11/17/2008
Mayor Orders Spending Restrictions To Manage $20 Million Budget Shortfall
Mayor Jerry Abramson today announced an immediate hiring freeze and restrictions on travel and discretionary spending as the first steps to manage an expected $20 million budget shortfall for the fiscal year.
11/10/2008
Mayor, Congressman Honor Veterans at VA Hospital
Mayor Jerry Abramson and Congressman John Yarmuth greeted veterans at the VA Hospital this afternoon and urged citizens to thank veterans for their service. Veterans’ Day will be observed tomorrow, and Abramson announced that the bells on city buildings will toll 11 times at 11 a.m. to commemorate the holiday. 10/30/2008
Ford Plans Additional $200 Million Investment at Two Louisville Plants
Ford Motor Company plans an additional $200 million investment at its two Louisville manufacturing plants under an amended incentive package approved this morning by the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority. 10/28/2008
Abramson to Testify Before Congress for Main Street Stimulus Package
Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson will testify before a House of Representatives committee in Washington, D.C. tomorrow, where he will push for a federal stimulus package aimed at creating jobs and improving infrastructure in cities. 10/13/2008
Delta Queen to Make Final Stop in Louisville
Delta Queen, the beloved paddle wheeler that has been part of the Great Steamboat Race nearly every year since 1963, will make its final voyage to Louisville this month — and the city is throwing a party to honor its heritage. 10/10/2008
Abramson: Council's Inaction May Derail Center City Project
Mayor Jerry Abramson said today that Metro Council’s inaction on the Center City project has the city’s partner, The Cordish Company, strongly reconsidering whether to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Louisville. 10/6/2008
Nearly $4 Million in Stimulus Checks Unclaimed in Louisville
The IRS reports that $3.7 million in economic stimulus checks have gone unclaimed in Louisville – mainly because people who don’t have to file income tax returns, like the elderly or disabled, haven’t filled out the paperwork to receive their money. 9/24/2008
Storm Recovery Progress
Louisville is bouncing back from the hurricane-force winds. Most power is back on, but the massive cleanup continues, with community-wide debris dropoff sites open. 9/23/2008
Mayor Announces Plans to Create More Public Art
The art group Creative Time -- which has developed innovative public art in New York City for the last three decades, including at the World Trade Center site -- will develop a plan for creating more public art in the city. |