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BizLex shifts production, names new editor

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Starting with this issue, Business Lexington has named Erik A. Carlson as its new editor-in-chief. Along with this change in leadership, the magazine has also modified its publication schedule, shifting fr om publishing every other week to monthly.

Carlson, who started with the magazine as a Frankfort correspondent on its very first issue in 2005, joined the staf f in 2006.

Lineups announced for first-ever Best of Bluegrass Festival PAGE 5

Clark Regional Medical Center lines its halls with local art PAGE 18

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ince launching in May of 2005, Business Lexington has sought to provide central Kentucky with a consistent and concentrated look at the region’s business news.

The mission stays the same with the launch of this June issue, though the strategy behind how we’ll do it shifts. A bi-weekly paper since its inception, Business Lexington will now publish its print CARLSON edition on a monthly basis.

The change in the print publication is both a nod to the desire of our advertisers and how we feel is best to disseminate local business news, given the changing way news is consumed.

Frankly, were we at Business Lexington to publish our print edition even on a weekly basis, it still wouldn’t be a suitable venue to break news and report on current events. That’s what bizlex.com is for. While we dial back the frequency of printed publications, we’re ratcheting up our news online.

Fayette National Bank Building, site of a planned 21c Museum Hotel PHOTO BY ROBBIE CLARK

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LEADERSHIP VISIT

Plans are being finalized to turn an iconic downtown building into a 21c Museum Hotel, but what are Lexington’s needs for rooms?

Experts say Lexington has enough hotel rooms for now

Medical bookings provide business for Lexington hotels

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eing home to one of the richest men in the world and five Fortune 500 companies gives Omaha plenty to hang its hat on and provides quite a carrot for an or ganization like Commerce Lexington to direct its annual Leadership Visit to the eastern Nebraska city.

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POINTS OF INTEREST: KENTUCKY TOURISM PAGE 3 • ALCOHOL LAW CHANGES PAGE 4 • WHO’S WHO PAGE 6 BUSINESS BOOK REVIEW PAGE 8 • LOCAL MARKETING PAGE 9 • PROPOSED CHANGES TO IMMIGRATION LAW PAGE 10 BIZLIST: HOTELS PAGE 15 • CHERIE SIBLEY: NEW CEO OF CLARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PAGE 17 • LEADS PAGE 22

Practice for women urges less invasive surgery PAGE 19

Crawford Builders breathes new life into Faulkner home PAGE 20

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POINTSOFINTEREST Kentucky Tourism The tourism industry in Kentucky contributed more than $12 billion to the state’s economy in 2012, with direct tourist expenditures accounting for almost $7.8 billion of that total, according to the latest economic impact report released by the Kentucky Tourism, Art and Heritage Cabinet. That represents an increase of 4.4 percent over the previous year’s direct travel and tourism-related expenditures across the state.

All nine tourism regions in the state showed annual gains in direct expenditures, ranging from an increase of 6.3 percent in the Bourbon, Horses and History region to a bump of 2.2 percent in Daniel Boone Country, according to the report. The Bluegrass, Horses, Bourbon and Boone region, which includes Fayette County, showed the second lowest annual increase in direct expenditures over 2011, at 2.8 percent.

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Here’s a more detailed breakdown of how the tourism industry grew last year in the state and nearby counties.

Total tourism expenditures in Kentucky 2011 2012

$11.69 billion $12.21 billion

Direct expenditures by tourists in Kentucky 2011 2012

4.4%

$7.44 billion $7.77 billion

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Total local and state tax revenues generated by Kentucky’s tourism industry 2011 2012

$1.22 billion $1.23 billion

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Kentucky wages generated by the tourism industry 2011 2012

$2.62 billion $2.74 billion

Total employment for Kentucky’s tourism and travel industry 2011 2012

4.4%

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2012 Direct Travel Expenditures by Region Annual percent change from 2011 is listed in parentheses.

Western Waterlands

$497,897,700

(+5.5%)

Bluegrass, Blues and Barbecue

$309,880,899

(+4.4%)

Caves, Lakes and Corvettes

$358,083,552

(+5.5%)

Bourbon, Horses and History

$2,344,041,514 (+6.3%)

Kentucky’s Southern Shoreline

$191,247,951

Northern Kentucky River

$1,669,788,779 (+2.9%)

Bluegrass, Horses, Bourbon and Boone

$1,704,584,148 (+2.8%)

Kentucky Appalachians

$384,678,816

(+5.2%)

Daniel Boone Country

$304,915,076

(+2.2%)

(+3.2%)

2012 Total Travel Expenditures by County for the Bluegrass, Horses, Bourbon and Boone Region Annual percent change from 2011 is listed in parentheses.

Anderson

$12,083,573

(+7.4%)

Bourbon

$30,856,925

(+8%)

Boyle

$75,740,997

(+5.6%)

Clark

$78,331,029

(+3.7%)

Fayette

$1,803,556,982 (+1.8%)

Franklin

$152,401,245

(+1.8%)

Garrard

$4,544,632

(+8%)

Harrison

$14,917,491

(+16%)

Jessamine

$97,184,303

(+16.2%)

Lincoln

$10,710,144

(+10.8%)

Madison

$158,158,143

(+2.5%)

Mercer

$40,537,392

(+0.6%)

Nicholas

$2,683,239

(+14.5%)

Scott

$130,260,395

(+1.9%)

Woodford

$67,639,790

(+7.9%)

SOURCE: WWW.KENTUCKYTOURISM.COM

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ith the growth of the traditional bourbon industry in Kentucky, the commonwealth has seen a corresponding increase in the number of small breweries and wineries opening for business.

With Kentuckyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roots fir mly in bourbon and its branches reaching further into the malt beverage and wine spheres, one might think that alcoholic beverage laws would be state of the art. However , that would be wrong.

Kentucky has maintained a crazy quilt of sometimes ambiguous and sometimes arguably inconsistent laws and regulations, many of which were birthed in the days following the repeal of prohibition.

HB 315

HB 315, signed into law, permits sampling of malt beverages on premises at a brewery, provided that the brewery is located in a wet area and does not exceed 16 ounces per patron.

The bill was aimed at helping Kentucky brewers market their products in a fashion similar to that per mitted to Kentucky distillers. Kentucky brewers, such as Alltechâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lexington Brewing Co. in downtown Lexington, will now be able to of fer tasting tours that include samples of its popular Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale and other brews.

Wine in groceries bill

Other legislative efforts in the alcoholic beverage area did not enjoy the same success. One of the more interesting unsuccessful efforts was the introduction of Fixing outdated laws House Bill 310. It sought to block grocery Old is good if you are talking bourbon, stores from selling wine and liquor and to but outdated is not good when it comes to ban the same sales in new pharmacies. regulating the complex alcoholic beverage The bill stipulated that grocery stores industry and the relationships among its var- could sell alcohol from an adjoined area ious constituents. with a separate entrance to where the wine For years, the process of adding new and liquor are sold, as they are currently allaws and amending and repealing existing lowed to do in Kentucky. As it stands, indilaws has simply added the crazy to our quilt viduals under 21 cannot enter a place that of laws without necessarily simplifying or sells wine and liquor by the package, effecclarifying it. However, beginning in the late tively preventing these items from appear summer of 2012, at the behest of Gov. Steve ing in grocery-store aisles. Beer, however, is Beshear, a task force overseen by the Board allowed to be on the shelves in the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of the Kentucky Department of Alcoholic wet localities.

Beverage Control (ABC) began work on a broad-scale review of the alcoholic beverage control laws to recommend systemic changes OLD IS GOOD IF YOU ARE that would clarify and simplify these laws.

Its primary result was the introduction TALKING BOURBON, BUT OUTDATED IS NOT GOOD of House Bill 300 (HB 300), which conWHEN IT COMES TO REGULATING tained a multitude of proposed changes to THE COMPLEX ALCOHOLIC streamline, consolidate and change provisions that would bring clarity and efficiency BEVERAGE INDUSTRY AND THE to regulating the alcoholic beverage indus- RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ITS try. Virtually all of the proposed changes de- VARIOUS CONSTITUENTS. scribed in HB 300 were ultimately passed by the General Assembly as Senate Bill 13 and later signed into law by Beshear . That Quickly dubbed the â&#x20AC;&#x153;grocery store bill,â&#x20AC;? legislation, and several other non-task force- House Bill 310 sur faced this year in rerelated, alcohol-related bills that were sponse to a ruling from U.S. District Judge brought to the General Assembly, made for John G. Heyburn earlier in 2012, declaring what many in the industry view as a banner unconstitutional Kentuckyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ban against year for legislative action. wine and liquor being sold by the package in Kentuckyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grocery and convenience stores. Judge Heybur nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling, however , SB 13 was suspended so that state lawmakers Some of the key provisions of SB 13 are aimed at reducing the number of sepa- would have an opportunity to act on the rate alcohol license types that are issued by law. Lawmakers took heed, and HB 310 the Kentucky ABC by consolidating multiple was born. The bill was heavily supported by a group known as Fighting Alcohol Conseparate licenses into broader umbrella lisumption by Teens, aka â&#x20AC;&#x153;FACT.â&#x20AC;? censes and simply eliminating certain liThose who opposed the bill cited concenses. This should result in a more user-friendly experience for applicants and cerns about business competition, as retaillicensees and in a more streamlined process ers in most other states have the option to sell wine and liquor; the alluded-to unconfor the Kentucky ABC itself. stitutionality of such a measure; and the Other provisions of SB 13 include: â&#x20AC;˘ A longer license ter m for certain li- possible tax revenue that would be gener ated if the ban were lifted. The bill did not censees; â&#x20AC;˘ A broader definition of qualified his- pass, but the issue is not dead. Judge Heytoric sites for purposes of seeking retail al- burnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling is currently on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. cohol licenses; Now that these bills have become law, â&#x20AC;˘ The institution of the so-called Master industry watchers will be keen to see if File to assist businesses with multiple lithese changes bring about the ef ficiency censes; and â&#x20AC;˘ Elimination of prohibiting the sale of and clarity that their sponsors had in mind when they were introduced. For those who alcohol on election days.

In addition, the bill clarified the author- believe that the commonwealth should boast the gold standard for alcoholic beverity and limitations on micro-breweries in age statutes and regulations to promote connection with the sale of their products on their own premises. The bill requires, for both a robust alcoholic beverage industry the first time, that out-of-state distillers and and a strong set of provisions for those concerned with alcohol sales and use, this was wineries actually be licensed by the Kena significant step in the right direction. tucky ABC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an ef fort to give the ABC some needed regulatory control over those businesses that are sending their products Stephen G. Amato, is a member of McBrayer, into the state for consumption.

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Lineup announced for first-ever Best of Bluegrass festival

By Staff BUSINESS LEXINGTON

Organizers of Best of Bluegrass (BOB), the inaugural weeklong showcase of bluegrass music taking place in Lexington, announced specific plans for the event’s programming.

Running June 3-8, the multi-venue celebration will showcase a wide array of artists working under the genre’s umbrella, from bluegrass hip-hop to the traditional masters. Organized by the Lexington Area Music Alliance , BOB will help usher in the

2013 BOB Lineup: June 3 • Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour, featuring The Cleverlys and The Moore Brothers Band. 6:30 p.m., Lyric Theatre.

• BOB Kickoff Party, featuring Gangstagrass. 8 p.m., Natasha’s.

June 4 • Southland Jamboree, featuring Newtown. 7 p.m., Southland Bowling Lanes.

• Alison Brown. 9 p.m., Willie’s Locally Known.

40th anniversary of The Festival of the Bluegrass, which takes place June 6-8 at the Kentucky Horse Park Campground.

In addition to a bevy of bluegrassthemed performances scheduled at pre-existing concert series — including Woodsongs, Southland Jamboree, Red Barn Radio and Thursday Night Live — Best of Bluegrass will host nightclub and street performances throughout the week.

For more infor mation on the Best of Bluegrass festival, visit the website at http://bluegrasslex.com/.

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Presented by Lexington Art League, Equus Run Vineyards, & Midway Renaissance

ART 100 artists in 8 mediums of fine art and craft

MUSIC Live performances all day, both days Special Saturday Night Concert featuring New Grass music

featuring Bluegrass Collective. 5:30 p.m., Fifth Third Bank Pavilion, Cheapside Park.

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June 7 • Festival of the Bluegrass. Noon.

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BBQ, brats, chicken burgers, and sweet treats Wine, beer and hand-squeezed lemonade

June 8 • Masters of Bluegrass, featuring Del McCoury, J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne. 9 p.m., Festival of the Bluegrass, Kentucky Horse Park.

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June 5 • Red Barn Radio, featuring Flint Ridge Millers & Appalatin. 6:30 p.m., ArtsPlace.

• Dix River Crossing. 7 p.m., Downtown library, second floor atrium.

• Flint Ridge Millers & Appalatin. 9 p.m., Natasha’s.

All Lexington Art League programs are made possible through the generous support of LexArts.

LexArts allocation of $62,000 represents the largest single donation to the operations of the Lexington Art League. The Kentucky Arts Council, a state arts agency, supports the Lexington Art League with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.

June 6 • Festival of the Bluegrass. 7 p.m., Kentucky Horse Park.

• Central Bank Thursday Night Live,

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THE GRAMMAR GOURMET From head to toe

BY NEIL CHETHIK

When the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant hurt his leg last month, journalists didn’t know what to do. Some wrote that he’d injured his Achilles; others said it was his Achilles’; still others called it his achilles.

I’ll get back to Bryant’s damaged tendon. In the meantime, let’s do a quick body scan — from parietal bone (top of head) to phalanges (toe bones) — to determine the correct spelling of some of our most important body parts.

Above the shoulders, we find a trove of difficult-to-spell bones and organs. There’s the cerebellum, the region of the brain that controls motor movement. There’s also the cochlea, a spiral-shaped cavity in the ear that contains the receptor organ for hearing.

In the mandible (jawbone), you’ll find incisors, those eight front teeth that we use to bite into an apple. And just below that, we have a larynx (voice box) and pharynx, the muscular tube that moves food from the mouth downward to another spelling challenge, the esophagus.

The chest and abdomen have their own set of odd spellings: There’s the pancreas, an organ

in the digestive tract; the diaphragm, a muscle that extends across the bottom of the rib cage; and the coccyx, our tailbone. And don’t laugh at the humerus bone (upper arm); it’s not spelled like humorous, even though it’s close to the funny bone.

Finally, the lower extremities: Try not to confuse the tibia and fibula, the two long bones in the lower leg. (There is no tibula or fibia.)

And what about the Achilles tendon? Unlike most other body parts, the first letter of Achilles is capitalized; that’s because the tendon behind the ankle is named for the Greek hero killed by an arrow in his heel. Since then, the phrase Achilles’ heel (with an apostrophe at the end of Achilles) has come to mean a person’s point of weakness.

When it comes to English, what’s your Achilles’ heel?

Neil Chethik, aka the Grammar Gourmet, is executive director at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning (www.carnegieliteracy.org) and author of FatherLoss and VoiceMale. The Carnegie Center offers writing classes and seminars for businesses and individuals. Contact Neil at neil@carnegiecenterlex.org or (859) 254-4175.

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BusinessLexington CHUCK CREACY

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SUSAN BANIAK Features Editor susan@bizlex.com

John M. Noel is now working as a business development specialist for Thermal Equipment Sales, Inc., with locations in Lexington, Louisville, Paducah and Evansville. He formerly worked for Fayette County Public Schools, the Kentucky School Plant Management Association, the Kentucky School Board Association and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney, PLLC has announced that Jason Woodall has joined the firm as an associate attorney.

Urton Anderson, the Clark W. Thompson, Jr. Professor in Accounting Education at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, has been named the new director of the Von Allmen School of

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Lyndsey Martin has been named the director of sales for Lexington for Residence Inn, Courtyard and Fairfield Inn & Suites.

Denny Comer has been named by United Country Real Estate to the position of regional vice president in the company’s Kentucky and Ohio divisions. He will be responsible for recruiting new franchises in those territories.

Micah Campbell has been appointed as the new agency manager with Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance at the Bourbon County Agency.

Donna Angel has been promoted to the position of Richmond market vice president with Community Trust Bank, Inc. Ryan M. Gray has been promoted to the position of assistant vice president with Community Trust and Investment Company. Gray is a relationship development officer in Wealth and Trust Management at

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the bank’s downtown Lexington office.

Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation has named Bill Schutters as the director for its business accelerator.

Lexington Women’s Health has welcomed Reva D. Tackett, MD, to its team of doctors.

Integrity IT, a technology solutions provider, has welcomed Audra Meighan to its sales and marketing team and has named Curtis

Spencer as project director.

Elizabeth Hobbs has been promoted to senior vice president with United Bank’s Jessamine County market.

Gov. Steve Beshear has named Bob Stewart as head of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, effective June 1.

Stewart replaces Marcheta Sparrow, who announced her retirement after serving more than five years as tourism secretary under Gov. Steve Beshear.

Hometown Host energizes Lexington for third time Every two years, the American Coal Ash Association (ACAA) and the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) hold the World of Coal Ash (WOCA) international conference. WOCA focuses on the science, applications and sustainability of coal ash worldwide and presentations cover topics such as emerging technologies, recent research, specific case studies, international activities and regulatory topics from the local, state and federal perspectives.

The fifth WOCA conference was held in Lexington for the third time this past April 22-25. Dr. Tom Robl, WOCA conference chair, describes how Lexington continues to be a great venue for this successful and acclaimed conference.

WOCA has many international attendees. How many countries were represented at the 2013 WOCA Conference?

We had approximately 600 attendees at the 2013 World of Coal Ash Conference from 16 other countries besides the US. This is the largest attendance we’ve had so far at any of our WOCA events. We sold out of exhibitor space at 64 exhibit booths. We were very pleased with the participation and quality of both the technical sessions and exhibit hall.

Dr. Tom Robl Associate Director for Environmental and Coal Technologies University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research WOCA Conference Chair

WOCA incorporates Bluegrass Region attractions into its agenda.

Which attractions are the biggest crowd pleasers?

WOCA attendees really enjoy downtown Lexington. They like that it is easy to navigate, walkable, safe and has so much going on, from Thursday Night Live to great restaurants, bars and shopping. Over the years we have also taken groups out to the Kentucky Horse Park, the Headley-Whitley Museum and Woodford Reserve, all of which have been well-received outings.

The 2013 World of Coal Ash Conference had a direct economic impact of

$504,000 to the city of Lexington.

Hometown Host Dr. Tom Robl shares his passion for both his profession and Lexington by partnering with the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau to help bring visitors from around the world to our wonderful city.

Dr. Robl, we thank you and Lexington thanks you!

For more information on how you can support Lexington as a Hometown Host, please call Dennis at (859) 244-7712.

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BizLex

Wayfinding signs to debut downtown for pedestrians

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

By Staff

Our print edition will take on a more open feel. It’ll be a place for in-depth, enterprising articles, and an increase in graphical elements is our aim.

We’ll continue producing the W eekly Wire, an email news update sent each Tuesday morning for the past four or so years. If you don’t already subscribe to it, you can sign up for free in the top right corner of our homepage. You’ll also see our Latest News tab on the site updated more often, covering the business news that matters to our readers.

The indexes you’re used to seeing in our print edition will still be there. All of the information that would appear in the Leads section and Who’s Who will still be there; now, there will just be more. You won’t miss a single new business license or building permit because of the new schedule.

We’re fans of Lexington and want the city to succeed economically through a bevy of crucial elements. We feel for an area to be business friendly goes beyond tax code and city orndinance. While those are very important for the business climate, so are quality of life through strong urban planning, multi-use streets, arts and culture, innovation, horses, bourbon, health care, technology, ingenuity, entrepreneurism, collaboration, regionalism and more. Y ou’ll see those parts of central Kentucky in our pages and online.

But we’re not a cheerleader . We can’t be. To do that would cheapen the ef forts underway in our city. From time to time, we might publish articles perceived as critical, but I believe strongly that “criticism” is not a bad word. Dissension is necessary for proper growth. It must be respectful, but being polite and keeping everyone happy all the time cannot trump Lexington’s desire to advance as a city.

We may do the equivalent of tapping our horn to let you know the light has turned green. It doesn’t mean we don’t like you; it means it’s time to get moving, and we want to help you do that.

That said, when great things happen, they’ll be reported on by Business Lexington. That will never change.

Business Lexington and our parent company, Smiley Pete Publishing, are rare if not unique in the world of jour nalism, because we’re not only allowed but also encouraged to be part of our community.

In fact, it is that connection to the community that has personally kept me in Lexington. I moved here in 2006, thinking of Lexington as another rung on the journalism ladder I saw myself climbing.

But I found Lexington to be home.

As a college intern reporting in D.C., I had advice from a veteran reporter: “Don’t buy a couch; they’re terrible to move. I didn’t own one until I was 35.”

It was a good suggestion, but one I did not heed as Lexington got a hold of me. I’ve owned a home on the North Limestone corridor for more than five years, served on the Downtown Entertainment Development Task Force that assisted in many of the positive changes we’ve seen downtown, gone on five Commerce Lexington Leadership Visits, was named Distinguished Leader of my Leadership Lexington class and currently serve as vice president of the Lexington Art League’s board.

I’ve set my roots, so has BizLex. I already know many of you in the community, and look forward to meeting more of you. Please email me, erik@ bizlex.com any time you want to share goings-on that you think make Lexington great or that need to be fixed in order to keep us on track.

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hile large-scale wayfinding signs have been in place for drivers around Lexington for a few years, a pilot program to be launched this summer will put smaller ones on downtown sidewalks for those on foot.

Eight four-sided signs will be placed in strategic locations to make downtown and its attractions more accessible.

“There needs to be clear signage at eye level to point people to businesses, restaurants and attractions,” said Di Boyer, a member of a group in this year’s Leadership Lexington class that initiated the project.

“We believe that pedestrian signage will bring more people downtown, which will breathe new life into the many unique

treasures we have here.”

Over the past six months, the group, known as Vision Lex, has worked with city officials, Commerce Lexington, Downtown Lexington Corp. (DLC), the Lexington and Fayette County Parking Authority, Lexington Convention & V isitors Bureau, Kentucky Utilities, and the Downtown Development Authority on the project.

The DLC will assist V ision Lex in implementing a test run of the wayfinding signs this summer. Similar in style to signs gracing the streets of downtown Louisville, Lexington’s will include aspects already seen on the wayfinding signs for drivers.

Exact locations for the signs are still being confirmed, according to a release from the group, but the first sign is likely to be seen at Main and V ine.

Lexington’s signs will be the same shape and size as these in Louisville.

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hen 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 pages are most popular and how long visitors stay on those pages? If, like many organizations, you’ve neglected your website, it’s time to take action.

A website should make a good first impression when people visit. If your site is neglected for long periods of time, potential customers will know that and the perception of your business will go down in their eyes.

The importance of a vibrant website cannot be overstated.

Some managers think just because the website is there, that’s enough. But savvy businesses know websites must be updated continually. This helps ensure that information is current and that your site is easily found through search engines, like Google.

Most of us are not proficient at search engine optimization (SEO), but there are companies that can help.

Search Engine Optimization

“If you want a top ranking for a specific set of keywords, then site optimization is the important first step in making sure your site is appealing to the search engines,” according to Karl Hauser of Right Place Media. “Other important factors include the number of inbound links from relevant, authoritative websites and social

signals, like how many tweets about the site/business? How many shares on Facebook include links to the site?

“Quality, relevant and unique content is the most important factor for top rankings. Other websites want to link to quality content. People will want to share quality content. The phrase content is king rings true now, more than ever.”

The No. 1 issue is making sure the content is accurate, but it’s also important to look at relevancy. At this point, it’s imperative to take a step back and think about the audience. Who are they? What do they want to know? Are you answering their questions?

Many times, businesses tell people what the business wants customers to know. Instead, a business must put itself in the shoes of the customer and write in a customer-focused way. Tell them the benefits of your products or services and what it means to them. What’s in it for the customer? That’s what they want to know.

• Look for places to add video and other media to engage visitors.

• Make sure each page meets branding standards.

• Determine if all links are working.

SEM and Analytics

Last, if you aren’t using Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and Google analytics, or some other type of system to analyze your site visits, it’s time to start. SEM most comContent Ownership monly refers to paid advertisements, such as Since content is so important, it’s im Google Adwords, on search engine results perative that yours is in good shape. The pages for specific keyword searches. SEM first step is to determine who is responsible usually is purchased on a cost-per-click basis. for the copy on each page of the site. In a “SEM can be as important as SEO and small business, that’s probably easy to do.

Avoid Jargon many times is a cost-ef fective form of paid In a larger one, especially with an older site, It’s easy to get caught up in the lanit might be a challenge. guage of the particular business that you’re advertising,” Hauser said. “Even the most efThe trend in lar ger organizations is for in and use internal jargon and acronyms. But fective SEO effort will fall short of number subject specialists to “own” the content on the if your audience is external, they won’t un- one rankings on some keywords, and SEM can capture some of that lost traffic.” pages about their departments or areas they derstand your internal speak.

As for analytics, that helps businesses oversee. After the owner of each page is de Be sure to put yourself in the shoes of the track which pages are drawing the most vistermined, then those employees should reaudience and clearly define what you mean. itors, how users are engaging with the site view their pages. So what are they looking for?

Another thing to keep in mind is the and number of visits based on an ad’s call to length of the copy on each page. Statistics show that people read only about 20 percent action. This research will help the company deliver a better website experience and of what’s on the page. They scan, so make it easy for them to find information by using should help increase return on investment.

If you’re not a tech person, all of this subheads, bullet points and numbered lists. may sound intimidating. A website content Today many people are not searching OTHER WEBSITES WANT TO on desktops or laptops. They are accessing audit can be a long and sometimes over LINK TO QUALITY CONTENT. your site on smaller screens, such as tablets whelming exercise. But like many other asPEOPLE WILL WANT TO and smartphones, so take that into consid - pects of business, it’s an important process SHARE QUALITY CONTENT. that must be done. eration as well.

THE PHRASE CONTENT IS Here are a few other elements to inKING RINGS TRUE NOW, Mary Hemlepp, APR, is a marketing clude in your audit.

MORE THAN EVER.” communications consultant. Reach her • Look for inconsistencies and redunat mary@maryhemlepp.com. dancies.

– KARL HAUSER, RIGHT PLACE MEDIA

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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 immigrants to change their status.

By Glen M. Krebs

Proposed changes in immigration law mean changes for employers

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roposed changes to the United States’ immigration law are part o f the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Moder nization Act.” As of press-time, the Senate Judiciary Committee is considering amendments on the act.

The act would authorize more visas and change the laws surrounding issuance of visas. Aliens desiring to work in the United States for a temporary period of time must obtain non-immigrant visas. If the y desire to live here per manently, they must obtain immigrant visas. Letters are used to describe the various categories of visa.

Non-immigrant visa categories

W visas: The W visa category will allow certified aliens to work for a registered employer in a registered position for up to three years, renewable for an additional three years. There will be significant restrictions on employers and aliens in this new visa category.

The number of registered positions is limited. The annual cap in the first year will be 20,000, then 35,000, 55,000 and 75,000 in the fourth year . After the fourth year , a statistical formula will be used to determine the number of registered positions for W visa holders. The secretary of labor can make additional registered positions available in certain circumstances.

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Agricultural workers will be eligible for W-2 visas if they are contract workers or W-3 visas if they are “at-will” workers who have an offer of full-time employment with a designated agricultural employer .

Each year, 112,333 of these agricultural visas will be available.

Spouses and children of W visa holders will be eligible to obtain employment authorization, allowing them fto work in the United States.

H-1B visas: H-1B visas are for skilled workers who possess at least a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent and who are working in a job that requires such a degree. This year , the gover nment was forced to conduct a lottery because it received 120,000 applications for the 65,000 H-1B visas available for the year .

The Act would increase the number of Hy1B visas to 110,000 or more.

The maximum number of visas can go as high as 180,000 if the High Skilled Demand Index increases. In addition, up to 25,000 H-1B visas will be issued to applicants who have a master’s degree or higher in a STEM occupation.

Employers will be subject to new requirements when hiring H-1B workers: The H-1B position must be posted for 30 days on a Department of Labor website and will be required to pay a higher wage than what is required under the current law.

An employer whose workforce consists of more than 15 percent H-1B workers is a “dependent employer” and will be prohibited from outplacement, outsourcing, leasing or “otherwise contracting for Wservices or placement of” H-1Bs. Nonprofit institutions and organizations will continue to be exempt from the numerical cap and from the dependent

employer definitions. Health-care providers will also be exempt when they are applying for doctors, nurses, physical therapists or a “substantially equivalent health-care occupation.”

Spouses of H-1B workers can obtain employment authorization while they are on the H-4 visa if their home country allows reciprocal employment in similar situations.

Other non-immigrant visa categories H-2B visas: for non-skilled/nonagricultural workers. Changes will be made to require employers to pay costs of transportation from and to the home country.

L visas: for intra-company transferees.

Under the act, employers cannot outplace, outsource, lease or “otherwise contract for services or placement of” L visa holders.

Other provisions of the act deal with new office situations for L visa petitioners, limits on the percentage of L-1B and H-1B employees allowed each employer and investigation of complaints against L nonimmigrant employers.

F visas: for students. The act allows them to have dual intent so they can apply for permanent residence at the same time they are students.

E visas: for investors and traders from countries with proper treaties. The act will reduce the requirements for education for Irish applicants and may provide other specific benefits to South Korean petitioners.

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days per year if they meet certain conditions. It also allows retiree visas for persons who purchase homes in the United States valued at more than $500,000 and who meet certain other requirements.

Blue Cards: issued to agricultural workers who are in the United States and not ineligible because of a criminal background, etc. They must have worked 575 hours or 100 days during the two-year period ending December 31, 2012. Blue cardholders may not remain in that status for more than eight years. They will be authorized to work and travel, and they will be considered lawfully present except for certain tax credits and the Affordable Care Act. They are not eligible for any means-tested public benefits.

They are eligible to apply for per manent resident status five years after receiving the Blue Card.

Immigrant categories In the future, immigrant visas, or permanent residence, may be granted on the basis of a points system. The act calls for points to be awarded for such factors as education, length of employment, type of employment, family members in the United States and length of residence in the United States.

Initially, 120,000 merit-based immigrant visas will be authorized. That number may increase to a maximum of 250,000 based on a formula that takes into account the number of applicants in each previous year. During the first four years after enactment, the merit-based visas will be given to skilled workers, professionals and other workers who provide nonseasonal unskilled labor.

In the fifth year and beyond, half o f the visas will be from Tier 1 (education and employment) and half will be from Tier 2 (employment and family).

The numbers for other immigrant visas will be adjusted so that 140,000 pe r year will be for employment-based green cards and 480,000 for family-based green cards.

Some reclassifications will allo w more aliens to become per manent residents quickly. Spouses and children of lawful per manent residents will be treated as immediate relatives and will not count in the maximum numbers noted above. Per-country levels will also change so that “family” per-country levels will rise from 7 percent to 15 percent, and there will no longer be per -country levels for employment-based per manent residents.

Aliens who receive an advanced degree (master’s or higher) in a STEM category from a U.S. university will be eligible for a green card, but thei r numbers will not be counted against the maximum. Provisions relating to foreign physicians will also be revised to make it easier for them to become per manent residents.

This summary of the changes proposed to immigration laws is contingent on future congressional action. The Senate Judiciar y Committee has already voted on amendments to the original bill, SB 744, and changes are likely as the bill moves before the full Senate.

Glen M. Krebs is an attorney in Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP’s Lexington of fice.

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Downtown Omaha includes the Old Market District (right) and the CenturyLink Center Omaha, a convention center and arena.

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The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge spans the Missouri River between Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa.

issue for several years.”

Moody has worked closely with staf f members from the Greater Omaha Chamber , CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 which charges two of its workforce and talent employees to organize the YP effort in the city.

Started in the late ‘90s when the chamber sought to address the brain drain, GOYP has But that power structure has proven a hurdle for the city’s young professionals, 190 evolved from what Sarah Johnson, a chamber workforce staffer, said is the third stage of a YP Lexington business leaders were told while group. visiting the city in early May. The first stage, she said, is networking, in“We’re one voice,” said Craig Moody, a cluding organizing happy hours and other former board president of Greater Omaha meet ups. The second is when an organization Young Professionals (GOYP) and managing takes on charity work, and the third is when principal of V erdis Group, a company he the group takes a role in advocacy, be it for founded focused on sustainability.

“Young professionals are very important quality-of-life issues or to provide a dif ferent in this community. Because the young-profes- voice in citywide debates.

GOYP’s board decided to narrow its focus sional community here is so strong, I think to five areas: arts and culture, community dethey, the older folks, are listening more frequently,” Moody said during a panel with three velopment, inclusivity, public engagement and fellow young professionals, or YPs, in front of public transportation. That’s when, according the Lexington contingent. “But I still think we to Johnson, the group started getting traction have a lot of work to do to make sure we are and making strong advancements. a part of that conversation on a regular basis “A group can only be successful when … we need to be a part of these conversations they have a focus like that. Many, many times, when they begin, not when it’s time to make a we’ve had an organization come to us and say, decision after you’ve been working on the ‘Let’s form a mentoring program between the

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group of young professionals and a school.’ In theory, that’s wonderful and I would encour age any young professional to get involved, but … [as an or ganization] you have to have focus,” she said.

When Moody ascended to president of GOYP, it came with a seat on the board of the Omaha Chamber reserved for that role.

“It was a huge step [when we got the chamber to give our president a seat on the board], but we also saw it as a very tiny first

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ARE VERY IMPORTANT IN THIS COMMUNITY. BECAUSE THE YOUNG-PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY HERE IS SO STRONG, I THINK THEY, THE OLDER FOLKS, ARE LISTENING MORE FREQUENTLY.” – CRAIG MOODY, FORMER BOARD PRESIDENT OF GREATER OMAHA YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

step. We felt like it was a little bit of a token,” he said.

Since then, he said, the work accomplished by his demographic has led to other YPs getting on the chamber board on their own merits.

“If you look at our chamber board makeup today, looking at that as sort of a case study, there are so many more young professionals on the board than there were previously. I think that’s a really strong indication that … the executive board of the chamber sees it’s important [to have] a diverse makeup to that board,” he said.

But there have been bumps in the road.

“I don’t think you can always expect it to be a har monious relationship. That’s what we’ve found, “ Moody said. “Any relationship is tough work, and particularly when you disagree on a number of issues, you have to work really hard at it.”

One of the ways buy-in has occurred is through the Council of Companies within GOYP. The council was for med five years ago as a support group for companies around Omaha to create and sustain internal young professional groups inside their own organizations.

Greater Omaha Chamber staf fer Sarah Wernimont said the council meets monthly to share best practices about their emer gent leader groups. As a result, GOYP can sharpen its focus to help make the city more desirable to live in.

“GOYP is a retention tool, but how can we also be an attraction tool?” W ernimont asked.

“How can we use these young people to make these improvements so people want to move here and say, ‘That’s a really cool city?’”

The organization also holds an annual YP Summit. This year’s event saw nearly 1,300 full-day attendants to focus on issues facing Omaha from the young professionals’ perspective. Previous keynote speakers have included musician and activist John Legend and Newark, N.J., mayor and social media star Cory Booker.

By educating the YPs and getting them more involved with Omaha’s established business leaders, Moody hopes some of the per ceived walls in the city can dissipate.

With more involvement and inclusion, Moody said, maybe “we can arrive at these decisions together, rather than standing on opposite sides when it’s done.”

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Experts say Lexington has enough hotel rooms for now

By Dan Dickson CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Convention rooms

The 2011 study went on to say the availoes the city need more hotels, or are ability of guest rooms to serve local convenwe where we should be for a city of tions is critical in the success of such facilities. our size and with the number of vis“Inventory of guest rooms in a city is itors and conventions we draw each year? measured in dif ferent ways, including the A Conventions, Sports & Leisure feasinumber of headquarters hotel rooms and bility study in 2011 on convention and event total rooms within a half mile of the convenfacilities in Lexington concluded that “the tion center,” the study stated. convention, conference and tradeshow marLexington was included in a review of ket in any community cannot grow beyond 17 other “competitive and comparable” marthe ability of its hotel base to accommodate kets in the region, including Louisville, Ky.; out-of-town visitors.”

Cincinnati; and Nashville, T enn. Lexington The Lexington Convention and Visitors landed in the middle of the pack when it Bureau estimates there are currently 66 ho- came to primary, secondary or tertiary hotels tels in Lexington that combine to offer a total adjacent to its convention center. of approximately 7,400 guestrooms.

But when rated on the number of hotel “Overall, hotels are running an occurooms located within a half-mile of its conpancy that is starting to grow,” said Jim vention center, Lexington was ranked secBrowder, president of the Lexington Conond to last. The three downtown hotels near vention and Visitors Bureau, in a recent in- the Lexington Convention Center, the Hyatt terview. “Over the last several years, with the Regency Lexington (366 rooms), the Hilton economy down, we’ve run about 60 percent Lexington/Downtown (367 rooms) and the occupancy annually. That’s not as good as Gratz Park Inn (44 rooms), have a total of we’d like to see. I’d much rather it be in the 777 rooms within a short walk of the con65 percent-plus range.” vention center, said the report.

Browder added that, in the hotel busiOther large hotels within a few miles of ness, when a market hits an annual occuthe convention center include the Grif fin Gate Marriot Resort and Spa (409 rooms), pancy rate of about 65 percent, the area the Clarion Hotel (302 rooms), the Crowne typically will begin to see hotel developPlaza Lexington – the Campbell House (287 ment. “Developers will be watching that rooms) and the Embassy Suites (230 rooms). more than anything,” he said.

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properties in Kentucky for the past several years; they haven’t been too great,” Gillespie said. “We’ve had 59-61 percent occupancy.”

Gillespie added that he has been told a successful full-service hotel with a restaurant and all amenities needs a 70 percent occupancy rate.

Joe Fields, director of convention sales for the Lexington Convention Center , said Lexington’s ratio of hotel rooms to meeting space is appropriate.

Market competition “If we get more meeting space, then “When you look at 21c, I don’t think it’s more sleeping rooms might be something to going to devastate local hotel inventory,” said discuss,” he said.

Browder. “Look way back [early 1980s] before Fields said meeting and convention my time here, when the Hyatt was built with planners want to know about a city’s triad 350-plus rooms, and then a big Radisson [now — that is, “space, dates and rates.”

Hilton] was announced across the street. It “They want the space they need, over certainly didn’t wipe everybody else out. Peo- the dates they need, at a rate that fits their ple learned to do business and all caught up budget lines. It’s tough sometimes to put all and now run nice, quality properties.” three together,” he said.

Browder said Lexington and the nation Browder said a little competition among might be ready for another growth spurt in downtown hotels is healthy. the hotel business. One thing holding devel“I was in the hotel business 32 years,” opers back might be availability of loan he said. “If I knew a new hotel was opening money. up across or down the street, I’d certainly “If you build 200 or 300 rooms, it only put my game plan together to be sure they adds about 5 percent to the total local inven- didn’t steal my customers. It’s just a compettory,” he added. itive environment. Temporarily, there would But Ray Gillespie, executive director of be adjustments needed for the hotel openthe Kentucky Hotel and Lodging Associaing, but also for other hotels trying to maintion, is more cautious. tain share — but that’s just the cost of doing “Look at occupancy levels for existing business.”

21c Museum Hotels plans to build an 80-room boutique hotel with a contemporary art museum and restaurant in downtown Lexington in the historic Fayette National Bank Building. Another hotel is planned for the yet-to-materialize CentrePointe development. Both the J.W. Marriott and Westin brands have been mentioned as possibilities for the site.

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Lexington-Area Hotels Ranked by Number of Guest Rooms

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Number of Guest Rooms

Number of Singles, Doubles, Kings, Suites

Average Occupancy for 2012

Number of Full-Time Employees

Owner/ Management Company

General Manager

Year Opened

1

Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa 1800 Newtown Pike Lexington, KY 40511 (859) 231-5100 www.griffingatemarriott.com

409

Rooms: 395, Suites: 14

NA

NA

Marriott International*

Mark Ravenscraft

1981

2

Hilton Lexington Downtown 369 W. Vine St. Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 231-9000 www.lexingtondowntown.hilton.com

366

Singles: 36, Double: 154, King: 166, Suites: 10

NA

NA

MPVF Lexington; Partners Interstate Hotels & Resorts

Marty Rothchild

1982 as Radisson Plaza Hotel / 2010 as Hilton Lexington Downtown

2

Hyatt Regency Lexington 401 E. High St. Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 253-1234 www.lexington.hyatt.com

366

Kings, Double/Doubles, Suites

NA

NA

The Procaccianti Group

Larry Bell

1977

4

Clarion Hotel Lexington 1950 Newtown Pike Lexington, KY 40511 (859) 233-0512 www.clarionhotellex.com

292

Kings: 123, Queens: 17, Doubles: 148, Suites: 4

NA

70

Lex Hi Partners, LLC

Melissa McGuire

2010

5

Crowne Plaza Lexington – The Campbell House 1375 South Broadway Lexington, KY 40504 (859) 255-4281 www.crowneplaza.com/campbellhouse

287

Kings, Doubles, Suites

NA

63

GF Management

Todd Frush

1951

6

Embassy Suites Lexington 1802 Newtown Pike Lexington, KY 40511 (859) 455-500 www.lexington.embassysuites.com

230

Suites: 230

NA

110

Winegardner & Hammons, Inc.

Ron van Haaren

1999

7

Hilton Lexington Suites 245 Lexington Green Circle Lexington, KY 40503 (859) 271-4000 www.lexingtongreen.hilton.com

174

All Suites: 174

NA

60

Magna Hospitality Group

Hilly Adler

1987

8

Doubletree Suites by Hilton Lexington 2601 Richmond Rd. Lexington, KY 40509 (859) 268-0060 www.lexingtonsuites.doubletree.com

155

Suites: 155

NA

40

Hospitality Ventures Management Group

Jason Naper

1989

9

Best Western Lexington Conference Center 5532 Athens-Boonesboro Rd. Lexington, KY 40509 (859) 263-5241 www.lexingtonkyhotel.net

151

King: 53, Suite: 3, Doubles: 95

NA

25

Dogwood Hotels, LLC

Kim Thompson

1973

10

Ramada Conference Center 2143 N. Broadway Lexington, KY 40505 (859) 299-1261 www.ramandainnlexky.com

145

Doubles, Kings, Handicapped Accessible

NA

NA

JSM Management

Katy Stephenson

1968 as Ramada/ 2000 Conference Center

11

Hyatt Place Lexington 2001 Bryant Rd. Lexington, KY 40509 (859) 296-0091 www.hyattplacelexington.com

127

Offers: Kings & Queens

NA

NA

Commonwealth Hotels, LLC

David Miller

2008

12

Hampton Inn at I-75 2251 Elkhorn Rd. Lexington, KY 40505 (859) 299-2613 www.hamptoninn.com

125

Doubles: 48, Kings: 77

NA

NA

NA

Herbert Castiglia

1988

13

Comfort Inn 2381 Buena Vista Dr. Lexington, KY 40505 (859) 299-0302 www.comforthotels.com/ky078

122

Queens, Double/Double, Kings, Queen/Queen

NA

16

Deep, Inc

Tasha Ecklar

1992

14

Springhill Suites by Marriott 863 S. Broadway Lexington, KY 40504 (859) 225-1500

108

Kings: 61, Queens: 47

NA

30

Musselman Hotels, LLC

Abbye Crowe

2004

15

Residence Inn by Marriott Lexington Keeneland/Airport 3110 Wall St. Lexington, KY 40513 (859) 296-0460 www.marriott.com/lexky

104

All Suites: 104

NA

NA

TMI Hospitality

Mike Tinker

2010

16

Hilton Garden Inn 1973 Plaudit Pl. Lexington, KY 40509 (859) 543-8300 www.hilton.com

100

Doubles and Kings

NA

NA

Florida Capital, LLC; Lane Hospitality

Ron Falk

1999

17

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Downtown 1000 Export St. Lexington, KY 40504 (859) 389-6800 www.hiexpress.com/lexington

96

Singles: 23, Doubles: 49, Suites: 24

NA

5

American Hospitality Management, Inc.

Chad Whisnant

2004

18

Homewood Suites by Hilton Lexington – Hamburg 2033 Bryant Rd. Lexington, KY 40509 (859) 543-0464 www.lexingtonhamburg.homewoodsuites.com

91

All Suites: 91

NA

NA

Commonwealth Hotels

Anne Garlick, Director of Sales & Marketing

2006

19

Residence Inn by Marriott North 1080 Newtown Pike Lexington, KY 40511 859-231-6191 www.marriott.com/lexnn

80

Singles: 40, Kings: 10, Doubles: 30, All suites

83%

22

Island Hospitality

Michael O'Mallery

1986

TIE

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Medical bookings provide business for Lexington hotels

By Dan Dickson CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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ather than have a patient and related family members search for the closest hotel and best prices when traveling to Lexington for an early morning operation or extended stay, area hospitals work closely with hotels to secure nearby rooms.

“There are 18 hotels here that give us a special rate. We couldn’t do what we do for patients without that kind of help,” said Elaine Greer, director of pastoral care and patient relations at Baptist Health. “We have a way of making reservations for those patients so they’re close by for appointments the next day. The hospital actually pays for that. It’s part of our customer service. For families, we simply have the discount arrangement and they pay that rate.”

The hospital also provides maps showing its location relative to all of the participating hotels so people can choose their own.

“I usually communicate with general managers. They let me know what accommodations they have available and the negotiated rates. I keep that list updated. W e

provide it to families looking for a place to stay close to the hospital,” said Nick Wiley, Baptist Health’s patient advocate.

“We let families decide but if they have questions, like which ones are closest, we help them out.”

Hotel bookings for University of Kentucky ballgame days and nights and during conventions, shows and other special events in Lexington sometimes cut into hotel-room inventory, which makes things a little tight at times, but everyone manages.

One hotel that claims 60 percent of its business comes from medical bookings is University Inn on Limestone Street at Waller Avenue, located near the UK’s Albert B. Chandler Hospital, the Lexington VA Medical Center and Baptist Health triangle.

“Most people who come here are from eastern Kentucky. They’re in Lexington to see their doctor for a regular appointment or to have some work done,” said Janie Adams, general manager of University Inn. Baptist Health is a good source of business for University Inn. On one recent day, Adams said 24 people affiliated with Baptist Health were scheduled to spend the night

there. Each day, the hospital sends her a list of patients who will be sleeping there that night.

“They literally pay us to host people the night before their procedure, if they meet certain criteria, like how far away they live from here,” Adams said. “Sometimes they need to be at the hospital before dawn for surgery.”

Aside from lists provided by the hospitals, Adams has her staff ask guests at checkin why they’re in town. If it’s for medical reasons, that, too, goes into a daily report.

Adams meets a lot of families at a low point in their lives. Some stay extended periods because a relative is receiving chemotherapy or radiation treatments or getting a heart transplant or was in a car wreck and must undergo a long rehabilitation.

“We become their home away from home,” she said.

Todd Frush, general manager at the Crowne Plaza Hotel – The Campbell House, also sees many patients and their families at his hotel, located right across the street from Saint Joseph Hospital. It adds up to 10 per cent to 15 percent of his annual business.

“Patients, patients’ families and hospital administrators are guests. We also get some meeting room and catering business through the hospitals. We get the gambit,” Frush said. “Not only do we work with [St. Joseph], but also UK and Baptist Health Lexington.”

Frush also sees business from the medical park next door, which houses many private practices and physician groups.

Surgeries and other outpatient work are done there, too.

“We do a lot of family business, because it’s a matter of convenience for them, and we provide a shuttle service to any of the area hospitals, based on availability,” Frush said.

The Crowne Plaza gets a lot of feedback from people who have stayed there for medical reasons, Frush said.

“We get a lot of compliments,” Frush said. “They’re very grateful. Many people know there are hotels out there but don’t know how to find them. It’s our job to make those connections. They’re under a lot of stress, so we try to make it as comfortable and easy as possible while they’re here.”

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New CEO of Clark Regional hopes to keep patients close to home

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s CEO of Clark Regional Medical Center (CRMC) in W inchester, Ky., Cherie Sibley has one primary goal: to make community members feel confident seeking treatment at their local hospital.

“We have a great community here. W e have great competition in Lexington. While there are bigger hospitals in Lexington, bigger doesn’t always mean better,” Sibley said.

The new administrator replaces interim CEO Ron T yrer. Former CEO Kathy Love left CRMC in September 2012. The hospital, formerly community owned, was purchased by LifePoint Hospitals in 2010. The LifePoint group constructed a new facility, which opened March 31, 2012, with 100 beds.

For the community While the past three years have brought several changes to CRMC, Sibley said people can still expect the same commitment to the community and patient care.

“As far as daily operations, my goal and plan is to just get better and better,” Sibley said.

As a former nurse, Sibley said she takes a patient-first approach to health care administration and wants to focus on building relationships.

“It is always the patient first. The patient and the family members who are trusting us with their care have to be our first priority,”

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With the focus on patient services, Sibley said she believes CRMC can become the preferred provider in the service area.

“We’ve already made great strides,” Sibley said.

The LifePoint corporation Sibley has been with LifePoint Hospitals for 13 years and said she is impressed with the company’s resources, and confidence in staff members.

Because of the large network of hospitals owned by LifePoint, Sibley said experts in most medical fields are easily accessible.

“I almost see it as a large group of consultants at our fingertips,” she said.

Since the LifePoint purchase, several new physicians have come on staff, including primary care physicians, pediatricians and a new OB/gyn. Sibley said she is excited to get to know the new staff members and help them serve their patients as well as possible.

“Our hospital is a place physicians want to practice,” Sibley said.

The new hospital features fully integrated surgical rooms, and Sibley said most major surgeries, with the exception of openheart surgery, can be performed at CRMC. “Seventy-five to 80 percent of the surgical procedures that people have every day could be done here in Winchester,” Sibley said.

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Dr. Nick Kouns is introducing a program at Clark Regional to use art therapeutically with patients.

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Original blown glass by Lousville artist, Brook Forrest White, Jr., hangs from the ceiling.

HEALING ARTS Clark Regional Medical Center invests in art as cost-efficiency therapy

By Rachel Gilliam

When LifePoint Hospitals, the parent company of CRMC, opened a new hospital or Dr. Nick Kouns, combining art and in April 2012, Kouns immediately began medicine is like a per fect marriage. working on acquiring a per manent art colKouns describes his medical career and lection for the facility. Funding was provided his interest in the arts, including a previous by hospital staff and LifePoint. tenure as president of the Lexington Art “We had 100 percent participation in League, as “the two great loves of my life.” our fundraising,” Kouns said of the hospital Now he hopes to use those two loves physicians. to improve the lives of dementia and Programs like Meet Me at MoMA and Alzheimers patients permanently residing at Side by Side have been established all over Winchesters Clark Regional Medical Center the country, and Kouns said research has (CRMC). made it clear there is a definite positive im“What people think is just pretty artpact from art. work is actually not just pretty artwork. It’s “Color and form and composition actua pretty cost-efficient way to help patients,” ally slows cerebral damage,” Kouns said. he said.

Currently, 13 per manent pieces have The program at CRMC will be modeled been acquired, 11 of which were created by after an already-established program called Kentucky artists. One was purchased at auc“Meet Me at MoMA,” the Museum of Modern tion and has previously been part of a Art in New Y ork City. According to Smithsonian Institute exhibit. Fourteen moma.org, “Meet Me at MoMA” allows depieces are on display as part of a rotating mentia and Alzheimer’s patients to view art- collection, but Kouns said he will have acwork in a museum setting, then discuss the quired 27 permanent pieces by the end of pieces with volunteers or caregivers. the year and will phase out the rotating porThe discussions, according to Kouns, tion of the collection. stimulate brain activity and help improve “These are all very high-quality pieces cognitive function. of artwork,” Kouns said.

“Artistic programming, when done The program is slated to begin April smartly and expeditiously, can not only 2014. make everyone happy, it can improve cogAlthough the Meet Me At MoMA pronitive therapy and it’s much, much more gram was “the most easily emulated” art and cost effective,” Kouns said. healthcare program Kouns found, he said it In 2004, Kouns helped head an arts in is only the beginning of such ef forts at health-care program at Cardinal Hill RehaCRMC. bilitation Center that allowed disabled chilThanks to the donations from the local dren to participate in a six-week art camp physicians and LifePoint, Kouns said there at the hospital. The Side by Side program will be funds left over after the per manent pairs each participating child with an artist collection is established. to create a collaborative piece of art. The “I’m overwhelmed and humbled by the children and artists also create their own in- physicians at Clark Regional,” Kouns said. dividual pieces, and physical and occupaAlthough definite plans have not been tional therapists are available to help the made for future projects, Kouns said he is patients. confident he will be able to continue his “It was one of the most rewarding work with arts in healthcare. things I’ve done in my life,” Kouns said.

“This is just the first of many projects “The response we got from family members that I would like to at least initiate and get was astonishing.” going at Clark Regional,” Kouns said.

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Medical practice urges women to consider the latest minimally invasive surgery

By Dan Dickson BUSINESS LEXINGTON

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n all-female medical practice that specializes in treating women is getting the word out that minimally invasive robotic surgery has great advantages over procedures that use traditional surgical incisions.

Lexington Women’s Health, on Alysheba Way in Hambur g, has a staf f comprising board-certified obstetrician/gynecologists, certified midwives, physician’s assistants and advanced practice registered nurses.

Founded in 2007, the practice provides obstetrics care, midwifery care and of ficebased and surgical gynecology. The three physicians perform hysterectomies, myomectomies (surgical removal of fibroids from the uterus), excision of endometriosis, bladder repairs for incontinence and pelvicorgan prolapsed surgeries. All hospital work is performed at Baptist Health Lexington.

Recently, the Lexington Women’s Health staff showed off a demonstration model of the da Vinci Surgical System at its of fice. It was developed by Intuitive Surgical, a company based in Sunnyvale, Calif.

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The da Vinci, as it’s known, enables surgeons to perform delicate, complex operations through a few tiny incisions with increased three-dimensional vision, precision, dexterity and control. The da Vinci’s robotic technology allows the surgeon’s hand movements at a console to be duplicated with precise movements of the instruments working inside a patient’s body.

“We’ve done robotic surgery since 2007 and have been very involved in teaching other surgeons the procedures,” said Jennifer Fuson, M.D., co-founder of the practice.

“When we thought about how to get the word out, that they can have minimally invasive robotic surgery as opposed to open surgery, we wanted to get as many people to see and touch the technology as possible.”

The practice staf f contacted Intuitive Surgical, which regularly takes the robot demonstrator “on the road,” and convinced the company to bring it to its offices.

“You can accomplish surgeries in minimally invasive ways that were never before possible,” Fuson continued. “Women facing an abdominal incision for endometriosis or

for a hysterectomy now have three or four incisions, each just eight millimeters (onethird of an inch) long. The patient often goes home within a few hours of sur gery and is back to work in a couple of weeks instead of six weeks.”

Elizabeth Case, M.D., and Emily Cunningham, M.D., are the other two physicians in the practice. Case further explained the difference between traditional surgical methods and minimally invasive techniques.

“Before, some procedures were done by cutting you open, which led to two weeks of discomfort and huge recovery time.

Now you do this as an outpatient and can be back to work in two weeks,” Case said.

In traditional abdominal incisions, sur geons don’t actually cut the muscles. Instead, muscles are pulled apart and doctors cut fascia, or connective tissue, over the muscles.

It takes six weeks for them to heal properly.

Without enough healing time, a hernia may develop. After having the abdominal muscles separated, the patient can’t easily get out of bed or stand up because of the pain from using those abdominals.

“But now, with minimally invasive sur gery, some don’t even need to fill the prescription for pain pills, versus people who need the pills for two weeks,” Case said.

Lisa Crockett of Lexington had a hysterectomy back in January.

“Dr. Fuson and I looked at different options, and I was at my last resort. She firmly suggested this, and it was because of her passion and commitment that I said, ‘Let’s move forward,’” Crockett said.

Her message to other women in similar circumstances is to consider the robot.

“If you have any hesitation, don’t worry about that,” Crockett said. “I thought I’d be down and out for many weeks and not able to get back to work. But I had this procedure at 10 in the morning and was home at 3:30 that afternoon and back to work part-time within a week.”

Case had another example of why she believes the new system is better than the old one.

“When I did typical laparoscopic surgeries, it would take me, on average, an hour and 45 minutes. The patient spent 24 hours in the hospital with the loss of one pint of blood. The other day, I did a robotic surgery in 40 minutes, start to finish. The patient went home in two hours with no blood loss at all.”

Case said that, with traditional laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis, she typically used a two-dimensional camera and might spot a couple of lesions in the patient.

But with the da V inci system, with 3-D vision, she might locate a hundred lesions.

“We can remove them more adequately,” she said.

Case has practiced medicine for 12 years. When she began, she never envisioned using this type of technology, she said.

“I first heard about the da Vinci in 2005 but didn’t realize I’d be doing this kind of surgery,” she said.

And Case expects that the convenience and flexibility of such procedures will only increase in the future.

“In 12 years, I think I’ll be doing surgery from my house,” she said, laughing. “Y ou can do it. As long as you have a full attending staff with the patient, the sur geon can be at a console operating from any remote location.”

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Restoration breathes new life and historic character into former home of local artist Henry Faulkner

By Celeste Lewis

Neighbors going back decades have stories of the unusual but wildly talented artist who he former home of iconic Lexington was a bit of a legend in Lexington, known artist Henry Faulkner was a grand old for the animal menagerie he kept and his house that had seen better days. It has flamboyant coterie of friends and fellow borecently been transfor med into a restored hemians, ranging from famous poets, artists and updated hybrid of old and new, ready and musicians to locals who were loyal and to face its next century. lifelong friends.

Faulkner lived in the house from the After the artist’s death, the home was late ’60s until he died in 1981. He was a pro- bought at auction by Patty McCor mack, a lific painter who left a rich legacy of work. neighbor, friend and the aunt of the current His artwork was and still is widely collected, owner, Jay Farmer. During his life, Faulkner and he remains a beloved part of the fabric had made the house into three apartments, of Kentucky’s rich artistic history. adding walls and doors for the new spaces.

Faulkner was also famously eccentric.

Farmer feels fortunate to have inherited

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the home from his aunt, as he had a close connection to the house and to Faulkner .

Growing up, he spent a great deal of time at both his grandparents’ and his aunt’s homes on Third Street. Faulkner was a close family friend and remains a memorable figure for Far mer, who remembers him joining the family to watch TV, share a meal and occasionally take a shower, when Faulkner’s water was shut of f for lack of payment.

“We all knew that was Henry,” Far mer said. “He and my grandfather were great friends even though they were complete opposites. They had eastern Kentucky upbring-

ings and a love for natural foods, what would now be called organic food, in common and always found things to talk about.

Henry was an extremely caring and compassionate person.”

Farmer remembers once as a young boy finding a painting the artist had thrown in the garbage. He retrieved it and took it home. Faulkner saw it on the mantle and asked that it be retur ned to him. Soon he brought it back to Far mer, completed, framed and signed.

The Farmer family includes Jay and his wife, Kaoru, along with their twin boys.

They currently live in Japan but plan to Above: Chip Crawford stands by the Faulkner House that his company, Crawford Builders, restored with the help of Architect Katie Cassidy Sullivan for Jay Farmer.

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move back to the United States to live in the house full-time.

To do that, Far mer credits technology for assisting him to assemble a team to renovate the house. The architect was in New Hampshire and the contractor was located in Lexington. Despite the distance, they were able to meet online every Friday and discuss details.

“Thanks to technology, I feel I was able to be involved in everything, even from so far away,” explained Farmer, adding that he and the architect were also able to visit Kentucky to see the project a few times during the renovation.

The architect, Katie Cassidy Sullivan, grew up in Lexington across the street from the Faulkner house and is a family friend of Farmer’s.

“I have always loved the house and its history and was very glad to have the op portunity to be involved with the renovation,” Sullivan said. Sutherland remembered

being intrigued by her unusual neighbor , Faulkner, when she was a child.

“He often had his many animals dressed up out on the front porch,” she recalled.

She wanted to let “the house be what it wanted to be” when working on the design for the renovation.

“We basically had to undo a lot of things that had been done to the house over time,” she said.

Separations that were created for the apartments had to be removed to create the flow that made more sense for a single-family home. Other improvements include a new eat-in kitchen with a pantry created from the small studio apartment on the back of the home and a master bedroom suite with an office, created from a one-bedroom apartment on the second floor. A deteriorating back porch was recreated into a sunroom looking out onto the backyard.

After the design was complete, it was contractor Chip Crawford’s tur n to go to

work. Crawford, also a resident of the neighborhood, had a good deal of knowledge of the house.

“This was a great project. W e really brought the house back from the brink,” Crawford said. “We did a lot of dif ferent kinds of work, part restoration and part renovation. Some parts of the house we were trying to return to their for mer glory, with custom moldings, plaster work and interior details. Other parts we were moder nizing and improving. For instance, the new upgraded mechanical systems in the house are very energy efficient. We added square footage but cut the energy needs by 60 percent while maintaining the integrity of the home.”

Crawford’s crew also added a completely new roof system and had to excavate the dirt-floor cellar and create a new basement, including pouring a new floor. In addition, a masonry crew rebuilt the four chimneys of the house.

“It’s a real blend of art and architecture,” Crawford said.

That’s a combination Farmer likes.

“Seeing the work nearing the end has been extremely satisfying, and we are happy we were able to restore this beautifu old house with such a rich history to its original glory, and glad to be able to add to the collective glory of the Northside neighborhood.”

The Faulkner House: 462 W. Third St. See the house: during Gallery Hop, June 21, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Faulkner’s art: Selected Faulkner works will be shown along with other art. Photos of the renovation will also be on display.

More views of the redone Faulkner House owned by Jay Farmer and his family.

PHOTOS BY EMILY MOSELEY

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LFUCG is seeking Emergency Pump Connections. Contact 859-258-3320.

Request No. 59-2013, deadline 6/6/13.

LFUCG is seeking Bids for Landscape Management. Contact 859-2583320. Request No. 66-2013, deadline 6/9/13.

LFUCG is seeking Bids for Emergency Generator Connection. Contact 859258-3320. Request No. 68-2013, deadline 6/10/13.

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CONVENTIONS June 2 – 9 Kentucky High School Athletic Association, State Baseball Tournament with rooms at various locations around Lexington. 2,000 people expected.

June 8 – 13 Kentucky Association of Future Farmers of America, 84th Annual Convention at the Lexington Center. 2,500 people expected.

June 12 – 17 Amvets, 2013 Annual Convention at the Clarion Hotel. 600 people expected.

June 15 – 20 Kentucky School Nutrition Association, 2013 Annual Conference at the Lexington Center. 1,100 people expected.

June 21 – 23 Phi Gamma Delta, 100th Anniversary

Field Secretary Program at the Griffin Gate Marriot Resort and Spa. 120 people expected.

June 22 – 27 Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, 2013 Annual Directors Conference at the Hilton Lexington/Downtown. 190 people expected.

June 22 – 28 Motorcycle Sport Touring Association, STAR 2013 Rally at the Crowne Plaza Lexington – The Campbell House. 900 people expected.

June 23 – 30 Model A Restorers Club, 2013 MARC National Meet at the Lexington Center. 1,600 people expected.

June 24 – 28 Riviera Owners Association, 2013 International Meet at the Clarion Hotel.

500 people expected.

June 25 – 30 Kentucky Osteopathic Medical Association, 2013 Annual Conference at the Hilton Lexington/Downtown. 190 people expected.

COMMERCIAL BUILDING PERMITS C Ross Builder/Remodeler, remodel general business office, 625 Blue Sky Parkway (Davis Elliot), $300,000.

Casey Creek Construction, remodel general business office, 2343 Alexandria Drive, Suite 140, (Coleman Group), $72,000.

Stegal Inc, bank remodel, 2051 Pleasant Ridge Drive (Fifth Third Bank), $65,000.

Fields Builder, addition to a restaurant, 1230 East New Circle Road (Parkette), 1,684 sq.ft., $175,000.

Tom Cheek AIA, remodel general business office, 2716 Old Rosebud Road, Suite 280 (Labtox), $30,000.

Kebco, retail sales remodeling, 2200 War Admiral Way, Suite 140 (Sportsman Warehouse), $80,000.

Prajna Design and Construction Inc, church addition, 649 Price Avenue (Friends Meeting Place), 485 sq.ft., $650,000.

Marrillia Design and Construction, remodeling commercial, 641 Euclid Av-

enue (Columbia Heights Neighborhood Assn), $30,203.

WS Construction, remodel general business office, 135 East Maxwell Street (CCM Management), $68,865.

The Larkin Group LLC, remodel general business office, 268 Southland Drive, Suite 100 (Zounds Hearing), $35,000.

Kurt Rose Construction Inc, retail sales remodeling, 139 East New Circle Road, Suite 110 (King’s Beauty Supply), $70,000.

Jimmy Ship Homes LLC, school educational, 3436 Versailles Road (Commonwealth Baptist College), 10,873 sq.ft., $900,000.

James N Gray Company, commercial canopy, 1700 Fitzgerald Court (Costco), 2,816 sq.ft., $1,000,000.

James N Gray Company, retail sales general, 1500 Fitzgerald Court (Costco), 159,149 sq.ft., $18,157,798.

Heartland Retail Construction, retail sales remodeling, 3401 Nicholasville Road, 311 (Apple), $75,000.

Congelton-Hacker Company, remodel bank, 300 West Vine Street (Central Bank), $1,681,968.

NEW BUSINESS LICENSES Agriculture | Livaland LLC, owned by Iraklis Levas, 1019 Majestic Dr., Ste. 210 Lexington, Ky., 859-277-3114.

Architect | Filson And Rohrbacher, owned by Anne Elizabeth Filson, 25 Hampton Court 3, 859-227-2147.

Art Sales & Framing | New Editions Gallery Inc, 807 Euclid Avenue.

Attorney | Owned by Jason L Haargadon, 1100 Cooper Drive.

Auto Detail | Owned by Oscar Smith, 411 Whispering Hills.

Auto Detailing | Owned by Andrew Kimbrough, 1333 Saddle Club Way, 386-785-3031.

Auto Paint & Dent Repair | Chip Magician LLC, owned by Chris Curtis, 1051 Floss Drive, Ste. 180, 859-225-3368.

Bookkeeping | Owned by Amie K Steeves, 5012 Bobwhite Drive.

Box Sales | Kentucky Corrugated LLC, owned by Mark Lelonde, 200 E Reynolds Rd., Lexington, Ky., 859983-1778.

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Cellular | Cc Tm Pa LLC, 724-4162000.

Child Care | Haney, Barbara J, owned

by Barbara J Haney, 3733 Temple Drive.

Child Care Services | Owned by Cynthia Connor, 2177 Haddon Drive, 859-368-0474.

Cleaning | Cleaning Lexington, Ky., owned by Michael Morton, 3004 Merideth Circle, 859-396-2382.

Coaching/Music | Owned by Chris Campbell, 75 Hampton Court, 859619-8841.

Commercial Construction | Cincinnati Interiors Ltd, owned by Lisa C Banks, 1139 Fehl Lane, 513-232-9812.

Concrete | Owned by Thomas Miracle, 886 Millcreek Road, 859-582-3697.

Construction/Carpentry | Travis Construction LLC, owned by G Landon Travis, 859-806-2001.

Construction | Owned by Oleg Y Chereshnya, 405 Amberley Drive, 859-940-5277.

Construction | Owned by Garrett, Crystal, 859-433-7446.

Construction | Outer Spaces Inc, PO Box 74, 859-389-8686.

Construction | Robinson Barn, 1227 Copper Creek Road, 859-925-4775.

Consultant | Owned by Dana B Cox, 768 Cottage Grove Lane, 859-3359939.

Consulting | Owned by Linda Elswick, 213 Sycamore Road.

Container Garden | Owned by Kimberly J Ellington, 288 Zandale Drive.

Contract Work | Owned by Roger Pennington, 2023 Deauville Dr., Lexington, Ky., 859-254-0043.

Contractor | Owned by Luke Benson, 3550 Kenesaw Drive 5, 502-8765853.

Corp Wellness | Livehealthier Inc, owned by Mary Moslander, 880 Edgewood Dr., Lexington, Ky., 240-4834556.

Counseling Services | Owned by Sonya F Price, 2417 Olde Bridge Lane.

Courier | Owned by Melba J Payne, 922 Celia Lane.

Delivery Service | Owned by Frederick Ringo, 1894 Colchester Drive.

Distributor | Owned by Abraham Delshad, 110 Hiltonia Park A.

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Landscaping | Peacock Landscaping LLC, owned by Michael C Powell, 866 Aster Road, 859-420-4782.

Law Practice | Dougherty, Amy E, owned by Amy E Doughtery, 1972 Blairmore Road, 859-351-6249.

Lawn Care | Varners Lawn Service, owned by Eric Varner, 859-519-7734.

Lawn Work | Owned by Jeffrey B Gattings, 639 Barbaro Lane, 270-4271475.

Leasing | GLM Real Estate, PO Box 282, 606-639-6239.

Leather Work | Firewall Holsters LLC, owned by Steve Millero, 4264 Forsythe Drive, 859-333-9885.

Legal Service | Owned by Kleinschmidt, John R Esq, 859-866-3097.

Liquor/Tobacco | Up In Smoke Liquor/Tobacco, owned by Elasi Abrakin, 859-270-0597.

Management | Andover Golf & Country, owned by John Clark, 847-4804888.

Management | Think Tank Inc, owned

by Willaim Caudill, 224 Gold Rush Road, 859-335-5281.

Manufacturer | R R Donnelley, 1301 W Main Street, 615-230-1208.

Market Research | owned by Margaret A Mcallister, 225 Stone Avenue.

Mary Kay Rep | Owned by Sarah L Justice, 345 Shoreside Drive.

Massage | Circle Of Light LLC, 3150 Custer Drive 303.

Mechanical/Body Repair | Omars Shop, owned by Omar Villarados, 119 Luigart Court, 502-542-9916.

Medical Practice | Spine & Brain Neurosurgical, owned by John W Gilbert, 859-223-5353.

Medical Service | Lexington Health PLLC, owned by Rizwan Ali, 855-2396299.

Medical Consultant | Owned by Emily Clark, 4225 Nutmeg Road.

Medical Management | Ads Labs PLLC, 2375 Professional Heights Dr. Medical Transcription | Owned by Dana Wagner, 3817 Pine Ridge Way. Mobile Food Truck | TNT BBQ And Grill LLC, owned by Tim Latham, 2356 Golden Oak Drive, 859-881-0703.

Musician | Owned by Reshaun West, 385 Redding Road 204.

Nail Tech | Owned by An, Ratharung Roeng, 3165 Beaumont Ctr., #150 Lexington, Ky., 952-393-0919.

Network Marketing | Owned by Deanna Byrd, 757 Burgess Avenue.

Office Administration | Employbridge Of Dallas, owned by Thomas Bickes, 1510 Newtown Pike, Lexington, Ky., 678-443-4219.

Painting | R W Painting, owned by Ray Watkins, 2194 Bahama Road, 859699-5788.

Parent Education | Owned by Carey Ruiz, 3889 Scarlett Oak Lane.

Patio Covers | American Louvered Roof, owned by Robert Gregory, 502436-2742.

Pawn Loans | FCFS Ky Inc, 690 E. Lamar Blvd., Ste. 400.

Peddler | Owned by Victor W Mundy Sr, 418 E Fifth Street, 859-536-0910.

Pet Sitting | Wags To Whiskers LLC, owned by Julia A. Caudill, 859-2544427.

Photography | Doghouse Photography, 210 Burke Road, 859-771-6490.

Physician | Owned by Terre W Adams, 118 Lone Oak Drive, 859-881-0454.

Piano Laboratory | Simply Piano LLC, owned by Elizabeth R Scherfee, 535 W Second Street, Ste. 204, 859-9403862.

Pony Rides | Owned by Roger Jones, 206 Robinson Lane.

Premium Insurance Tax | Allied Prop & Casualty, 614-249-7111.

Radio Production | Owned by Lee Dellapina, 3929 Harwick Circle.

Real Estate | Owned by Adam J Boardman, 278 Idle Hour Drive.

Real Estate | Flow Twchnologies, owned by Elon Rives, 216 Fairgrounds Drive, 859-303-2196.

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Electrical Contractor | Collins Electric, owned by Steve Collins, 859-6999412.

Electrical Contractor | Glenn Miller Electric, 3611 Kings Highway, 502479-9009.

Electrical Contractor | R & C Electrical Inc, owned by Kevin W Mullins, 2220 State Route 3, 606-929-1733.

Electrical Contractor | Trico Two Twenty LP, owned by Gary Menzies, 1355 NW Parkway, 817-444-5371.

Electrical Contractor | Zachs Superior, owned by Zachary Burton, 1334 Lakeway Drive, 270-566-1040.

Electrical Contractor | Fibercom Electrical, owned by Keith Hinderloter, 7720 River Ridge Lane, 812-483-7200.

Environmental Consultant | Natural Resource Group, owned by Mark B Larson, 746 Westland Drive, 110-120, 612-347-6789.

Farm Rental | Bris Stable LLC, 3744 Russell Cave Road.

Fence Contractor | Cartinhour Fencing Inc, 1557 Clifton Road, 502-6800468.

Field Construction | Vasco Asphaly Company, owned by Mike Vinton, 4270 Sterlite Street, 330-832-5151.

Food Market | Progress Mini Market Inc, owned by Zuhair Yabuthiab, 600 N Limestone Street, 859-254-2281.

General Contractor | Jonah Development Corp, owned by Gary Schwein, 513-383-9752.

General Contractor | Madison Glass, owned by Micahel Cope, 3600 Berea Road.

Hair Salon | Carmalicia LLC, 216 Walton Avenue, Ste. 101.

Haircuts | His Hair LLC, owned by Fred H Shearer, 3090 Helmsdale Place, 502-640-2511.

Health Consultant | Club De Peso Saludable, owned by Ofelia Ramirez, 340 E New Circle Road, 859-4206705.

Home Health Care | Optum Clinical, owned by John W Kelly, 2152 Violet Road, 877-620-6192.

Homegoods/Furniture | Bluegrass Auction, owned by Filson C Graham, 1387 E New Circle, 859-389-8650.

Horse Racing | Miss Carrera 2011, owned by The Beckett Team, 39 Grandview Avenue.

HVAC Construction | Owned by William T Clift, 833 Carneal Road.

Indian Grocery | Apna Bazaar LLC, owned by Pinki Singh, 3130 Mapleleaf Drive, 859-433-5282.

Infusion Therapy | Amerimed Inc, owned by Daniel Dietz, 2464 Fortune Drive Ste. 165, 513-576-0262.

Ins | Equitrust Life, owned by Randy Grawcock, 401 Pennsylvania Pkwy., 317-574-2441.

Insurance | HM Life Insurance Company, owned by Ruth A Connolly, 120 Fifth Avenue Place, 412-544-1065.

Insurance | Lincoln Life & Annuity, owned by Kristine Levine, 100 North Greene Street, 336-691-3979.

Insurance | New Era Life, owned by Silvana Lai, 11720 Katy Freeway, 281368-7200.

Insurance | Privilege Underwriters, owned by Feliciano M Figueiredo, 800 Corporate Drive, 914-328-7388.

Insurance | State Capital Insurance, owned by Darlene Mackay, 1605 Main Street, 941-373-1118.

Insurance | Swett & Crawford, owned

by Doug Falls, 1090 S Seventh Street, 612-333-0361.

Insurance Adjuster | Aa Solutions Inc, 880 Pinkney Drive.

IT Consultant | Owned by Kendall Parmley, 2332 Harrodsburg Road, 859-379-2077.

Janitorial | American Maintenance And, owned by Rhonda Stephens, 1102 Brandy Lane, 859-338-8204.

Janitorial | Residential Waste Service, owned by Patrick Cook, 888-6444797.

Labor | Owned by Brandon S Bowker, 336 Duke Road, Apt. 1.

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