eMainUSA Timeline

2003
March	Bellarmine Program Lands at bCatalyst The Center for eWorld Learning decides to locate at the bCatalyst business accelerator instead of the Clock Tower building. The program offers master's degrees n applied information technology and will occupy 1,200 square feet.
	SCORE One for the Clock Tower The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) opens its fourth office in Louisville in the Clock Tower building. The office offers free business counseling to entrepreneurs.
January	New Housing Plan Announced for Brinly-Hardy Land Four developers will create 361 residential housing units and another developer will build a hotel on the block bounded by Main, Market, Preston and Floyd Streets. The land, previously owned by Indiana-based lawn and garden equipment firm the Frinly-Hardy Company, will be developed by Fleur-de-Lis Development LLC, Cobalt Ventures, Louis and Henry Properties and Bravura Corp. for residential and mixed uses. Poe Investments LLC, an investor in a planned downtown Marriott Hotel, will build the hotel, a Marriott Residence Inn.
	Waterfront Project Wins Environmental Award The Phoenix Awards bestows the 2002 Phoenix Award Grand Prize for Excellence upon Louisville's Waterfront district. The prestigius award is given by a group of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, various state agencies and private businesses to outstanding brownfields redevelopment projects.
2002
December	4th Street Live! tenants announced Hard Rock Café and Borders Books and Music will be the anchor tenants of downtown Louisville's Fourth Street Live! complex. The new complex, which is replacing the downtown Galleria, is expected to cost $70 million.
	First and Main Parking Garage Ribbon Cutting Ceremony A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new parking garage at First and Main Streets is held. The six-story building has 650 parking spaces and 12,000 sq. ft. of retail space.
	MetaCyte/iTRC Incubator Opens Downtown A ribbon cutting ceremony is held for the new MetaCyte/iTRC building located on the northeast corner of Brook and Jefferson Streets. The $10 million building is three-stories with 50,000 sq. ft.
	Clock Tower Building Ribbon Cutting Ceremony A ribbon cutting ceremony is held for the Clock Tower Building. The ceremony honors three new tenants to the Clock Tower, the Community@eMain, the Enterprise Corporation, and the Small Business Development Center.
October	Cobalt Marketplace Renovation Kickoff A "Renovation Kickoff" and "Naming" ceremony is held for "Cobalt Marketplace," formerly known as the old Schiller Hardware Building. Located at 445 E. Market, Street, the "Marketplace" will encompass a mixture of shops and possibly residential space. The $3 to 4 million renovation will cover 40,000 sq. ft.
August	LMCDC's QuickStart program announced The Louisville Medical Center Development Corp. (LMCDC) announces a new program, QuickStart, to help increase the number of companies in the LMCDC incubator. QuickStart is designed to assist university researchers and other entrepreneurs who have an idea but need further assistance to move toward commercialization.
	Glassworks new phase announced Developers of the Glassworks, a residential, commercial and retail building located at 8th and W. Market, announce plans to open a health club, deli and farm-produce store in a former Goodwill Industries building on the south side of 8th and Market streets.
July	Preston Point Project Ground Breaking Ground is broken for an $11 million, seven-story building with offices, shops and condominiums at Main and Preston streets. The 85,000 sq. ft. will be completed in May 2003.
April	Wellinghurst's Steakhouse and Browning's brewpub opens Two new restaurants, a brewpub called Browning's and the upscale Wellinghurst's Steak House, open at Louisville Slugger Field in time for the Louisville Bats' home opener game. Hanhurst LLC invested about $2.3 million in the restaurants.
	Louisville Extreme Sports Park opens More than 4,000 people turn out for the debut of the Louisville Extreme Park.
February	Business Intelligent Systems Moves to eMainUSA Business Intelligent Systems relocates to the Cobalt Building. The company, which offers consulting services and develops custom software solutions (primarily for automobile dealerships), will employ 25 people at an average annual salary of $40,000.
	eMain Charette Reunion Key players attend the reunion in the Clock Tower Building. Since that original meeting, 21 projects and buildings have been launched in the eMain corridor.
January	Community @ eMain Project Begins The Community @ eMain's first business job shadowing project takes place. More than 20 students from the Doss High School Magnet Career Academy participate.
2001
November	Community@eMain Launched Jefferson County Public Schools, the University of Louisville and the City announce plans to sponsor a technology-training center in the Clock Tower Building where area students and employers can use the most up-to-date communication technologies for training and education purposes. The initiative is called the Community @ eMain.
	Genscape Relocates to eMainUSA Genscape moves into the bCatalyst building. The company, which uses a proprietary wireless technology to monitor electricity generation at power plants across the country, will employ 50 people at an average salary of $80,000.
	1st and Main City Parking Garage Ground Breaking Ground is broken for a 650-space parking facility at 1st and Main to accommodate growth on eMain. The garage is scheduled to open November 2002 at a cost of $9 million.
September	Waterfront Park Received Design Award., Second Phase Begins The American Society of Landscape Architects awards Waterfront park the prestigious Honor Award for design in the same month that work begins on a $40 million second phase of the park, which will include conversion of the old Big Four Bridge into a walkway linking Kentucky and Indiana, along with a playground, rowing center, amphitheater and café.
June	U of L/LMCDC Incubator Ground Breaking Officials from the University of Louisville, the Louisville Medical Center Development Corp., Mayor David Armstrong, and Governor Paul Patton break ground on a $10 million business incubator at Brook and Jefferson Streets. The incubator will be three-stories with 50,000 sq. ft. with a completion date of December 2002. The incubator will bring together the Medical Center Development Corp.'s planned life sciences business incubator and the University of Louisville's Information Technology Resource Center.
May	Bellarmine University Completes First Executive Seminar Bellarmine's Center for eWorld Education completed its first executive mini-seminar, which focused on the challenges of valuing projects and ventures in the new economy.
April	bCatalyst Opens Doors bCatalyst, a business accelerator that helps start-up companies grow and mature faster, becomes eMain's first tenant by locating in the renovated Belknap building, a former tool forge facility, at 111 E. Washington Street. Estimated cost of renovation is $650,000.
February	eMain Neighborhood Advisory Committee Assembles Mayor Armstrong assembles a group of local CEO's for an eMain Advisory Committee. The committee will act as a sounding board and advocate for eMain Neighborhood projects.
2000
November	Regional Recognition Program receives award for innovation and community pride and public/private partnership from the Certified Communities Partnership Program.
October	eMain wins Cornerstone 2020 Award The Louisville Development Authority receives the Cornerstone 2020 Vision Award for involving the public in the planning for eMainUSA, an initiative to attract technology-related businesses to Main Street.
	Bellarmine University launches Center for eWorld Education First executive-level seminar launches on October 6 - "Leadership in the New Economy" taught by nationally renowned educators and business practitioners.
	Clock Tower Building Renovation Receives City Funding Louisville Board of Alderman approves a $5.7 million loan to Humana Inc. to renovate the 130,000 sq. ft. Clock Tower Building.
September	Waterfront Park Place Project Announced Architecture firm Bravura announces plans to build a 22-story residential tower with apartments, parking and retail space to be opened in 2004. The project will cost $42 million.
	Cobalt Ventures Renovation Announced Plans announced to renovate the former Louisville Scrap Building at 301 E. Main Street for office space, convert the Schiller Hardware building at Market and Hancock into offices and restaurants, and create a paved parking lot, where Louisville Scrap Metal Co. used to be located, with 600 parking spots at the corner of Witherspoon and Preston.
April	Main and Washington Street renovations announced Plan are announced to renovate seven buildings on W. Main Street at a cost of $19.2 million that will feature a European-style boutique hotel, apartments, restaurants, offices and a plaza. The project will include renovating buildings such as an old warehouse and distillery and will total approximately 160,000 sq. ft.
	Slugger Field Opens Louisville Slugger Field, home to the Triple A baseball team the Louisville Bats, opens at Main and Preston. This public/private venture holds more than 13,000 sports fans and features such family-friendly features as an outfield seating berm and a children's carousel. The project costs $28 million.
March	eMain Master Plan Completed Plan includes public/private development; list of needs from amenities to support services; and graphic renderings of proposed developments. Plan will be used to drive public sector infrastructure improvements.
February	eMain Launches Humana announces that the Clock Tower will be first building renovated at a cost of $5.2 million, offering nearly 130,000 sq. ft. of technology office space.
1999
November	eMain Concept Conceived
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