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Registration is now open for the 2024 season of SummerWorks, a program that connects young people in Louisville to summer jobs and career opportunities.

Craig Greenberg is accused of violating Louisville's nepotism code and hiring SummerWorks interns whose parents donated to his mayoral campaign.

In sharp contrast to the SummerWorks goal, some of the interns come from Louisville's wealthiest, most-recognizable families.

Construction of manufacturing facilities is up more than 75%, while the rest of non-residential manufacturing is up less than 20%.

Youth disconnection (young people out of school or work) rates rose nationally for the first time since the aftermath of the Great Recession.

The Spot helps young people find career paths and overcome the barriers that trip them up, whether it be the justice system, housing or mental health.

Kentuckians like Katie Rubin are quitting their jobs left and right as problems swell in the Bluegrass state. Natosha Via Joselin Ingram spent her

Businesses hopeful about hiring workers as Kentucky resumes unemployment work search requirement For businesses like Against the Grain, its welcome news as it is in the midst of re-hiring staff ahead of the re-opening of its flagship brewery. Author: Tyler Emery Updated: 11:59 PM EDT May 10, 2021 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — "Were hiring" signs are plastered all over Louisville across all industries, as businesses try to fill empty positions. As they deal with staffing sh...

Business growth is coming to Kentuckiana amid staffing issues from hospitality to manufacturing. Author: Tom Lally Updated: 11:08 PM EDT May 5, 2021 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A little over a year ago, business owners in Louisville and across the country were laying off employees. Now, theyre struggling to get people back. "That was the beginning of what got us in the problem were facing now," said Olivia Griffin. She owns a Limbo bar, Riot Café, and Mysterious Rack in...

Hayes Gardner, Louisville Courier Journal Published 8:49 pm UTC Dec. 17, 2020 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — William Isaac blames himself for his checkered past. After all, he’s the one who made the decisions that put him in jail, on and off, for more than two decades, starting in his mid-20s. He’s the one who dealt drugs, leading to his incarceration and making it difficult to land stable employment. He’s the one at fault, he says. However, the 50-year-old Black Louisville resident also believes ...