eMAIN NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM MEETING AND REPORTS

Bellarmine University
The Bellarmine Center for eWorld Education is pleased to announce its new Master of Science in Applied Information Technology. This program is a combination of distance education and local in-class experience. Applications accepted beginning August 27, 2002. Visit eworld.bellarmine.edu for more information.

Cobalt Building
Plans are being made for a ribbon-cutting at the Cobalt Building honoring the new tenants.

Community at eMain and Enterprise Corp.
Mobilization is planned to begin September 1. The space should be ready to move in December 1.

First and Main Parking Garage
Construction is moving along with completion expected by early December, 2002. Spaces will cost $85/month with no reserved spaces. There will also be 12,000 sf of retail space.

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RELATED LOCAL NEWS

Tech bubble pops, but eMain adapts to keep its momentum
EMain was supposed to be a slice of Silicon Valley in Louisville. At least that was the popular vision in 2000 when, at the peak of the dot-com boom, Mayor Dave Armstrong launched the ambitious effort to revitalize 10 downtown blocks centered around East Main Street as kind of a technology hub. The dot-coms are mostly gone and the bear reigns on Wall Street, but eMain has adapted and churned along. As they come online, brightly renovated buildings are filling up with loft apartments and a mix of public and private business tenants. Optimism within government and business circles remains unbowed.








http://www.courier-journal.com/business/news2002/08/08/bu080802s255136.htm

Agencies see eMain offices as good fit
Moving to eMain USA, Louisville's downtown technology district, will allow two affiliates of Greater Louisville Inc., the metro chamber of commerce, to better serve their growing client bases and possibly will spark growth in the area, according to the directors of the groups. GLI's The Enterprise Corp. and the Greater Louisville Small Business Development Center have signed a five-year lease to share a 4,100-square-foot space in the Clocktower Building, a facility that Humana Inc. owns at 123 E. Main St.

http://louisville.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2002/08/12/story5.html

Waterfront project quickly takes shape
The second phase of Waterfront Park is rapidly taking shape. Work on a planned cafe, an amphitheater, boat docks and a playground along the Ohio River are all moving ahead. Construction on the $12 million, 18-acre expansion of Waterfront Park between the Big Four and Towhead Island started last year and is on target for completion late next year.




http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2002/07/22/ke072202s246036.htm

Crowd eyes Hawk
Skateboard, pillow and blanket in tow, 16-year-old Irvin Wilson of Jeffersonville, Ind., camped out all night at the Louisville Extreme Park for a chance to be among more than 8,000 people who endured sweltering heat to see Tony Hawk, skateboarding's biggest celebrity. Hawk said he specifically included the Extreme Park among the 10 locations where his crew of 11 professional skateboarders and bikers will stop nationwide, ESPN cameras in tow. ''It was unbelievable . . . the best turnout we've had on the tour this year,'' Hawk said, adding that the park had lived up to its billing. ''Every stop we go to, people are talking about this park. They ask us, 'When are you going to Louisville?' This park is everything it was touted as.''

http://www.courierjournal.com/localnews/2002/07/02/ke070202s235134.htm

LMCDC program to help very early stage companies
The Louisville Medical Center Development Corp. has announced a new program to help increase the number of companies in its incubator. QuickStart is designed for university researchers and other entrepreneurs who have an idea but need further assistance to move forward. The program will be funded by a grant of $200,000 a year for two years from the state as part of the Kentucky Innovation Act.

http://louisville.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2002/08/12/story7.html

Celebrities go to bat for charity at Slugger Field
There was more ''soft'' than ''ball'' in the second annual celebrity softball game held by basketball star Derek Anderson at Louisville Slugger Field. The event was a fund-raiser for Anderson's scholarship program, which benefits college-bound high school seniors.

http://www.courierjournal.com/localnews/2002/07/14/ke071402s241796.htm

EXTREME PARK: Design changes among ideas aired at hearing
Louisville's Extreme Park could be modified and the city might start cracking down on parents who leave young children at the park unsupervised. Those were some of the ideas that came out of a two-hour public hearing last night that was aimed at improving safety at the park.

http://www.courierjournal.com/localnews/2002/08/07/ke080702s254651.htm

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INDUSTRY RELATED NEWS

Shifts among Web-site developers reflect industry trends
Some prospered. Some did not. All in all, it was a volatile year for Web-site development firms in Louisville.

http://louisville.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2002/07/29/story7.html

Let's talk it over
Today's internal communications are handled primarily by e-mail and intranet. According to 2000 U.S. Census figures, there are nearly 10,000 U.S. corporations with an annual telecommunications expense of $6 million and over, and a little more than 17,000 companies with an annual telecommunications expense between $1 million and $6 million.

http://louisville.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2002/07/08/story3.html

Talk to the Hand(held)
When New York State banned using cell phone handsets while driving, motorists turned to hands-free phones—including those with voice-activated dialing. Unfortunately, there’s no voice-activated surfing to make a Palm Pilot as safe when checking directions at 65 miles per hour—at least not yet. Speech-enabled handheld computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and other similar devices should enter the marketplace in the next year or two if more than 50 vendors such as Philips Electronics N.V., Microsoft Corp., and Intel Corp. are correct.

http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/wo_sandlund073102.asp?p=0

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NEIGHBORHOOD ENTERTAINMENT

Slugger Field
http://www.batsbaseball.com/  

Swanson Cralle Gallery
Call 589-5466 for more information

Stevie Ray's Blues Bar
http://www.stevieraysbluesbar.com/

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