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Community leaders celebrate success of the Academies of Louisville in 2023-24
On Thursday, June 5, local leaders in education, workforce, and business gathered at the Olmsted to recognize the positive impact made by the Academies of Louisville at JCPS.
Spotlight on Registered Nurses
Registered nursing (RN) is a quality, in-demand profession. RNs are the fourth largest local occupation, and typically earn about $80k per year. Recent license renewal data from the Kentucky Board of Nursing provides interesting insights into the nursing workforce.
Power of Work celebrates graduating class
On Tuesday, April 30, the Power of Work program held a graduation celebration for its latest class of participants at Goodwill Industries of Kentucky’s West Louisville Opportunity Center.
Kentucky Career Center and Power of Work program now open at West Louisville Opportunity Center
On Wednesday, March 20, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky led a ribbon-cutting celebration for its brand new West Louisville Opportunity Center. The Kentucky Career Center on Broadway and Power of Work program are both located in this new center.
Economic performance over the last decade, an update from Metro Monitor
The Brookings Institution recently released the 2024 Metro Monitor, an easy-to-use tool to look at how regional economies have been performing over the last decade in five broad categories.
Overall, the Louisville region’s performance was modest, ranking primarily in the middle of the 54 largest metro areas on measures of growth, prosperity, racial inclusion, and geographic inclusion. The region did score relatively high, 5th among metro areas, on measures of overall inclusion.