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Community@eMain
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on December 17 for the Community@eMain as well as the other new Clock Tower tenants - Enterprise Corp. and SBDC. In January, JCPS, JCC and U of L (Masters in Urban Planning) have classes scheduled.

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Enterprise Corp. and SBDC
A ribbon-cutting was held on December 17 at the Clock Tower building. The Enterprise Corp. and SBDC will officially open for business at the Clock Tower on January 2, 2003.

First and Main Parking Garage
The City of Louisville officially opened the parking garage with a ribbon-cutting on December 10. There are 647 new spaces at a cost of $85/month with no reserved spaces. There will also be 12,000 sq. ft. of retail space.

MetaCyte/iTRC
A ribbon-cutting for the incubator building was held on December 13. The ground floor of the building will have conference rooms and business office space, which will house the QuickStart program. The iTRC and an Internet café will be located on the second floor and MetaCyte will be located on the third floor.

Preston Pointe project
Completion on the seven-story Preston Pointe building with offices, shops and condominiums is expected for mid-May 2003.

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RELATED LOCAL NEWS

City opens parking garage on East Main
The city of Louisville opened its newest parking garage at the corner of First and Main streets, adding 647 spaces to downtown parking. The 11,731-square-foot-facility cost $9 million to build. Construction began in November 2001. During a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Louisville Mayor David Armstrong dedicated the facility to C. Bruce Traughber, a former city employee who served as executive director of the Louisville Development Authority and as the city's chief development officer. Traughber now works in development with the University of Louisville.
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PM Partners develops $12 million Preston Pointe
A rather unusual-looking building is taking shape against the downtown Louisville skyline — a building distinguished by its sloping roof that comes to a point 172 feet above the ground. Appropriately enough, Preston Pointe is the name of the $12 million, seven-story structure under construction at the southeast corner of Preston and Main streets, just west of Louisville Slugger Field. The 90,000-square-foot building, which will have space for offices and four condominiums, is being developed by an investment group called PM Partners LLC.
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Louisville recognized for brownfields redevelopment
Louisville's waterfront district recently received an award for success in the redevelopment of the city's brownfields. The Phoenix Award Grand Prize for Excellence in Brownfield Redevelopment was given in recognition of "A River Reclaimed," a project that focuses on Waterfront Park and Louisville Slugger Field. "A River Reclaimed" is made up of 72 acres along the Ohio River and includes Phase I of Louisville Waterfront Park and the 18-acre Louisville Slugger Field. The redevelopment also received the EPA's Region 4 Phoenix Award.
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Waterfront Park officials settle with landowners
Development officials have agreed to pay $455,000 for a 1.5-acre tract where a huge playground -- a centerpiece of Louisville's Waterfront Park expansion -- is under construction. The land is off River Road just upstream from the Big Four Bridge near Towhead Island. The Waterfront Development Corp., which manages riverfront projects, acquired the lot as part of an out-of-court settlement with the Irion family, who have owned the parcel near the Ohio River since the 1940s. The expansion is expected to cost about $14 million, and will include the three-acre playground, an amphitheater, a cafe, parking, walking paths and a rowing center. Construction is expected to be completed late next year.
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LMCDC reaching two milestones
The Louisville Medical Center Development Corp. will reach two milestones. Aptamera Inc. will move out of the LMCDC's MedCenter Two building, making it the first startup tenant to have outgrown the facility. And the LMCDC will have a grand opening ceremony for its new incubator at 201 E. Jefferson St., designed to house early-stage companies hoping to grow into larger companies. The building is expected to be ready for tenants on Jan. 1.
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Extreme Park fans want say in plans
Some users and supporters of the Louisville Extreme Park plan to form a nonprofit group to monitor the park's development and activities and, if needed, to help raise money to complete it. ''We want to make sure we have a voice at the table,'' said Larry Bailey, a local events producer and one of the organizers. ''We want to get as many people on board as we can, going in the same direction. We will not try to dictate what the issues are. We just want to help resolve concerns as they come up.'' The group planned an initial event called ''Bikes, Boards and Blades: Extreme Safety'' to feature rock music, extreme-sports demonstrations and about 30 vendors selling extreme sports wear and gear.
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INDUSTRY RELATED NEWS

Dell picks Microsoft for handhelds
For its emerging line of handheld computers, Dell Computer Corp. has spurned software offered by Palm Inc. in favor of Microsoft Corp.'s Pocket PC software. The new Dell Axim X5 handhelds aim to take market share from Microsoft-fueled devices made by competitors HewlettPackard, Toshiba and Casio. The devices will be made in Taiwan by Wistron Corp., and include 300 or 400 MHz Intel Xscale processors.
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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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