Marcus Green

2 weeks ago | wdrb.com | Marcus Green |Richard Essex

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The group overseeing taxpayer-backed investments in Louisville's western neighborhoods deadlocked Thursday on a plan to subsidize Goodwill Industries of Kentucky's purchase of the NIA Center building. The board of the West End Opportunity Partnership voted 9-9 on the proposal at a special meeting held virtually that was at times contentious and difficult for the public and media to hear. The tie means the plan fails.

3 weeks ago | wdrb.com | Marcus Green

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – A multinational Taiwanese electronics maker is eying Louisville for a $174 million manufacturing facility, according to state documents. Foxconn Technology USA Corp. got preliminary approval for project incentives at a meeting of the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority last week. Foxconn, which ranked No. 32 on last year’s Fortune Global 500 and touts itself as the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

3 weeks ago | wdrb.com | Marcus Green

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – A problem with a cooking vessel that exploded at a Louisville factory last fall had been documented months before, according to a state investigation into the Givaudan Sense Colour blast. The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet report, obtained under an open records request, found that a valve meant to relieve pressure on Cooker 6 gave conflicting readings roughly a year before the November 12, 2024 explosion. No specific date was given.

3 weeks ago | wdrb.com | Marcus Green

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Backers of a $6 billion hyperscale data center planned for rural Oldham County said Monday they are pursuing a new site and smaller project in the area. Western Hospitality Partners (WHP) announced in a press release that it now aims to build its development at 3210 DW Griffith Lane at the Sauerbeck family drive-in theater property.

1 month ago | wdrb.com | Marcus Green

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – A planning board is recommending a temporary ban on new data center projects in Oldham County, where opposition has mounted to a $6 billion tech campus envisioned north of La Grange. The Oldham County Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously voted Tuesday to urge fiscal court and the La Grange City Council to approve a moratorium that, if enacted, would prohibit new applications for 150 days.