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  • Wednesday, February 1 2012 1:12 PM EST2012-02-01 18:12:08 GMT
    WAVE 3 is working for you, finding out whether investing in Facebook's IPO will make you rich.

  • Wednesday, November 16 2011 6:21 PM EST2011-11-16 23:21:15 GMT
    Ford is rolling out its big product, the new Escape, which is made in Jefferson County. The company spent more than $600 million to update the Louisville Assembly Plant to produce the new model which was debuted Wednesday at the Los Angeles Car Show.

  • Wednesday, October 26 2011 7:03 PM EDT2011-10-26 23:03:25 GMT
    This week a popular grocery store is opening its door for the first time in Kentucky, right here in Louisville. Trader Joe's, known for its low priced, unique foods, like $2.00 bottles of wine, consider themselves a neighborhood grocery store.

  • Tuesday, October 18 2011 1:02 AM EDT2011-10-18 05:02:44 GMT
    Voting for a new nationwide Ford-UAW contract started in Kentuckiana at Monday morning and will wrap up late Tuesday afternoon. Local union representatives spent the past week and weekend answering contract questions as workers head in to vote.

  • Friday, October 7 2011 6:26 PM EDT2011-10-07 22:26:58 GMT
    The future of Fourth Street has a lot of people talking when they hear two major staples are facing serious financial problems. Red Star Tavern is preparing to close its doors now another bar finds itself the target of a lawsuit, accused of skipping rent payments.

  • Thursday, August 18 2011 6:44 PM EDT2011-08-18 22:44:31 GMT
    It's a $48 Million project that says a lot about General Electric's future in Louisville.

  • Friday, August 12 2011 4:36 PM EDT2011-08-12 20:36:47 GMT
    The wildest week in Wall Street's history is ending on an up note. The Dow is finishing with a gain of 125 points, or 1.1 percent, to 11,269. The S&P 500 is up 6, or 0.5 percent, to 1,279. The Nasdaq is up 15, or 0.6 percent, to 2,508.

  • Tuesday, August 9 2011 7:21 PM EDT2011-08-09 23:21:39 GMT
    The Fed spoke - and financial markets rallied. The Dow Jones industrial average surged more than 429 points, its tenth highest point gain in history and the biggest since March 2009. It was just one day after the Dow had its worst point decline since 2008.

  • Monday, August 8 2011 10:12 PM EDT2011-08-09 02:12:23 GMT
    The stock market buckled Monday under the weight of a crisis in Europe and danger of recession at home. Reeling from a downgrade of American debt, the Dow Jones industrials plunged 634 points. It was the worst day for the market since the financial crisis in the fall of 2008 and extended Wall Street's sudden, sharp decline. Stocks have lost 15 percent of their value in just two and a half weeks.

  • Monday, June 20 2011 5:49 PM EDT2011-06-20 22:49:58 GMT
    At the stroke of midnight June 20, the union contract that represented thousands of workers across the country, many right here in Louisville, expired. Late Sunday night, General Electric issued a press release saying the company has reached a tentative agreement with leaders of two of its largest unions. Negotiations, which lasted four weeks, could result in health care costs going up, but also see wages increasing.

  • Monday, June 6 2011 4:06 PM EDT2011-06-06 21:06:24 GMT
    Ford is looking to step down in engine size. The company says it plans to offer a three-cylinder engine in future small cars.

  • Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally will be the keynote speaker at GLI's 2011 Annual Meeting on March 15 at the KFC Yum! Center. The event brings hundreds of regional business and community leaders together to recognize the region’s past successes and celebrate future possibilities.

  • Wednesday, February 16 2011 7:56 PM EST2011-02-17 00:56:11 GMT
    A Shelbyville auto parts factory is expanding and looking for new workers. It's a $12 million investment that will add 150 new jobs.

  • There could be a major announcement soon for a Kentucky plant that's been on the verge of closing. UAW leaders says Martinrea heavy stamping in Shelbyville was expecting a visit from Gov. Steve Beshear on Wednesday - and some tax incentives.

  • Wednesday, January 19 2011 2:15 PM EST2011-01-19 19:15:19 GMT
    State economic officials say Family Dollar Stores Inc. plans to build a $70 million distribution center in northeast Indiana that could create up to 350 new jobs.

  • Monday, December 20 2010 9:42 AM EST2010-12-20 14:42:22 GMT
    The organization Women Leading Kentucky is accepting nominations for its annual leadership award.

  • Wednesday, December 1 2010 10:41 PM EST2010-12-02 03:41:34 GMT
    Aegon, an international life insurance company that employs hundreds of people in Louisville, has confirmed that it will move most of its operations out of the city beginning in 2011.

  • Wednesday, November 3 2010 1:17 PM EDT2010-11-03 17:17:32 GMT
    GSI Commerce, featured on the TV Show "Undercover Boss" is doing its part to motivate the economy, and help the unemployed get back to work. GSI has several hundred great paying Seasonal Jobs in Louisville and Walton, Kentucky.

  • Friday, September 10 2010 10:07 PM EDT2010-09-11 02:07:48 GMT
    The new owners of Kentucky Kingdom anticipate it will cost millions of dollars to get the amusement park back to its glory. They estimate it will cost about $50 million to renovate what is there and for new attractions. The Kentucky State Fair Board asked the Kentucky Kingdom Redevelopment Company to create a business plan for the park. Its president, Ed Hart, said he has a business plan that he believes is a "win, win" for everyone.

  • Tuesday, September 7 2010 1:01 PM EDT2010-09-07 17:01:58 GMT
    As the economy continues its roller coaster ride, there's good news: jobs are actually being added in Kentuckiana.

  • Friday, August 20 2010 1:40 PM EDT2010-08-20 17:40:53 GMT
    Even with the economy's current state, Jefferson County Public Schools are still hiring. It's a sign of the times, though, as to who's been applying.

  • Monday, August 2 2010 8:04 AM EDT2010-08-02 12:04:49 GMT
    Humana 2Q net income rises 21 percent on premiums

  • Thursday, July 22 2010 12:18 PM EDT2010-07-22 17:18:48 GMT
    KHF Holdings LLC, a licensee of Ashley Furniture HomeStore and owner of Home Express LLC, has entered the elite top 100 U.S. furniture store list compiled by Furniture Today. KHF Holdings enters the list at position #95.  This is the first time the company has made it to the top 100, helping Ashley Furniture HomeStore to stay at #1 on the list for the fourth consecutive year.

  • Thursday, June 24 2010 12:10 AM EDT2010-06-24 04:10:57 GMT
    Louisville could be on the verge of getting an economic boost from Ford. We have learned more information regarding reports that production of the Ford Escape SUV may move from a Missouri plant to the Louisville Assembly Plant.