New Louisville restaurant company has major ambitions: Access Louisville podcast

A Louisville-based ticket reseller for major sporting events is seeking to restructure through a bankruptcy filing. Access Entertainment Group LLC last month filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western Distric.....»»

Papa John's International Inc. founder and former CEO John Schnatter opened up about his ouster from the pizza chain he started on this week's Access Louisville podcast......»»

The Louisville-based company's comparable restaurant sales were down nearly 30% in March and 48% in April......»»

So when can Kentucky's economy reopen? We talk about that on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Reporter Marty Finley, who covers government (among other things) for Business First, talks about the benchmarks that have been set and Gov. Andy B.....»»

Humana Inc.'s former largest shareholder offloaded nearly half of its holdings in the Louisville-based health care company. FMR LLC, the corporate parent of Fidelity Investments, has cut its stake in Humana — one of the nation's largest health ins.....»»

One of Louisville's legacy employers has signed on as a presenting sponsor of this year's Thunder Over Louisville event, set for April 18. GE Appliances, a Haier company, was announced Wednesday as the newest presenting sponsor of the show, joining .....»»

Galleria of St. Matthews, a strip center on Oechsli Avenue that's been closed since last summer because of a roof collapse, is discussed on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Reporter Haley Cawthon gives us an update on the building and the.....»»

A Louisville startup has closed on a $1.65 million seed round featuring a stacked lineup of area investors. Podchaser, a podcast database company, received investment from High Alpha Capital, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Poplar Ventures and Lunsfo.....»»

Yum Brands Inc. announced the high-profile acquisition of The Habit Restaurants Inc., owner of Habit Burger Grill, earlier this week. We chat about the purchase on the most recent episode of the Access Louisville podcast. Specifically, reporter Haley Ca.....»»

Yum Brands Inc. has kicked off the new year by announcing a major acquisition. The Louisville, Kentucky-based restaurant conglomerate is purchasing The Habit Restaurants Inc. (Nasdaq: HABT) for $375 million, according to a news release. The Habit Bu.....»»

Yum Brands Inc. has kicked off the new year by announcing a major acquisition. The Louisville-based restaurant conglomerate is purchasing Habit Restaurants Inc. (Nasdaq: HABT) for $375 million, according to a news release. The Habit Burger Grill, b.....»»

John Schnatter has sold a huge portion of his stake in Papa John's. The founder and former CEO of the Louisville-based pizza chain sold 1.9 million shares of common stock on Nov. 1 — more than a third of his remaining stake in the company. The sto.....»»

On this week's episode of the Access Louisville podcast, we talk about the return of SCALA, a roughly 70-member CEO council that aims to take on local issues around education, public safety, air service and the economy. SCALA is an acronym for St.....»»

Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) announced Thursday that it has tapped new leaders for its Pizza Hut and Taco Bell divisions. The appointments mark the Louisville restaurant company's move to create divisional chief executive officers for the two bra.....»»

Downtown Louisville soon will have an El Taco Luchador of its very own. Ole Restaurant Group, the company behind Taco Luchador, confirmed on Thursday the it will open a downtown location of the taqueria Louisville-famous. The fourth Luchador will .....»»

The company's drug would be the first-ever treatment for geographic atrophy, a leading cause of blindness that affects 1 million Americans annually......»»

The River Heritage Conservancy last year unveiled the detailed plan for Origin Park, a 600-acre project that is expected to be noticeably larger than Cherokee Park once completed......»»

As the company celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, the CEO said he recognized it was time to secure a long-term future with this transaction......»»

The buyer heads a major restaurant company......»»

Turning Points Brands Inc. shares rose about 3% in premarket trade Tuesday, after the maker of vapes and other accessories for the cannabis market . The Louisville, Kentucky-based company posted net inc.....»»