Well done Louisville. Keep up the good work.

Quoting Business First

Louisville is one of 30 cities that have been chosen to participate
in When Work Works, a national research project on workplace
flexibility.

The project is run by the Families and Work Institute, the Twiga
Foundation and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for a
Competitive Workforce. Locally, it will be managed by Greater
Louisville Inc., the metro chamber of commerce.

As part of the program, GLI will hold educational forums on
workplace flexibility and When Work Works will provide research reports
and business toolkits to help guide companies in implementing flexible
work practices.

Louisville employers also are eligible to apply for the Alfred P.
Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility, which
recognize organizations that are using flexible work practices to
improve workplace effectiveness.

I think as a culture we pay far too little attention to worker happiness and work/life balance issues. I’m excited that Louisville is getting the chance to participate in a project like this one that is focusing on such issues and how more workplace flexibility can improve the lives of workers and benefit business.

Bizjournals created a 10-part formula to rank the stress levels in the
50 largest metros using data collected by several government agencies
and private firms. The measures include unemployment rates, murder
rates and average commute time.

I’m not sure those are quite the criteria I think are most important in figuring out a city’s, er excuse me, metro area’s stress level but I’m still pleased that Louisville came in at number 19 on the list of least stressful places.

Of course a glass half empty person would look at it as being the 32nd most stressful metro area. Lucky for us I’m a glass half full kind of girl.

Contrast New York’s active resistance with that of the State of
Kentucky. Not only is Kentucky embracing flexibility and innovation but
sees it as a key lever for future growth and development. Business and
community leaders from across the state, and within cities such as
Lexington, are working with the Institute for Workplace Innovation at
the University of Kentucky and its director, Dr. Jennifer Swanberg, as
well as the University’s President, Lee T. Todd, Jr. to achieve their
collective vision.

Naturally I wish she’d name checked Louisville in the article but I love the Bluegrass at large so I’m always pleased with positive publicity for our state.

Update 3:16PM: Kragthorpe says “I’m not going anyplace.”

Most flights have been running smoothly this morning, according to a spokeswoman for Louisville International Airport.

There have not been any delays for flights departing Louisville as of 8 a.m., said Trish Burke, airport spokeswoman.

That means all you poor people flying this weekend actually have a very slight chance of leaving reasonably close to your scheduled departure time. That means you won’t need to drink any extra adult beverages while you wait in the airport lounge. Good luck to you all!