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Louisville Business Forum

The City of Louisville's Economic Vitality Strategic Plan includes a goal to "Improve our business climate through collaborative relationships and effective processes". As part of this goal, the City of Louisville hosts a bi-annual Business Forum to gather all stakeholders, review City priorities, and gather feedback.

Do you have any feedback that you would like to share on the format of the Business Forum? Please take this quick survey to share your thoughts. Your feedback will help us plan the next Business Forum in early 2024.

April 27, 2023 Business Forum

Thank you to everyone who attended the April 27, 2023 Louisville Business Forum! Twenty-six members of the Louisville business community gathered with City staff and City Council members gathered to discuss the business climate in Louisville. The event also featured a presentation from Brian Lewandowski, Executive Director of the Business Research Division at the CU Leeds School of Business on Colorado economic outlook. Brian's presentation is available here.

Following Mr. Lewandowski's presentation, City Councilmembers Chris Leh, Deb Fahey, and Maxine Most, Community Development Director Rob Zuccaro, Economic Vitality Manager April Kroner, and Economic Vitality Specialist Austin Brown participated in a Question and Answer session with the attendees. Topics of conversation included:

Challenges of doing business in Louisville;
Marshall Fire impacts to local businesses;
How can the City help small businesses?;
Commercial energy code, gas station, and dark sky lighting ordinances;
Council's role in changing regulations; and
Future Comprehensive Plan changes.

Thank you to everyone who spoke at the Forum. Staff will work with the Economic Vitality Committee to address all of the issues that were raised by the attendees. Follow this page for updates on these issues and for information about the next Business Forum. We hope to see you at the next Forum in October!

Webinar Peer Panel Series: Recovering with Resiliency, How to Reposition your Small Business for Success

Thank you to all of those that participated in our "Thriving in Business Uncertainty" webinar series in April and May. We received so much positive feedback that we have developed a new four-part webinar series, again exclusively for Louisville businesses.

We concluded the four-part Recovering with Resiliency webinar series on September 24. Thank you to all of our amazing peer panelists businesses that shared their lessons learned and pandemic stories. All of the webinar recordings are now available if you were not able to join us live or want to share this with someone you know.

Thank you to our peer panelists:

Jerry Manning, Three Leaf Concepts
TJ Ingraham, Verde
Adam Perkins, Murphy's Tap House
Sarah Lynch, Assorted Goods & Candy
Wendy Wassom, Old Friends
Michael Finnessey, Synergy Business Advisors
Tracy Bodden, Center Stream Pilates
Jill Maertens, Jules Gourmet Catering

Webinar: COVID-19, Ventilation, & Energy Efficiency for Building Owners & Managers

Partners for a Clean Environment (PACE) hosted a webinar on the latest science of COVID-19 indoor air, dos and dont's of modifying your ventilation system, and how to maintain energy efficiency.

Watch the recording today.

Webinar: Commuting Solutions and Creating the Workplace of Tomorrow

On May 27, Commuting Solutions presented a webinar for Louisville businesses focusing on Telework and the Workplace of Tomorrow. If you were not able to join, you can review the webinar presentation.

Interested in more information on telework? Employers should review and download the Telework Tomorrow Toolkit.

Webinar Series, City of Louisville and Gambale Labs

Thriving in Business Uncertainty: Answering the questions what do we do now, what have our peers done, how to reinvent your business and how to revive your social presence. This series is designed exclusively for Louisville businesses.

All five sessions in the series were offered free to all Louisville businesses. Check out the recordings to catch-up!

Webinar: Energy Efficiency Programs for Business

On May 20, Xcel Energy and CleaResult presented a webinar exclusively for Louisville businesses.

Looking for ways to save money? Start thinking energy efficiency. Xcel Energy offers great rebates on a variety of energy efficient equipment upgrades such as lighting, HVAC, and commercial refrigeration equipment. These upgrades can help save you money on your energy bill and improve comfort for your employees.

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