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Made In the Bluegrass | Big Ass Fans
We live in a thriving hub of production. The Bluegrass Region is home to myriad manufacturers that distribute and sell products across the country and around the world. Made in the Bluegrass...
View ArticleBooks: Unlock Clues for Understanding Behavior and Breaking Routine
Robert LoCascio, founder and CEO of LivePerson, a company that provides online customer assistance and other services to businesses, recently described in an interview with The New York Times a moment...
View ArticleFinancial planning in 2013: What you should know
As 2012 wound to a close, the ongoing fiscal negotiations in Washington, as well as the effect on taxation, were well publicized. Lost in this conversation were updates to several vehicles many...
View ArticleA case for alternative investments
Very few of today’s retirement portfolios have adequate diversification. Having a diverse portfolio can help an investor capture steady gains while hopefully avoiding violent market swings. Investors...
View ArticleBook Review: Find success without sacrificing personal satisfaction
Marilyn Tam is among the most singularly accomplished leaders in American business today. Her distinguished profile lists executive roles at international companies, including CEO of Aveda Corp.,...
View ArticleEducation reform program lands at UK
Imagine every student in this country prepared for life, prepared for citizenship, prepared for a career of success. … Imagining is not enough,” said Gene Wilhoit, at a press conference announcing the...
View ArticleExpo Addresses Challenges for Growing Number of Employed Caregivers
I am an entrepreneur and business owner. For 17 years, I have also been the primary caregiver to three close relatives. I understand the urgent need for an event such as the “i know expo,” because I...
View ArticleLocal In-Home Care Franchise Helps Growing Population of Aging Seniors
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of people age 65 and older (40.3 million) increased faster than the nation’s total population between the past two decennial reports. That demographic is...
View ArticleBook Review | Anthology Offers Wide Perspective on Current Business Climate
If there is one thing the “Great Crash of 2008” should have taught us, it’s that understanding political events and actors is not enough. We need to understand economic and financial ones even more....
View ArticleOpen the Right Doors of Opportunity During College-Admission Season
Springtime is when anxiety about admission to highly selective colleges peaks along with pollen counts. Thankfully, it is now morphing into a sense of peace for students with acceptance offers in hand....
View ArticleUK Honors applicant pool doubles in size
The Honors Program at the University of Kentucky has program staff feeling very excited and, honestly, a little overwhelmed: More than 2,400 students applied for entry this year, as compared to 1,200...
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Need for honey bees grows more obvious amid colony losses
Honey bees are one of nature’s most important assets, as pollinators of many flowers, fruits and vegetables, as well as honey producers. Keeping the insects around is a big deal to both those in the...
View ArticleProposed changes in immigration law mean changes for employers
This is the second of a three-part series outlining and discussing proposed bipartisan legislation surrounding immigration reform. The first article in the series focused on allowing undocumented...
View ArticleLocal Marketing | A content audit will tell you what exactly is on your website
When did you last visit your company’s website? Have you reviewed every word, phone number, email address and link on every page lately? Do you know how many people visit your site each month, which...
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Books | Collection analyzes the deciding moments that transform companies
A simple truism of life, management consultant Verne Harnish reminds us, is that success equals the sum total of all the decisions we make. While all these decisions together can determine our overall...
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Book Review | Rethink generosity with these philanthropic books
Americans are often noted for being amazingly generous. While the stress of our modern world continually increases, with more and more demands on our time, energy and money, we still find the will to...
View ArticleImmigration Reform: Bill Would Mandate Tighter Border Security and More...
This is the final installment of a three-part series outlining and discussing proposed bipartisan legislation surrounding immigration reform. The first article in the series focused on allowing...
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These Business Owners get the Value of Giving Back
Lexington, KY – As 14-year-old Anne Frank wrote in a 1944 essay, “No one has ever become poor by giving.” Altruism can take any number of forms, from random acts of kindness to lifelong devotions to a...
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Books | Hit the Jackpot? Hold Onto Your Financial Sensibility
Full disclosure: I plead guilty to the sin of sometimes playing the lottery. I figure it is a dollar’s worth of entertainment just to take a couple of minutes and daydream what I would do if a pink...
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Keeping it Inn the Family, Beaumont Inn Growing Under Fifth Generation
Dixon Deadman The hospitality industry has been in the DNA of the Dedman family for five generations, as innkeepers of Beaumont Inn in Harrodsburg, Ky. With 31 guest rooms, three restaurants and a spa...
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