Elk Creek Vineyards Presents The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra–August 15, 2009

“Let’s Play!” Tribute to the 1970s

OWENTON, Ky., July 24 /PRNewswire/ — The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra (KSO) takes its slogan “Let’s Play” to the Elk Creek Vineyards Outdoor Stage in a Baby Boomer- and family-friendly tribute to the 1970s. The concert, held Saturday, August 15, 2009 at 5:45 p.m., is part of Elk Creek’s 2009 Outdoor Concert Series presented by Kroger.

The KSO, known regionally for its high performance standards and…

Louisville Zoo Opens Kentucky’s First and Only 3-D/4-D Ride Theater

LOUISVILLE – The Louisville Zoo introduces the first and only 4-D Ride Theater in Kentucky, which will be opening to visitors on Saturday, July 25th. This unique and family-friendly attraction—featuring SpongeBob SquarePants ä –includes 3-D projection, surround-sound audio and exciting special effects. The 4-D attraction fully immerses the audience with moving seats, bubbles, wind, water squirts, leg ticklers, and more.

Louisville Zoo Director, John Walczak says, “The SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D…

World’s First Cardiac Adult Stem Cell Patient and Physicians Discuss Clinical Trial

Infusion Procedure Performed on July 17th

LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — University of Louisville physicians performed the world’s first cardiac adult stem cell infusion procedure at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY, on July 17, 2009. The procedure is part of the first FDA-approved clinical trial using adult cardiac stem cells to treat heart disease.

The first patient, along with clinical study leader Roberto Bolli, Jewish Hospital Heart and Lung Institute…

Appriss(R) Partners with Visual Analytics Inc.

Exclusive partnership provides access to offender data and analytic capabilities

LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 22 /PRNewswire/ — Appriss, Inc. and Visual Analytics Inc. (VAI) have entered into an agreement that will allow criminal justice agencies to enhance their analytical capabilities.  Users of the VAI technologies VisuaLinks and Digital Information Gateway (DIG,) will now be able to access Appriss’ OffenderNet, the national offender-booking database.  The partnership will offer users access to OffenderNet…

Bankers Life and Casualty Company and Humana Announce Strategic Alliance to Offer Medicare Advantage Plans Through Bankers’ Career Agency Force

CHICAGO and LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 22 /PRNewswire/ — Bankers Life and Casualty Company and Humana today announced a strategic alliance under which Bankers will offer Humana’s Medicare Advantage plans to its policyholders and consumers nationwide through their career agency force.

“We are pleased to be partnering with Humana to make their Medicare products available to our nearly 1.4 million policyholders and prospective customers,” said Scott Perry, President of Bankers, the…

Cook Compression announces plans to relocate from Louisville to Jeffersonville

Company officials to attend Redevelopment Commission hearing this evening JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. – (July 22, 2009) – One Southern Indiana is pleased to announce Cook Compression’s plans to relocate its current manufacturing operations from Louisville to Jeffersonville’s North Port Business Centre.  Company officials will meet for a hearing with Jeffersonville’s Redevelopment Commission at 5:30 p.m. this evening in Jeffersonville City Hall. This action will determine Cook Compression’s eligibility to request local…

Farmers Capital Bank Corporation Announces Second Quarter Results

FRANKFORT, Ky., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Farmers Capital Bank Corporation (NASDAQ:FFKT) (the “Company”) reported a net loss of $801 thousand or $.17 per common share for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 compared to net income of $3.3 million or $.39 per common share for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 and $4.9 million or $.67 per common share for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. Net income for…

Vail, CO Swaps Paper Bid for Reverse Auction, Saves 19 Percent Against Budget

First Ever Event with BidBridge Helps City Achieve Competitive Pricing for Street Maintenance Project

LOUISVILLE, Ky. , July 21 /PRNewswire/ — For the first time ever this past May, the Town of Vail, CO traded in the one-time paper bid process it normally uses to acquire construction services. Instead, Vail decided to rely on a reverse auction e-procurement platform to obtain slurry seal road services for more competitive pricing and…

Smoothstone Outperforms VoIP Industry Growth Projections

Achieves over 48.7% growth year to date – more than double industry average

LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 21 /PRNewswire/ — Leading IP communications provider Smoothstone today announced that the company has achieved 48.7% growth in revenues within the first six months of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, a rate more than double the VoIP industry projected growth rate of 20.1%. The company attributes its strong performance to a…

Louisville Zoo receives additional $2 million for Glacier Run project from J. Graham Brown Foundation

Seal and sea lion portion to open in 2010, polar bears in 2011

The Louisville Zoo has received an additional $2 million from the James Graham Brown Foundation for Glacier Run, bringing the Foundation’s total support of the project to more than $5 million.

“James Graham Brown was the first, original contributor to help fund a Zoo in Louisville, and the foundation that bears his name…