Jacob Munoz
Business and Development ReporterJacob Munoz is LPM's business and development reporter. A Chicago native, he previously worked as an editorial assistant at Northwestern Magazine and as a digital and print intern with Smithsonian Magazine. Jacob also served as an editor and reporter for the online student publication North By Northwestern.
Email Jacob at jmunoz@lpm.org.
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After weeks of discussion, Louisville Metro Council members voted Thursday to approve a $1.1 billion city budget, which includes restoring a portion of funding for two environmental agencies.
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Louisville’s upcoming budget includes $1.5 million to fund a public-private partnership to steer the city’s economic direction. It’s led to concerns about the influence for-profit businesses could have under the plan.
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A Metro Council committee voted Tuesday to advance a financing tool for development on the old Urban Government Center site. They also stripped influence from nearby neighborhood associations that have opposed the project.
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Government-led transportation projects, ranging from widening roads to adding bike lanes, are in the works across Jefferson County. City officials are looking to support them with a new Department of Transportation.
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Louisville’s transportation projects could soon be better organized. Mayor Craig Greenberg’s administration wants funding to create a new Department of Transportation.
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Scottie Scheffler, the number-one-ranked men’s golfer, is no longer scheduled to appear in Jefferson County court Tuesday. He was arrested last week after a traffic incident with police.
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Dozens of the best players in professional men's golf are competing in Louisville this week. The PGA Championship has returned to Valhalla Golf Club for the first time in a decade, and local officials want to make it a boon for the city.
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City planners have spent more than a year working on new development guidelines around the Floyds Fork waterway. Louisville Metro Council members could soon vote on those changes.
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While visitors on Oaks and Derby Days transform part of Louisville’s South End, thousands of residents call the area home all year ‘round.
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Bus drivers and union leaders with ATU Local 1447 rallied in downtown Louisville Wednesday against TARC’s proposed budget cuts. They’re asking city and state leaders to help save jobs and route frequency.