Lexmark announces 700 layoffs worldwide over next year
Lexmark is running a worldwide restructuring program that will result in 700 of its 10,000 worldwide employees being laid off over the next year, it announced Tuesday. Lexmark’s Jerry Grasso said the action will work “to align company talent with our strategy to ensure future success.” “We are not talking about any country or location specifically,” Grasso said. About 2,300 people work for Lexmark in Lexington, Grasso said, the same number as last year. Lexmark has had a tumultuous two years. ..>> view originalTeen suspect in Lexington 19-year-old's homicide arrested after foot ...
A 17-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday in connection with the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old that occurred over the weekend in Lexington, according to police. The boy, whose name has not been released because of his age, was arrested after a brief foot chase in the Centre Parkway area, according to Lexington police. He has been charged with murder in the Aug. 5 shooting of Sean Howard. Howard had reportedly been sitting in a vehicle in the parking lot of Mist Lake Plaza, across from the Krog..>> view originalNo. 1 UK fans beat Syracuse, Louisville once again
Kentucky basketball’s passionate fan base flexed its muscles in 2016-17, leading the country in average home attendance once again. UK led all schools in the NCAA with an average of 23,461 fans per home game, according to national attendance figures released by the NCAA on Tuesday. It’s the 19th time in the last 22 seasons Kentucky has led the country in average home attendance. Since Rupp Arena opened for the 1976-77 season, UK has ranked either first or second in average home attendance every..>> view originalThis Lexington hospital is ranked tops in Kentucky by US News
The University of Kentucky’s Albert B. Chandler Hospital is ranked No. 1 in Kentucky among regional hospitals, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual hospital rankings. UK also cracked the top 50 national ranking for care in four areas: 37th in diabetes and endocrinology, 43rd in geriatrics, 44th in neurology and neurosurgery, and 50th in cancer. U.S. News gave UK “high-performing” marks in gastroenterology, nephrology, orthopedics, pulmonology and urology. U.S. News analyzed more than ..>> view originalGrand slam helps keep Lexington team alive in Little League regional
A grand slam by Joey Howard in the top of the sixth inning helped keep Lexington’s Eastern Little League Baseball 12-year-old All-Stars alive in the Great Lakes Regional Tournament in Westfield, Ind. Eastern defeated Wausau (Wis.) National 10-5 in the elimination bracket of the double-elimination tournament on Tuesday morning. After giving up the tying run in the bottom of the fifth inning on a wild pitch that made it 5-5, Eastern mounted the game-winning rally on consecutive one-out singles by..>> view originalLexington Humane Society in need of canned food donations
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Volunteers at the Lexington Humane Society are asking for the community's help feeding animals at the shelter. Leaders say they are almost out of canned dog food and have nearly 100 dogs and puppies at their facility. We are told they feed the wet food to dogs who have specific needs. "We have seen an increase in the number of animals in our care this summer so far," said Senior Manager of Donor Relations, Ashley Hammond. "A lot of times in the summer, our donations ..>> view originalUK's Gabriel and Gilgeous-Alexander earn summer raves. Does that ...
For a Kentucky basketball fan stuck in the middle of a hot, hoops-less summer, the tweet came like an invigorating breeze. It was a pair of tweets, actually, from Jon Rothstein, college basketball insider for CBS Sports as well as host of the College Hoops Today podcast. A basketball junkie with coast-to-coast connections, Rothstein begins each morning with a Twitter torrent of roundball news. On July 22, Rothstein tweeted: “Hearing Wenyen Gabriel has been Kentucky’s best player this summer. Av..>> view original"The Academies of Lexington" premiere at two high schools
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - When students head back to class at two Lexington high schools, they'll be learning in a new way. "The Academies of Lexington" are debuting at both Bryan Station and Frederick Douglass High School this year. Meocha Williams knows the program well. "I have actually been a freshman academy principal under wall to wall academies for about four, this is my fifth year," noted Williams. She's the Freshman Academy Principal at Bryan Station High School. All sophomores at the..>> view originalBlue Cross Blue Shield picks federal agency executive as CEO
North Carolina's biggest health insurer has picked a top executive with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to become its next CEO. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina said Tuesday that Dr. Patrick Conway will become the insurer's chief executive on Oct. 1. He will replace Brad Wilson, who is retiring. Conway is deputy administrator for innovation and quality at CMS, which oversees government-funded coverage programs for the poor and people who are over age 65 or dis..>> view originalRelive the Lexington meals you can't forget at Icons dinner
Remember that place you ate that had the thing you liked? Wasn’t it great? Wouldn’t you like to have it again? Azur Restaurant & Patio, 3070 Lakecrest Circle, is hosting another Lexington Icons Dinner, featuring dining flashbacks from lost local restaurants. The dinner at 7 p.m. Aug. 16 will feature a special tribute to the late chef Lucie Slone Meyers, who ran a la Lucie and other restaurants for decades. Other items on the menu include starters: Singapore Sling reminiscent of the Saratoga, la..>> view original
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
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