Category - Business Briefs

Healthcare startup companies in Kentucky attracted $19.2 million in capital funds in 2008, according to data released by BioEnterprise, a business formation, recruitment...

St. Catharine College has opened a new $4.2 million dorm to help house its growing student population. Founded in 1931, the college was a two-year institution until...

North Carolina-based Speedway Motorsports Inc. has completed its purchase of the Kentucky Speedway, making it the ninth in a group of racetracks owned by Speedway that...

Louisville-based ISCO Industries, one of the nation’s largest distributors and suppliers of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) piping products, has acquired Wright Water...

SITEX Corp. has acquired the uniform and textile rental business of Hart’s Rental Uniform Services of Lexington. SITEX, which is headquartered in Henderson and has...

Harman/Becker Automotive Systems, which manufactures speakers and amplifiers for the auto industry, has laid off 90 employees as the company works to offset decreased...

Farmers Capital Bank Corp. has received a $30 million equity investment related to its previously announced plan to issue 30,000 shares of preferred stock to the U.S...

FabSol LLC has purchased the American National Rubber plant in Cadiz and hired the company’s 25 remaining employees. In December, American National Rubber, which...

General Motors has announced that 2009 will be the final year of production for the Cadillac XLR, a specialty sports car produced at GM’s Bowling Green Assembly Plant...

Tower Automotive has announced plans to expand its automotive parts production facility in Bardstown. The company is adding six metal presses at the plant and will hire...