Monday, May 23, 2011, at 5:30 p.m.   The Downtown Advisory Group meeting, hosted by Museum Plaza, heard Craig Greenburg discuss the pivotal role Museum Plaza played in saving the historic Whiskey Row from the wrecking ball. 

April 21, 2011, 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.  "The State of the Downtown: Trends, Comparisons & Policy Imperatives"

Presentation by Paul Coomes, Professor of Economics at the University of Louisville, and Alan DeLisle, Executive Director of the Louisville Downtown Development Corporation.   
An inaugural presentation of benchmarking data and policy imperatives for the successful future of Downtown Louisville, as it faces regional and national competition from comparable downtowns was held at the Seelbach Hotel for a breakfast gathering of over 300 people.  The Honorable Greg Fischer, Mayor of Louisville Metro, James Alan, of Hilliard Lyons, and Jim Welch of Brown-Forman also spoke.

 

The LDDC woulld like to thank our sponsors:  Chase (Gold Sponsor), WFPL (Silver Sponsor), and Republic Bank (Bronze Sponsor). 

Rick Hill, of Villiage Solutions Company presentation on "Downtown's Retail Potential"

February 23, 2011, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

The Louisville Downtown Development Corporation hosted a free, open-to-the-public discussion with David Feehan.  David Feehan is an international recognized expert on downtown revitalization.  He is currently the principal at Civitas Consultants.  For more than forty years, he has provided leadership and management to sucessful downtown and business district organizations, founded and directed a technical assistance center for community development organizations and a public policy organization, authored numerous books and articles, and taught at two universities.  The discussion was held at the Hilliard Lyons conference center and drew about 100 people.