one of his first employees. She wasn’t the last family to work in the business. Nichols’
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sister worked for the company for a while in the ’70s; his wife has worked in the accounting department for the past 30 years; his brother-in-law was the Controller for more than 20 years; and two of his oldest friends have worked at the company for more than 40 years. Nichols credits his father for inspiring him to own a business in the first place. “My father had always said to work for yourself. It was a dream he had, but the responsibility of taking care of a family never allowed him to be able to do it until later in life. He sort of engrained that in me from the time I was young,” Nichols said. About 1982, his father joined BIC full-time to give Nichols some much-needed help with the accounting for his booming business. Nichols tries to pay it forward by offering marketing advice to clients and other busi-
“An organization’s people are a business’ most important asset. That’s one thing I think a lot of businesses forget: It’s not necessarily you as the leader or what you’re doing. It’s the people that make you successful, so I think it’s important to make sure that they grow as you grow.” bluegrass integrated communications owner, BILL NICHOLS
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ness owners on the company’s blog (www. wearebluegrass.com). Some of that advice is particular to certain fields, like political campaigning, but other tips can help any entrepreneur, Nichols said. That includes spending money to make money, listening to what your clients say they want, and diversifying your offerings without spreading yourself too thin. Above all, be willing to take risks, Nichols said, which he acknowledges is sometimes easier said than done. When he launched BIC, he was young, and he didn’t have a wife or children. “So that made it easier, because you can take more chances that you can’t take with a family,” he said. But knowing that he had employees—including family members—relying on him for a paycheck has made him more determined to succeed, he said. “Yeah, it made it more difficult, but it also made it where you tried harder and made it work.” Nichols said he plans to retire someday, but in the meantime he still feels like he has a lot to accomplish, such as overseeing efforts to reduce BIC’s carbon footprint. The company is working with local nonprofit Bluegrass Greensource to learn how to implement more sustainable practices, such as increasing its recycling, replacing disposable foam coffee cups with washable mugs, and installing skylights, solar panels and motion-sensing LED lights at headquarters to save energy. “I still love what I do. I love the people that I work with,” Nichols said. “For me, working is better than retirement. We have a great management team here at Bluegrass; they can run without me, but I still have a little more to give!” BL
BIC’s on-site warehouse stores not just printing supplies but also merchandise for online-only companies. photo BY HEATHER CHAPMAN
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Growing More Growers Seedleaf expands mission to provide local community gardeners with space, skills and support to take their bounty to market BY SUSAN BANIAK BUSINESS LEXINGTON
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ince its launch in 2007, the local nonprofit Seedleaf has been working to combat food insecurity in neighborhoods across Lexington with seasonal bounty from its free community gardens. Recently, the group has also been offering up some added incentive for a small group of local growers working to expand their urban gardening aptitude. Through Seedleaf’s market gardener program, a cohort of eight community members are preparing to manage their own 20-foot-by 30-foot garden parcels during the upcoming growing season, on property leased by Seedleaf along North Limestone Avenue. With Seedleaf’s support and guidance, the program’s participants will plan, sow and maintain their allotted garden spaces, with the potential to sell the fruits of their growing enterprises on the local market. Andrew Russell English and his wife, Reva, teamed up to pilot-test the idea as Seedleaf’s first market gardeners starting in 2017, growing vegetables and fruits on the 1.83-acre North Limestone property to sell to local restaurants and through their North Farm farmshare program. “We were looking for a way to grow food, but initially, because the price of land in Fayette County is so high relative to incomes and compared to other counties, we thought we’d never be able to do it,” Andrew Russell English said. The Russell English family has operated their farmshare business for three years, starting with eight members in its first year. Last year, they signed on 35 members, supplying them with fresh fruits and vegetables grown and foraged in Fayette County. With three years of experience under his belt, Russell English has stepped up to serve as an informal farm manager and advisor to
Seedleaf’s seven new market gardeners this year. The new participants in the group come from a variety of cultural backgrounds, and they bring varying levels of gardening experience to the table, Russell English said, but they all share a strong desire to learn. “They are also bringing different experiences of food and where they come from in relation to food,” Russell English said. “It’s a really good way for us all to connect across differences.” The group has attended meetings and workshops to learn more not only about different plant varieties and effective growing techniques but also the basics of starting a small agriculture business. Participants have toured larger agricultural operations in the area, such as Reed Valley Orchard and the University of Kentucky’s Horticulture Research Farm, and they have met with local restaurant owners to learn more about the expectations for food suppliers. So far, the early spring rotations planned by the program’s market gardeners are set to include staples such as kale, collards, spinach, snow peas, sugar snap peas, green onions and a mix of lettuces, Russell English said. The market gardeners have also expressed interest in exploring some plant varieties that are less commonly grown in the Bluegrass over the course of the growing season. For Seedleaf’s executive director, Christine Smith, the program is not a new direction for the group, but a slightly recalibrated approach to its mission, aimed at incentivizing more would-be growers to take an active role in bringing a variety of healthy, local food options to Lexington’s tables. Seedleaf, which began with the creation of the London Ferrell Garden on East Third Street, now operates 11 community gardens across Lexington, many in neighborhoods identified as “food deserts” because of the limited availability of fresh produce in nearby stores. The garden spaces are managed and
maintained by the organization’s threeperson staff and a small army of community volunteers who share in the work and the harvest. “In many of those locations, we’ve had great successes,” Smith said. “In some locations, we still struggle to get neighbors involved.” After some healthy introspection, Smith said, the group realized that its model of community engagement, which relied on considerable investments of time from community members and willingness to readily embrace new food choices and eating habits, didn’t work for everyone. Providing access to fresh produce was only one piece of the food insecurity puzzle for people who might not know how to cook previously unavailable vegetables, for example, or have the extra time or the kitchen needed to prepare them. Since then, the group has ramped up efforts to incentivize its community engagement where it can, Smith said, and to use its programs to support and inform positive food choices for its neighbors on their own terms, through initiatives like the market gardener program. “The hope is, if we get people into the garden, whether it be through incentives or some other way, they are going to be more likely to eat the food they grow and to share that food,” Smith said. “Even if these folks don’t go on to be farmers, they will have gained the skill of learning how to garden. They will have learned something about new and interesting crops that they may never have seen before.” In addition to its market gardener program, Seedleaf has also expanded its community gardener training series, aimed at introducing a full repertoire of new skills and techniques for both beginning and experienced Bluegrass growers. Seedleaf has also placed a concerted effort on youth outreach as a way to bring more neighborhood families on board. Its
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Community members sample the locally grown wares at a Seedleaf Garden Grillout event held in the fall at North Pole community garden on North Limestone.
SEEDS initiative, an eight-week summer youth development program, gives young people ages 11 to 14 the opportunity to work, learn and help their community in Seedleaf’s gardens and nearby neighborhoods each year, with a small stipend awarded for their work and participation. The group has also recently hired an education outreach coordinator to connect with K-12 teachers and schools in Fayette County. For Russell English, who didn’t start gardening until he was an adult, giving people the experience of growing their own food, and showing them another way to value the land around them, can reap a lifetime of positive dividends. “I think the land in our city is often overlooked as a really great source of food. Often the focus is on how much money we can make if we sell it, as opposed to how much food we could grow on it,” Russell English said. “Learning how to grow food is the first step. … If they can just participate in it one time, it is something they will come back to year after year.” BL
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Local participants in SEEDS, Seedleaf’s summer youth development program, learn about the basics of beekeeping at the nonprofit’s community farm and dig into the plots at the London Ferrell Community Garden on East Third Street.
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La Tasha Buckner meets with Gov. Andy Beshear at her office in Frankfort. Buckner holds dual roles in the administration, as chief of staff and general counsel.
Trials and Tribulations As the governor’s office works to minimize the impacts of a global pandemic in Kentucky, newly appointed chief of staff and general counsel La Tasha Buckner’s experience navigating high-stakes cases proves vital BY SUSAN BANIAK BUSINESS LEXINGTON
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he first 10 weeks of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration has brought his newly appointed chief of staff and general counsel La Tasha Buckner a sense of great opportunity—along with the swift and unanticipated public health challenge of COVID-19. In early March, the focus of the governor’s office shifted quickly to monitoring developments and crafting a coordinated response to the appearance of the novel coronavirus in Kentucky, in the effort to minimize its impact across the state. The BUCKNER new priority was unexpected, but maneuvering quickly to address high-stakes issues that affect large numbers of Kentuckians is familiar territory for Buckner, a Lexington resident who
previously served under Beshear as assistant deputy attorney general. As part of the former attorney general’s team, Buckner spent the past four years working some of the office’s most high-profile litigation, including the ultimately successful effort to overturn a controversial public pension law and the state supreme court case that ruled against former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s effort to order budget cuts at the state’s public universities. The cases garnered a lot of attention in the media, Buckner said, primarily because of their direct impact on the lives of many Kentuckians. “We had a lot of fun fighting for the things that we believed were right—and that are right,” Buckner said. That experience, Buckner said, was the best preparation she’s had in her more than 20-year career in federal, state and administrative law for entering her current role as the Commonwealth’s first-ever dually appointed general counsel and chief of staff to the governor.
Buckner, a native of Glasgow, Kentucky, earned her law degree from the University of Kentucky after attending the UK Honors program as an undergraduate. She began her career as a state prosecutor in the office of longtime Fayette Commonwealth’s Attorney Ray Larson, “prosecuting everything from cold checks to murder,” she said. “It was probably the best courtroom experience that any attorney could ask for,” she said. “I was trying cases within months of coming on after passing the bar.” After that, Buckner served a stint as deputy executive director for the office of legal services in the public protection cabinet, gaining exposure to a wide variety of fields that fell under the agency’s purview, including horseracing, charitable gaming and alcoholic beverage control. She also gained a wealth of knowledge on how regulatory government agencies operate, she said, and the ins and outs of how Kentuckians engage with them. Buckner said the transition into the governor’s office has been a smooth one, thanks in part to the strength of her team, many of whom transitioned with her from the office of the attorney general, including deputy chief of staff Jonathan Smith and chief deputy general counsel Travis Mayo. “We have a great shorthand, and we are able to talk to each other really frankly at this point to get things done. It’s a great way to reduce the chance of miscommunication and just to deal with things more efficiently,” she said. “We know how each other works. And we definitely incorporate new people into our way and make them feel a part of the team as well.” In addition to being the first person ever to hold both her posts simultaneously, Buckner is the first woman, and also the first African American of any gender, to serve as chief of staff in the Kentucky governor’s office. She is also the first African-American woman to ever serve as general counsel for the office. Buckner said that she has not met with any difficulties so far in balancing her roles as both chief of
staff and general counsel, and she likes being able to continue to engage her legal skills. “Fortunately, a lot of the meetings I would be in as chief of staff are the same meetings I would be in as general counsel anyway,” she said. “It helps that there’s a lot of overlap. And I’m not afraid to work extra hours.” Outside of the office, Buckner’s community involvement in Lexington includes serving on the executive advisory board for the UK Honors program, now known as the Lewis Honors College, which she cites as the reason she stayed in Kentucky. She also participates in Lexington’s John Rowe Chapter of the National Bar Association, a local affiliation of black attorneys that provides outreach and pro bono services within the community. Prior to the U.S. outbreak of COVID-19, the governor’s team was beginning to make progress on many of the administration’s priorities for wage growth, health care, retirement and education, Buckner said. She cited more than $274 million in planned investments and the addition of 545 full-time jobs in advanced manufacturing, the food and beverage industry, software and IT services in the first 75 days of the administration. “In our first week, we rescinded the Medicaid waiver that would have kicked about a hundred thousand Kentuckians off their coverage,” Buckner said. “We’ve been really vocal about how we think that [education] is the springboard to increasing our workforce, … and we waived the fees for GEDs.” Looking forward, Buckner said the governor’s team will also be working to improve the state’s criminal justice system and address the social and fiscal concerns related to Kentucky’s high rates of incarceration. She also hopes to contribute to an overall improvement in dialogue and demeanor for state government, she said. “We want to end the snarking,” she said. “We are dedicated to that, and to reaching out and trying to promote the things that I think we all value as Kentuckians.” BL
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Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC 300 W. Vine St., Ste. 2100 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 231-3000 www.skofirm.com
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Commercial litigation; corporate mergers and acquisitions; utility, energy, mineral and environmental; securities; corporate finance/lending; labor, employment and employee benefits; intellectual property, alcohol & hospitality; corporate governance; state and local tax; bankruptcy; real estate; health care; equine
P. Douglas Barr (Managing Director)/ 1897/ 5
Embry Merritt Shaffer Womack, PLLC Lion Building, 155 E. Main St. Ste. 260 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 543-0453 www.emswlaw.com
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Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP Lexington Financial Center 250 W. Main St., Ste. 1400 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 425-1000 www.dinsmore.com
45/682
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Business litigation, corporate, transactional, labor & employment, natural resources, environmental, insurance, product liability, mass torts, bankruptcy, creditor’s rights, estate planning, real estate, public finance, intellectual property, equine law & gaming, political law
Chauncey S. R. Curtz (Managing Partner, Lexington)/ 1997/ 27
Dickinson Wright, PLLC 300 W. Vine St., Ste. 1700 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 899-8700 www.dickinson-wright.com
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Administrative law; bankruptcy; business & corporate law; mergers & acquisitions; commercial & business litigation; construction law; criminal defense; employment law; energy/mineral law; equine law; estate planning & administration; family law; gaming law; government solutions; health care law; insurance defense; arbitration & mediation; real estate law; land use law; creditor’s rights & foreclosures; wireless communications law; oil & gas law; intellectual property law; health care professional licensure defense; hospital representation; legal malpractice defense; malpractice professional liability defense; medical malpractice; nursing home negligence and professional liability defense; taxation; tax compliance; tax controversy; tax planning; transaction tax; politics, elections, and campaign finance, agriculture, hemp production
James H. Frazier, III/ 1978/ 6
Fowler Bell, PLLC 300 W. Vine St., Ste. 600 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 252-6700 www.folwerlaw.com
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McBrayer, PLLC 201 E. Main St., Ste. 900 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 231-8780 www.mcbrayerfirm.com
Rose, Grasch, Camenisch, Mains 326 S. Broadway Lexington, KY 40503 (859) 721-2100 www.rgcmlaw.com
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Stites & Harbison, PLLC 250 W. Main St., Ste. 2300 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 226-2300 www.stites.com
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Banking; business & finance; business litigation; business services; mergers & acquisitions; construction; creditors’ rights; employment; employee benefits and executive compensation; environmental, natural resources & energy; equine; health care; insurance regulatory; intellectual property & technology; manufacturing; mining; real estate; taxation; tax-exempt organizations; torts & insurance; trusts & estates, data privacy &security
Cassidy Ruschell Rosenthal (Office Executive Member)/ 1832/ 10
Walters Richardson, PLLC 771 Corporate Drive, Ste. 900 Lexington, KY 40503 (859) 219-9090 www.waltersrichardson.com
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Frost Brown Todd, LLC Lexington Financial Center 250 W. Main St., Ste. 2800 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 231-0000 www.frostbrowntodd.com
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Appellate, bankruptcy & restructuring, business & commercial litigation, CMBS lending & servicing transactions, construction, corporate law, employee benefits & ERISA, environmental, estate planning & administration, finance, government contracting, government services, insurance coverage & bad faith, insurance regulation & risk management, intellectual property, international services, labor & employment litigation, product liability & tort litigation, public affairs, real estate, tax
Jonathan S. Miller (Managing Partner)/ 1981/ 13
Fogle Keller Walker, PLLC 300 E. Main St., Ste. 400 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 253-4700 www.fkw-law.com
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Main practice areas – bank regulatory; bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, commercial lending; corporate and securities; data privacy and security; employee benefits and executive compensation; environmental; equine and gaming; general business; governmental affairs and regulated industries; health care; immigration; intellectual property protection and litigation; labor and employment; labor union relations; land use and zoning; litigation and dispute resolution; natural resources and energy; nonprofit institutions; public finance and economic development; real estate and lending; real estate development; taxation; title insurance; trusts; estates and personal planning
W. Craig Robertson/ 1977/ 5
King & Schickli, PLLC 3800 Corporate Drive, Ste. 200 Lexington, KY 40501 (859) 252-0889 www.iplaw1.net
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Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP Lexington Financial Center 250 W. Main St., Ste. 1600 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 233-2012 www.wyattfirm.com
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Landrum & Shouse, LLP 106 W. Vine St., Ste. 800 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 255-2424 www.landrumshouse.com
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Arbitration & mediation; appellate litigation; bad faith insurance defense; business & commercial law; corporations & llc’s; breach of contract; criminal defense; white collar crime defense; criminal infractions; federal search warrants; employment law for employees; employment law for employers; insurance defense; sexual discriminations, sexual harassment defense; estate & probate; wills & trusts; health care directives; insurance defense; mineral law; products liability defense; railroad law; trucking defense; commercial vehicle accidents; workers compensations; construction site accidents
Leslie P. Vose/ Managing Partner/ 1956/ 2
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC One Paragon Centre 2525 Harrodsburg Road, Ste. 300 Lexington, KY 40504 (859) 219-8200 www.steptoe-johnson.com Wallingford Law, PSC 1050 Monarch St., Ste. 100 Lexington, KY 40517 (859) 219-0066 www.wallingfordlaw.com
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Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney, PLLC 333 W. Vine St., Ste. 1500 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 255-8581 www.sturgillturner.com
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19/6/3/8
Arbitration & mediation, bankruptcy, business law, commercial litigation, constitutional law & civil rights, education law (K-12 schools and higher education), employment law, governmental and municipal law, health care law, medical malpractice defense, nursing home defense, torts & insurance law, trusts and estate planning, utilities and energy law, sustainable energy, workers’ compensation defense
Stephen L. Barker/ 1957/ 1
Morgan & Pottinger, PSC 175 E. Main St., Ste. 200 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 253-1900 www.morganandpottinger.com
5
Ward, Hocker & Thornton, PLLC 333 W. Vine St., Ste. 1100 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 422-6000 www.whtlaw.com
28/33
14/14/0/0
Insurance defense and coverage, workers’ compensation defense and coverage, appellate practice, automobile litigation, bad faith defense and extra contractual, bankruptcy, commercial transactions and contracts, construction law, employment law, family and probate matters, fire and casualty, government and municipal liability, mass torts, medical negligence defense, premises liability, products liability, surety and fidelity, trucking, transportation and freight
Walter A. Ward, George B. Hocker, Gregg E. Thornton/ 1984/ 2
DelCotto Law Group PLLC 200 N. Upper St. Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 231-5800 www.dlgfirm.com
5
Jackson Kelly, PLLC City Center 100 W. Main St., Ste. 700 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 255-9500 www.jacksonkelly.com
19/145
10/4/5/4
Commercial, litigation, tax, health care, finance, federal black lung & worker’s compensation, construction, occupational safety & health, environmental, equine
Clifton B. Clark/ 1985/ 11
Goss Samford 2365 Harrodsburg Road, Ste. B-325 Lexington, KY 40504 (859) 368-7740 www.gosssamfordlaw.com
4
Kinkead & Stitz PNC Tower, 301 E. Main St., Ste. 800 Lexington, KY 40507 859-296-3600 www.ksattorneys.com
19/19
13/6/1/8
Commercial, employment, real estate, civil rights, construction and trust & estate litigation practices, medical malpractice defense, professional negligence & legal ethics, natural resources, real estate transactions and financing, commercial leasing, zoning and development, 1031 exchanges, tax planning and more.
Robert Stiltz, Jr./ 1997/ 1
Littler Mendelson, PSC 333 W Vine St., Ste. 1720 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 317-7970 www.littler.com
4
12
Gess Mattingly & Atchison, PSC 201 W. Short St., Ste. 102 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 252-9000 www.gmalaw.com
17/17
11/4/3/5
Appellate law, bankruptcy & financial restructuring, business & commercial law, commercial & residential real estate, criminal defense, equine law, family law, health care law, litigation, mediation tax, trust & estate planning
Guy M. Graves (President)/ 1954/ 1
Webb Hoskins Brown & Thompson, PSC 2393 Alumni Drive, Ste. 101 Lexington,KY 40517 (859) 296-9229 www.kytitlelaw.com
4
13
Dentons Bingham Greenebaum 300 W. Vine St., Ste. 1200 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 231-8500 www.dentons.com
16/177
12/2/2/1
Business litigation, corporate/transactional, energy, environmental and natural resources, intellectual property, estate planning, economic development, labor and employment, bankruptcy/restructuring, real estate and construction, wealth management and family law, employment benefits, government services, beverage-alcohol, equine and manufacturing, health care, public finance
P. Branden Gross (Managing Partner)/ 1978/ 6
Stidham & Associates, PSC 401 Lewis Hargett Circle, Ste. 250 Lexington, KY 40503 (859) 219-2255 www.stidhamlaw.com
3
Boehl Stopher & Graves, LLP 444 W. Second St. Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 252-6721 www.bsg-lex.com
3
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Assured Partners 2443 Sir Barton Way, Ste. 400 Lexington, Kentucky 40509 (859) 543-1716 www.assuredpartners.com
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61
55%
10%
0%
1%
34%
Jim Henderson (CEO), Tim Riley (COO), Bryan D. Raisor (Agency President)
1999
2
Marsh & McLennan Agency ** 360 Vine St., Suite 200 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 254-8023 www.jsmithlanier.com
55
56
57%
7%
5%
2%
29%
Chris Barnett (Managing Director)
1852
3
Houchen Van Meter Insurance Group ** 505 Wellington Way, Ste. 350 Lexington, KY 40503 (859) 263-2771 www.higusa.com
43
47
58%
2.50%
0%
2.5%
20%
Cecil Martin (Chairman/President)
1990
4
Energy Insurance Agency 3008 Atkinson Ave. Lexington, KY 40509 (859) 273-1549 www.energyinsagency.com
41
44
52%
24%
2%
5%
11%
Mark Kelder (Chairman/President)
1982
5
Elite Insurance Agency * 2408 Sir Barton Way Lexington, KY 40509 (859) 264-9400 www.eliteky.com
30
35
65%
30%
0%
2%
5%
James H. Booth (President), Craig Preece (Vice President)
1989
5
Griffith-Catlett-Hampton, Inc. 2250 Thunderstick Drive, Ste. 1104 Lexington, KY 40505 (859) 254-1836 www.gchinsurance.com
30
34
70%
15%
0%
5%
10%
John Hampton (President/Chairman), David Henry, Jim McCarty, Shelley Goffrey (Managing Partners)
2008
7
McGriff Insurance Services BB&T Insurance Services 200 W. Vine St., Ste. 300 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 224-8899 www.mcgriffinsurance.com
22
22
25%
4%
1%
4%
66%
John Couch (Agency Executive Senior Vice-President)
2003
8
Lexington Insurance Agency, Inc. 465 E. High St., Ste. 101 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 253-6570 www.lexingtoninsuranceagency.com
15
16
60%
21%
0%
1%
18%
Joe Cerzosie (President)
1952
9
Old Colony Insurance Service Inc. 1900 Cambridge Drive Lexington, KY 40533 (859) 255-3355 www.oldcolonylexky.com
14
15
53%
5%
40%
1%
1%
L. Nicholas Strong (Chairman/President)
1964
10
Al Torstrick Insurance Agency 343 Waller Ave. Ste. 101 Lexington, KY 40504 859-233-1461 www.altorstick.com
13
13
45%
26%
0%
1%
28%
Allison Torstrick Johnson
1962
11
Cambridge Insurance * 2300 Regency Road Lexington, KY 40503 (859) 252-0381 www.cambridgeinsurance.net
9
11
60%
30%
5%
3%
2%
Paul Ferrell, Carson Evans (LLC Members)
1989
12
Neely & Wade Insurance Agency, LLC 31 W. Hickman St. Winchester, KY 40391 (859) 233-7855 www.neelyandwade.com
6
7
45%
30%
2%
3%
20%
Danny S. Neely, II (Chairman/President)
1934
13
Kentucky Health Solutions 2365 Harrodsburg Road, Ste. B-235 Lexington, KY 40504 (859) 309-5033 www.kentucyhealthsolutions.org
4
4
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
Pete Alberti (Chairman/President)
2010
14
Greater Lexington Insurance Agency 1066 Wellington Way Lexington, KY 40513 (859) 224-2477 www.greaterlexins.com
3
3
40%
50%
0%
0%
10%
David Thornton (President)
1983
TIE
TIE
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Jennifer Mossotti Councilmember Jennifer Mossotti is helping Lexington “Break the Bronze Ceiling” with unveiling of new statue downtown celebrating women’s accomplishments diligently as a committee to develop the language that will be inscribed on its base, which explains that while the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote, it did not fully end discrimination or intimidation—since many women of color did not gain full voting access until passage of the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. The location for the installation, on land donated by The Webb Companies, is going to be perfect, right near the Town Branch Trail. It’s going to be this beautiful, 20-foot-tall sculpture, standing on a platform that’s five and a half feet tall. So, it’s going to be huge and make such a powerful and visible impact in downtown.
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A rendering of the statue designed by artist Barbara Grygutis. The work recognizes pioneering Kentucky suffragists, and will be installed in August.
BY Robin Roenker CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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t was in 2017, while reading about the lack of representation of women in public art—statistics suggest that less than 7 percent of America’s public memorials recognize women—that Councilwoman Jennifer Mossotti became keenly aware of a specific void in Lexington: There were no existing sculptures commemorating women in the city. She decided to do something about it. With the help of a steering committee of like-minded civic leaders from throughout the community, Mossotti and fellow Lexington-Fayette Urban County Councilmember Kathy Plomin launched a “Breaking the Bronze Ceiling Initiative” (breakingthebronzeceiling.com) to bring a new sculpture celebrating women to downtown. As a result of their work, fundraising efforts are underway to raise $500,000 for the project, with many local companies offering in-kind donations to assist with the installation. Lexington plans to dedicate the new public art installation depicting women suffragists at the corner of Mill and Vine streets on Aug. 18, the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave many women the right to vote.
Why do you feel the “Breaking the Bronze Ceiling Initiative” is important for Lexington? Not only do I think it’s important for the city, I think it’s important for the entire country to acknowledge the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote. It’s a big deal, and I think it’s important that we, in Lexington, promote the historical contributions of women because sometimes they’re very much forgotten. With all the momentum of the #MeToo movement, finally women are speaking up and saying, ‘We need some recognition here. We need to change things.’ And so that’s now happening. What is the significance of the sculpture’s design? Our selection panel, including artists from throughout the community, reviewed 127 design submissions and selected the one by Tucson-based artist Barbara Grygutis. We had told artists that we didn’t want to have one particular woman depicted, because doing so would invariably leave others out—it forces you to choose one woman over another. Instead, Grygutis’s design will include polished aluminum profiles of five women suffragists to celebrate the perseverance of women as a whole. We see the sculpture as an educational piece, as well. That is why we worked so
How can the community get involved in the project? We have pledges and several outstanding grants, including ones from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Knight Foundation, that have brought us to a total of $420,000. We still need to raise an additional $110,000 that includes a long-term maintenance fund, and our committee is working hard to raise the last stages of funding. We’re doing social media challenges, and people can donate online. We’re also trying to have at least one event a month to help keep the project momentum going. On March 24 at 7 p.m. at the Kentucky Theatre, we will present a free screening of the HBO historical drama “Iron Jawed Angels,” based on the women’s suffrage movement. In April, Keeneland will host a community celebration day on our behalf to recognize Breaking the Bronze Ceiling and acknowledge top donors who have helped us reach our goal. When will the sculpture begin to take shape downtown? The installation will start at the end of July, and delivery will happen on Aug. 1. Installation will take three to five days. The artist will fly in from Tucson to install it, and, barring any unforeseen circumstances, on Aug. 18—the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment—we’ll have a ceremony to unveil the statue and commemorate the anniversary. Photo by Nina Rennard
What will it mean to you, personally, to bring this project through to fulfillment? I’m proud to have been a part of this movement. It started with just an idea, after reading an article. But I thought to myself, ‘Wait a minute. Where are the statues of women in Lexington? Where are our contributions being noted?’ I wanted to have a place where little girls and little boys can look up and say, ‘Yeah, this is an important part of history.’ When people say to me, ‘I’m unhappy [with how things are going in government],’ the first thing I ask them is, ‘Do you vote?’ Because that’s how you make a difference. It’s so important to honor these women who fought so hard—and were jailed and beaten—for that right to vote. It helps remind us all to never take that right for granted. BL
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Construction | Krft Goods LLC, Owned By Warford, Allen, 502598-9290. Construction | Pitman Construction Co. Owned By Pitman, Richard D, 812-267-5973. Construction | Postma General. Owned By Postma, David, 219707-1176. Consulting | Priv LLC, Owned By Ryan Puckett, 859-382-2637. Consulting | Sam P Nelson & Assoc LLC, 859-536-9289. Consulting | Stegall Blevins &. Owned By Stegall-Blevins, Cheryl, 3150 Custer Dr #302 Lex Ky, 859494-7483. Contractor | Ckm & Associates Inc. Owned By Weistroffer, David, 859808-6060. Contractor | Harrison, Sean, 859509-2968. Corporate Wellness | Gympass Us LLC, Owned By Carvalho, Cesar, 645-552-7366. Delivery | Premier Delivery Group. Owned By Steve Bugg, 859-6258770. Demolition | North American. Owned By Marcicki, Rick, 384 Lakenepressing, 810-664-2888. Domestic Emplr | Owned By Catherine Clements, 859-253-1686. E Commerce | Hersant, Brett. Owned By Brett Hersant, 618-4952477. Elec Device Repairs | Digital Doctor, Owned By English, Jason, 859-229-6007. Electrical | Ddp Electrical Cons, Owned By Pahl, Dewell Wayne, 4128 Persimmon Knob Rd, 859516-1450. Electrical | Solid Rock Solutions LLC, Owned By Latimer, Jim, 859489-6950. Electrical Cont | Best Ideal Electrical. Owned By Jeremy Blevens, 1021 Bloomfield Rd Bardstown,
502-664-7025. Employer Of Nanny | Marshall, Gene. Owned By Marshall, Gene, 2806 Phoenix Rd Lex Ky, 303-7705570. Equine-Train/Sales | Rodriguez, Patricio, 352-438-8024. Farm | Elkhorn Farm LLC, Owned By Coleman, Steve, 5055 Old Frankfort Lex, 859-255-0077. Fitness Studio | Bluegrass Barre LLC, Owned By Hill, Samantha, 858-775-6732. Flooring Installation | Gm Flooring LLC, Owned By Heriberto Galindo, 1057 Duval St Lex, 859-213-5701. Flooring Installation | Kings Flooring. Owned By Ralls,Patricia, 859-553-3587. Food Prod & Sales | Bluegrass Elderberry Ltd. Owned By Sizemore, Laura, 708-308-2697. Food Truck | Cravin Cajun. Owned By Mark Burns, 2671 Chant Ct Lex, 859-705-3490. Gen Contr | Stryker Construction. Owned By Nathan Alexander, 513444-8142. General Contracting | Charis Industrial Group. Owned By Burton, Jamey, 859-319-1060. Graphic Designer | S. Wright Creative LLC, Owned By Wright, Stephanie, 419-438-2417. Hair Salon | Owned By Clark, Ashley, 3325 Keithshire #7 Lex Ky, 859-687-5951. Hair Salon | Owned By Riley, Jasmine, 3325 Keithshire #7 Lex Ky, 334-221-9195. Handyman | 2nd Chance. Owned By Jones, Willdarien, 859-539-9666. Homecare | Harrquin LLC, Owned By Butler, Justin, 200 E Reynolds Rd Lex Ky. Horse Training/Sales | Elisabeth Goth LLC, 859-509-6790. Hvac | Climate Adjustor. Owned By Ryan Willis, 606-465-8117.
Hvac | Kryson Services. Owned By Adams, Brian, 859-285-7576. Information Tech Staffing | Informations Technology. Owned By Campbell, Tim, 865-470-4245. Information Technology | Csra LLC, Owned By Rossini, Todd, 442 River Rdg Rd Lex Ky, 703-2687655. Insurance | Specialty Program Group, 770-956-0125. Insurance | Thomas Allen Insurance. Owned By Allen, Thomas, 1060 Chinoe Rd Lex Ky, 502-4258484. Interior Design | Gyor, Andra Interiors. Owned By Andra L Gyor, 859-221-8209. Interior Design | K.C. Interiors. Owned By Allen, Karen, 859-3392552. Janitorial Services | Briones Enterprises. Owned By William Briones Sr, 175 N Locust Hill Dr #2017, 859-539-3115. Jewelry Sales And Repair | Paris Jewelry Repair. Owned By Jaime Hernandez, 565 E New Circle Rd Ste 10 Le, 859-377-1118. Land Surveying | Spencer Land Surveying. Owned By Stuart Spencer, 859-623-0725. Landscaping | M5 Landscaping. Owned By Moses, Tinika, 513-7739873. Landscaping | Prather Landscaping. Owned By Prather, Trent, 859-792-3650. Law | Patterson Law Office Pll. Owned By Jud Patterson, 859623-6233. Law Office | Beck, Jarrod J PLLC, Owned By Jarrod J Beck, 270860-2025. Lawn & Landscape | Owned By Jason Rogers, 1861 Poosey Ridge Rd Rich, 859-358-6279. Lawncare | Jimenez Lawn Care LLC, Owned By Jose Jimenez,
859-699-9531. Lawncare | Thomson Lawn Care LLC, Owned By John C Thomson, 502-3161276. Licensed Massage Therapis | Owned By Peter Owen, 3306 Clays Mill Rd St. 203. Manufacturer | Ensight Solutions LLC, Owned By Hammitt, Bill, 4030 Tates Creek Rd Lex Ky. Marketing | Gradek Marketing LLC, Owned By Brenda Gradek, 513550-2782. Massage Spa | Oriental Massage Spa LLC, Owned By Zeng, Fan Fang, 859-687-5810. Massage Therapist | Wade, Lori Mullins. 121 Malibu Dr Lex Ky, 859608-2124. Massage Therapy | Cunning Hands Massage. Owned By Cunningham, Rachel, 859-333-6832. Massage Therapy | Tracy Baker Lmt. 1121 Tanbark Rd Lex Ky, 859200-3470. Massage Therapy | Weger, Joseph, 859-285-5453. Medical Device Sales | Jarmon Medical LLC, Owned By Jeremy Jarmon, 169 E Reynolds Rd Ste 203b, 800-741-3995. Medical/Health Clinic | Wild Health Inc. Owned By Matthew S Dawson, 535 Wellington Way 330, 859533-1477. Mgt Consulting | Kirk, Chelsea, 859-684-5405. Music Service | Sunshine Music. Owned By Yaying, Ji, 859-5360029. Non Prof Leadership | First Resort Leaership. Owned By Non Profit, 877-829-5500. Nutritional Coaching | Elle Enterprises LLC, Owned By Nicole Licursi, 859-559-6031. Painter | Owned By Karen Avila Lopez, 1281 Village Dr Apt B6 Lex, 747-998-6292.
Painting | Toledo Painting Services. Owned By Vargas, Jose, 512-9785804. Payroll Only | 270 Strategies LLC, Owned By Mitchell Stewart, 1989 General Way Lex, 630-862-9207. Payroll Only / Nanny | Owned By Kyle Kreft, 2840 Our Tibbs Trail, 859-992-9291. Pediatric Therapist | Owned By Kaylyn Johnson, 284 Bassett Ave Lex, 859-583-8180. Personal Assist | Jennings, Melissa, 859-457-2847. Pet Grooming | Grooming By Peyton. Owned By Wells, Peyton, 502-541-5877. Plumbing | Hcm Plumbing LLC, Owned By Crowe, Timothy, 859749-4689. Plumbing,Hvac | Jms Mechanical LLC, Owned By Jared Strunk, 859351-0188. Property Management | 2075 Regency LLC, Owned By Nathan Weinberg, 2075 Regency Rd Lex, 518-852-7472. Property Mgmt | Maxberry Property. Owned By Maxberry, Timothy, 859-489-3842. Purch Del Ad Valorem Tax | Tacoma Tax Service LLC, Owned By Sabrina Oaks, 859-414-6830. Real Est Renovation | All In Back Properties. Owned By Greg Back, 859-983-5870. Real Estate | Lcp Holdings LLC, 232 Sycamore Rd Lex Ky, 859-5377332. Real Estate | Napier Realty LLC, Owned By Napier, William T, 859317-0115. Real Estate | Patel, Pradipkumar, 859-523-5148. Real Estate Leasing | Oliver & Baily Ent LLC, 1024 Elemdorf Dr Lex Ky, 859-537-8690. Remodeling | Gant Home Improvement. Owned By Gant,
Robert, 859-621-8126. Remodeling | Mississippi’s Home. Owned By Walker, Brad M, 859585-6431. Rental Properties | J Properties Of Ky LLC, Owned By Jackson Jr, Walter, 859-227-0784. Retail Auto Sales | Down Home Motors LLC, Owned By Finn, Kenneth, 859-967-9939. Roofing | Commonwealth Exteriors. Owned By Kehrl, Roger, 859-539-7079. Sales | Introverted Chick LLC, 859396-8718. Security | Uptop Security. Owned By Chaney, Lavonta, 859-4463579. Short Term Rental | 243 Lincoln. Owned By Jon Smorol, 243 Lincoln Ave Lex, 315-725-6322. Software Development | Epm Productions LLC, Owned By Marr, Eric P, 859-361-9811. Software Sales | Pegasystems Inc. Owned By Alan Trefler Pres/Ceo, 888-734-2669. Spray Tanning | Ushannonm, 606216-6148. Tech/Phone Support Svc | Jackson Hewitt. Owned By Alan Ferber, 612 Eden Road Lex Ky, 941-378-7155. Therapy | Owned By Wilson,Krista, 401 Lewis Hargett #120, 859-4754305. Thoroughbred Breeding | Lbd Stable LLC, Owned By Winandy, Paul, 3530 Delong Rd Lex Ky, 480251-3079. Thoroughbred Mgt | Eclipse Tb Management. Owned By Aron Wellman Owner, 803-645-4520. Title Insurance | Total Title LLC, 317-217-5700. Used Vehicles | Weskinah Auto Dealer LLC, Owned By Nuro, Nana, 859-619-0800. Writing/Publishing | Oppenheim/ King, 310-560-1466. BL
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Who’sWho New Hires & Promotions Pamela Booker has been named chief nursing officer of Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. Saul Good Restaurant & Pub and Dv8 Kitchen & Bakery are pleased to announce that Linda Russell will assume the role of catering and private dining manager. Attorney Adam Hutchinson was recently named an associate at Landrum & Shouse, LLP. Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services has announced Shambra L. Mulder, Ph.D., as the agency’s new Ombudsman. Bank of the Bluegrass & Trust Co., has promotion of jason C. Marshall to assistant financial center manager of their Romany Road office. Stoll Keenon Ogden (SKO), PLLC, has announced that Tim Wiseman has been promoted to member of the firm after previously serving as associate. Wiseman is a member in the Business Litigation, Business Torts, Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring, and Tort, Trial & Insurance Services practice groups. SKO has also announced it has entered a co-counsel arrangement with Vickie Yates Brown Glisson, a noted health care and health insurance attorney. Rose Grasch Camenisch Mains, PLLC, has announced the expansion of its firm naming Wes Harned as a new member, and the addition of Hannah Witherspoon as an associate. Commonwealth Credit Union has promoted Kim Smith to assistant branch manager at its Hamburg location. Evan Sizemore has joined Independence Bank as a commerical loan officer. The Kentucky Bourbon Festival, America’s premier celebration of the nation’s native spirit, has announced the hiring of Randy Prasse as president and COO. The festival also appointed David Mandell as the new chairman of its board of directors.
EMPLOYMENT NEWS AND AWARDS IN OUR COMMUNITY
Lloyd Alverson has joined Field & Main Bank’s lending team as mortgage loan officer. The Council of State Governments, the nation’s largest organization of state government officials, announced the appointment of Elizabeth Whitehouse as the council’s chief public policy officer. Tate Hill Jacobs Architects has named Katrina Littrell a new firm principal.
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Matrix Integration, an IT solutions provider, announced the hire of Rob Wildman as vice president of professional services. Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, announced that Emily Cowles, named one of the “Top 50 Lawyers in Kentucky” and one of the “Top 25 Women Lawyers in Kentucky,” by Kentucky Super Lawyers®, has joined the firm’s Lexington office as a partner. Circeo Fannin, P.S.C., a civil litigation law firm based in Lexington, announced that two of its founding partners—Lisa Circeo and Corey Fannin—were elected to the 2020 Board of Governors for the Kentucky Justice Association. Circeo and Fannin are both active and longstanding members of the Association. SVN Stone Commercial Real Estate announced the addition of Kyle johnson as a new advisor.
Kudos Asbury University inaugurated the 18th president in its 130-year history, Kevin j. Brown, Ph.D., on March 6. Before assuming the role of university president, Brown served as a professor and associate dean in Asbury’s Dayton School of Business. Frontier Nursing University’s chief advancement officer Angela Bailey has been awarded the Certified Fund Raising Executive designation signifying a confident, ethical fundraising professional. john Dixon of Tates Creek High School has been named the Kentucky High
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Lexington-based Red Oak Outdoor Lighting took home a 2020 Award of Excellence for Top Outdoor Lighting Project at this year’s Association of Outdoor Lighting Professionals annual conference & expo. Owner Kyle Adamson accepted the award for his company’s work on the Patton Lakehouse project, an exterior lighting installation
Lexmark, a global imaging solutions leader announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Sammy Kinlaw, vice president of worldwide channel OEM and sales, to its list of the 50 Most Influential Channel Chiefs for 2020. This annual list recognizes the vendor executives who lead, innovate and influence the IT channel. BL
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