<![CDATA[Kentucky.com -- Daily Business Report]]> http://www.kentucky.com/103/index.html Kentucky.com, Lexington, KY en-us Copyright 2012 - Kentucky.com Daily Business Report 60 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:54 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss MI RSS Burninator 2.0 dlawhead@herald-leader.com (Deedra Lawhead) <![CDATA[Churchill buys poker magazine, websites]]> http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/10/2063829/churchill-buys-poker-magazine.html#storylink=rss http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/10/2063829/churchill-buys-poker-magazine.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:43 EST Churchill Downs Inc. announced Friday after the close of the stock market that it had bought a poker magazine and associated websites. Purchase price was not disclosed.

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]]> <![CDATA[Churchill Downs doubles ownership of Kentucky Downs]]> http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/09/2062349/churchill-downs-doubles-ownership.html#storylink=rss http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/09/2062349/churchill-downs-doubles-ownership.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:08 EST Churchill Downs has purchased an additional 5 percent of Kentucky Downs, doubling its ownership stake in the Franklin track with Instant Racing.

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]]> <![CDATA[Local entrepreneur contest adds more prize money]]> http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/09/2062298/local-entrepreneur-contest-adds.html#storylink=rss http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/09/2062298/local-entrepreneur-contest-adds.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:29 EST A local entrepreneur contest called 5 Across is expanding its prize money this year to $7,500, up from $6,000 in 2011. The concept is simple: Five entrepreneurs are chosen from…

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]]> <![CDATA[Lexington Catholic to offer horse-related curriculum]]> http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/07/2059503/lexington-catholic-to-offer-horse.html#storylink=rss http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/07/2059503/lexington-catholic-to-offer-horse.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:40 EST Beginning next fall, Lexington Catholic High School will offer a four-year Equine Academy for students to learn about Central Kentucky's horse industry.

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]]> <![CDATA[Fasig-Tipton winter sale up sharply]]> http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/07/2059122/fasig-tipton-winter-sale-up-sharply.html#storylink=rss http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/07/2059122/fasig-tipton-winter-sale-up-sharply.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:42 EST Fasig-Tipton's one-day mixed winter sale on Monday in Lexington showed strong increases in numbers and price.

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]]> <![CDATA[Yum sees 30% earnings rise in 4th quarter]]> http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/06/2058449/yum-sees-30-earnings-rise-in-4th.html#storylink=rss http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/06/2058449/yum-sees-30-earnings-rise-in-4th.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:32 EST LOUISVILLE — Yum Brands, owner of the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC fast-food chains, said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit rose 30 percent from a combination of strong overseas…

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]]> <![CDATA[Earnings: Humana profit up but misses forecast]]> http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/06/2058436/earnings-humana-profit-up-but.html#storylink=rss http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/06/2058436/earnings-humana-profit-up-but.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:08 EST LOUISVILLE — Humana said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit surged 86 percent on the strength of higher-than-expected Medicare Advantage enrollment and low use of health care services.

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]]> <![CDATA[Business Transitions]]> http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/06/2057863/business-transitions.html#storylink=rss http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/06/2057863/business-transitions.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:18 EST ■ The Secret Bar & Grill has opened at 841 Lane Allen Road, in the former Friends & Co. location. Jeff and Kim Bullock, former owners of Friends & Co.,

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]]> <![CDATA[Personnel File: Feb. 6]]> http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/06/2057862/personnel-file-feb-6.html#storylink=rss http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/06/2057862/personnel-file-feb-6.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:17 EST Engineering…

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]]> <![CDATA[$10.9M wagered on Instant Racing in January]]> http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/02/2053053/109m-wagered-on-instant-racing.html#storylink=rss http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/02/2053053/109m-wagered-on-instant-racing.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:14 EST Wagering on "Instant Racing" rose 11.1 percent in January, according to figures reported to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.

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]]> <![CDATA[FCC approves Time Warner Cable's purchase of Insight]]> http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/02/2053274/fcc-approves-time-warner-cable.html#storylink=rss http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/02/2053274/fcc-approves-time-warner-cable.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:09 EST The Federal Communications Commission has given approval to Time Warner Cable's plan to buy Insight Communications, the only cable operator in Lexington and the largest in Kentucky, in a $3…

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]]> <![CDATA[Bourbon is a highlight in Kentucky economy, study finds]]> http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/02/2053478/bourbon-is-highlight-in-kentucky.html#storylink=rss http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/02/2053478/bourbon-is-highlight-in-kentucky.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:14 EST FRANKFORT — Calling Kentucky bourbon a bright spot on the state's manufacturing landscape, Gov. Steve Beshear on Thursday touted a new study that highlights the distilling industry's growing economic impact.

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]]> <![CDATA[Annual earnings up at Kentucky Bank]]> http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/30/2049411/annual-earnings-up-at-kentucky.html#storylink=rss http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/30/2049411/annual-earnings-up-at-kentucky.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:11 EST Kentucky Bancshares, the Paris-based parent company of Kentucky Bank, announced recently that its fourth-quarter earnings dipped slightly while its annual profit rose compared to 2010.

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]]> <![CDATA[Jeweler found the perfect setting for a career]]> http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/30/2047468/jeweler-found-the-perfect-setting.html#storylink=rss http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/30/2047468/jeweler-found-the-perfect-setting.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00 EST If he'd been born in a different generation, Walter Childress says, he might have been a computer geek and spent his days dismantling hard drives or developing apps.

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]]> <![CDATA[Jobless rates fall in 114 Ky. counties]]> http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/27/2044621/jobless-rates-fall-in-114-ky-counties.html#storylink=rss http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/27/2044621/jobless-rates-fall-in-114-ky-counties.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00 EST Unemployment rates fell in 114 of Kentucky's 120 counties in December compared with December 2010, according to data released Thursday by the state's Office of Employment and Training.

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]]> <![CDATA[Kentucky Bourbon Trail adds bikes]]> http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/27/2044298/kentucky-bourbon-trail-adds-bikes.html#storylink=rss http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/27/2044298/kentucky-bourbon-trail-adds-bikes.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00 EST Cyclists interested in bourbon have prompted the Kentucky Bourbon Trail to partner with the Bluegrass Cycling Club to come up with a "bike-able" Bourbon Trail.

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]]> <![CDATA[Breeders' Cup signs deal with NBC; Classic to run in prime time]]> http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/24/2039787/breeders-cup-signs-deal-with-nbc.html#storylink=rss http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/24/2039787/breeders-cup-signs-deal-with-nbc.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00 EST The Breeders' Cup, Thoroughbred racing's two-day championships, returns to NBC in November with the first-ever prime-time running of the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park in California.

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]]> <![CDATA[Lexmark signs deal with Anheuser-Busch]]> http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/23/2040023/lexmark-signs-deal-with-anheuser.html#storylink=rss http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/23/2040023/lexmark-signs-deal-with-anheuser.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:26 EST Lexington-based printer maker Lexmark International announced Monday that it has signed a deal to manage the printing needs of leading brewer Anehuser-Busch. As part of the deal, Lexmark will deploy…

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]]> <![CDATA[PSC approves Ky. Power efficiency programs]]> http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/23/2040022/psc-approves-ky-power-efficiency.html#storylink=rss http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/23/2040022/psc-approves-ky-power-efficiency.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:26 EST The state Public Service Commission on Monday approved the renewal of a dozen energy conservation and efficiency programs offered by Kentucky Power.

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]]> <![CDATA[Personnel File: Jan. 23]]> http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/23/2039641/personnel-file-mary-ellen-slone.html#storylink=rss http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/23/2039641/personnel-file-mary-ellen-slone.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:43 EST Education…

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