Gov. Beshear Announces Expansion of Clopay in Bracken County, 290 Jobs Secured

Expansion to entail new construction at existing plant, nearly $12.3 million investment

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 25, 2011) – Governor Steve Beshear today announced the expansion of Clopay Plastic Products Company Inc. in Bracken County. The global leader in specialty films, extrusion coatings, custom printing and engineered laminations will add 62,000 square feet to its Bracken County facility. The expansion will also secure the jobs of 290 workers at…

L & D Mail Masters expands New Albany facility with new equipment purchase

NEW ALBANY, Ind. – (August 25, 2011) – L & D Mail Masters has completed the purchase of new equipment for the company’s 180,000 square-foot facility in the Grant Line Business Park.  Following the approval of a tax abatement request by the New Albany City Council,

L & D Mail Masters purchased the new equipment to be used for driving greater automation in data-driven direct marketing.  This will allow the…

Siku, Two Year-Old Male Polar Bear Cub comes to Louisville Zoo

The Louisville Zoo will soon have two polar bear cubs who call Glacier Run home. In early Fall Siku, a two year-old male polar bear cub from the Toledo Zoo will join Qannik, the seven month-old rescued Alaskan cub, and Arki, an adult female polar bear, along with the grizzly family of Inga, Otis and Rita….

AT&T Launches Microsite to Show Indianapolis Area Customers Recent Network Upgrades

Hyper-Local Site Also Offers Store Locations, Wi-Fi Hotspots, Tips and Device Reviews

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — In response to customer feedback, AT&T* is offering Indianapolis area consumers a unique peek behind the curtain of AT&T’s wireless network enhancements.

Beginning today, AT&T customers can see recent network enhancements in the Indianapolis area. An industry first, the microsite gives customers an unparalleled view of what AT&T is doing to enhance the…

Gov. Beshear: Core Molding Technologies to Establish Manufacturing Facility in Gallatin County, Create 39 New Jobs

Plastic molding company to hold job fair in late August

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 23, 2011) – Governor Steve Beshear today announced Core Molding Technologies, a plastics molding company, will establish a new operating subsidiary and manufacturing location in Warsaw.  The operation, which will support a significant new business venture outside the company’s traditional heavy truck customer base, will create 39 new jobs and entail a more than $3…

ZirMed® Ranked on INC 500/5000 Listing of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies for Sixth Straight Year

Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management Company Logs Three-Year Growth of 118%

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — ZirMed®, a leading national provider of revenue cycle management solutions, announced today that it has been named for the sixth consecutive year to the 2011 INC magazine ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.  Beginning with the INC500 and continuing with the INC 5000, ZirMed has become one of the few companies with such…

AASHTO President Martinovich Stresses Urgency of Sustaining Federal Transportation Funding at Current Levels

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — More than 500,000 jobs and countless state and local projects to modernize and improve transportation across the U.S. are in jeopardy, according to state transportation officials.  At a news conference today, Susan Martinovich, director of the Nevada Department of Transportation and president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, along with several top officials of state transportation departments, sent an…

WellPoint Completes Acquisition of CareMore Health Group

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) today announced the completion of its acquisition of CareMore Health Group.  CareMore offers Medicare Advantage plans and Special Needs Plans designed for the chronically ill in select California, Nevada and Arizona markets.  CareMore is distinguished by its unique service delivery model and Neighborhood Care Centers. The transaction was announced June 8 and has now been approved by regulators in each of…

Defense Technology Contractor to Expand Operations in Bloomington

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (Aug. 19, 2011) – Next Wave Systems, LLC, a contract engineering and technology firm, announced today that it will expand operations here, creating up to 60 new jobs by 2014.

Next Wave, which specializes in alternative energy software products and integrated defense security systems, will invest $330,000 to make facility and software improvements at its Bloomington facility. The company’s mapping, imagery and command-and-control software support the U.S. Department…

Valley Forge Composite Technologies, Inc. Announces New Orders in Excess of $7,000,000

COVINGTON, Ky., Aug. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Valley Forge Composite Technologies, Inc. (‘Valley Forge’, or ‘The Company’, OTCBB: VLYF), developer of cargo/baggage detection equipment and instruments, reported that it has received an order for its momentum wheel line of products in excess of $7,000,000.

Valley Forge CEO Lou Brothers said, “This is another significant order from a satisfied customer. It confirms our position in the instrument market.” Valley Forge’s total…