Looking to Madison for ideas to improve Lexington
If you want to change, you must expose yourself to new ideas. That’s why I’m a fan of Commerce Lexington’s annual Leadership Visit. On Monday, more than 260 of Lexington’s government, business and...
View ArticleCommerce Lexington group off to Madison, WI
About 260 Lexington area business, civic and government leaders were boarding two chartered jets early this morning for Commerce Lexington’s 70th annual leadership visit. This year’s destination:...
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First stop: Madison downtown development
The Commerce Lexington trip began with several optional tours — Arts & Culture, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, recreation, “green” Madison and downtown development. I took the downtown...
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Environmental issues will be key for cities, business
Madison is a “green” city, and for any of the Commerce Lexington visitors who didn’t believe it, there was a pair of green-colored glasses and a copy of the booklet Green Living for Dummies at their...
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Tour shows how bikes fit into city’s big picture
Arthur Ross, Madison's pedestrian-bicycle coordinator, led a bike tour that included five Urban County Council members. Photo by Tom Eblen One of the most popular optional activities during Commerce...
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New Madison arts center hosts Lexington dinner
On the second night of each year’s Commerce Lexington trip, central Kentucky banks sponsor a big dinner. This year’s event was held Tuesday night at the new Overture Center for the Arts, an impressive...
View ArticleNext trip: To Pittsburgh, with Louisville group
Commerce Lexington will partner with Greater Louisville Inc. to do a joint leadership visit next year to Pittsburgh, officials announced Wednesday at the end of the trip to Madison. They said it would...
View ArticleMadison trip shows importance of attitudes
We learned a lot about Madison, but we also learned a lot about Lexington, each other and maybe ourselves. About 260 Central Kentuckians spent three days last week on Commerce Lexington’s 70th annual...
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