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Greenebaum names new chairman/CEO and Lexington office chief
Greenebaum Doll & McDonald has named Jeffery A. McKenzie as chairman and chief executive officer. McKenzie, who had been the member-in-charge of the firm's Louisville office, replaces P. Richard "Rick" Anderson Jr. as the firm's top official.
McKenzie said Anderson will remain with the firm's law practice with plans to scale back his workload as chairman and CEO, a position he has held since 1994. "He's been chair of the firm now for 13 years, and he chose to make a change, I think just for personal reasons, and certainly a career change and continues to practice law," McKenzie said.
McKenzie, who becomes the fifth chairman in the firm's 55 years, has been with the Greenebaum since 1986 and has held the position of member-in-charge at the Louisville office since last year. In addition to his new duties atop the firm, McKenzie will continue to head the firm's economic development and incentives team, a position he said he takes great pride in, especially when meeting a new person and is asked what he does for a living.
Under Anderson the firm - with offices in Louisville, Frankfort, Lexington, Covington, Cincinnati, Atlanta and Washington D.C. - has doubled in size from 100 employees to more than 200, a feat McKenzie feels could also occur during his tenure.
"Depending on what my length of term is, it certainly is possible, it is probable," McKenzie said. "We field calls from other firms interested in merging. We field these calls on a fairly regular basis." The consolidation of the legal industry in recent years has lent itself to the possibility of Greenebaum finding a suitable partner to merge with and expand itself from the current region, as McKenzie said calls of firms interested in talking merger have been from all over the map.
With the change at the top of the firm also comes a new leader for the Lexington and Frankfort offices. David A. Owen, a member of the firm's Lexington office, has been named member-in-charge, replacing the outgoing Job D. Turner III, who will also continue on in practice with the firm. The timing of two officials changing titles, according to McKenzie, was "truly a coincidence," as both Anderson and Turner looked to lighten their workloads after years of service in their jobs. "Things shouldn't be different for people who deal with the firm," McKenzie said in regard to the changeover. "Our clients have come to expect excellent service and great lawyers, and we'll continue to provide those. We're a business law firm, and we pride ourselves in our sophistication and intend to continue that."
WEG organizers to receive expert advice
An Athlete's Advisory Committee has been formed to ensure that the needs and concerns of the equestrian world's best athletes are addressed at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG). The World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc., the organization in charge of putting on the Games, has formed the committee
The committee, comprised of nine equestrian athletes, chaired by the United States Equestrian Federation's President and 2000 Sydney Olympic Gold medalist David O'Connor, will work to provide ideas and critiques that will benefit the planning, organization and operation of the equestrian world's largest, multi-discipline competition. The 2010 Games will see eight international disciplines contest their World Championships.
McMahan Co. Coldwell Banker's Lexington office changes ownership
Matt Good and Paige Somerville Good have taken ownership of the Coldwell Banker's Lexington McMahan Co. real estate office.
Good, who has managed the office for the past year and was previously with Cendant, Coldwell Banker's former parent company, said it was "the next step" for him and Somerville Good, who's been with the company for a decade.
"It was a win-win for Paige and I, as well as for (former owner) Ann McDonald," Good said. "It gave Ann the ability to focus her attention on the other three offices that she owns in Winchester, Richmond and Georgetown."
Just before the purchase went through, the Lexington branch, in collaboration with other McMahan offices in the region, launched a new Web site, which Good says is being very well-received. "We've got to provide the data to the customer where they want it, when they want it and how they want it, and strictly speaking, that information, they want it online," he said.
The all-access site allows home shoppers to take virtual tours of any home in any neighborhood McMahan Co. is selling without leaving the comfort of their computer.
Toyota presents $1.2 million to Scott County schools
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Inc (TMMK) has presented a check for $1,213,532 to Scott County Schools. It's TMMK's 19th annual "in-lieu-of-tax" payment to the school system.
The company financed portions of its original automobile manufacturing plant, the power train facility, and the expanded manufacturing facility through industrial revenue bonds. Since property financed through bonds is exempt from property taxes, the school system would usually not receive its share of property taxes on the financial property until the bonds mature in 2008.
In 1988, Toyota agreed to make an annual payment to the Scott County Board of Education to offset the loss of tax payments.
This year's check brings the total amount paid to the school system to $27,457,136.
Host named multimedia rights holder at Furman
Host Communications, Inc. has been named the multimedia rights holder for Furman University in Greenville, S.C., effective immediately.
Under the agreement, Host will sell, produce, and distribute radio broadcasts for Furman Paladin Sports Teams. HOST will also have the right to sell, produce, and distribute coaches' shows, television broadcast of games, game-day programs, hospitality opportunities, corporate sponsorship, and Internet.
Lexington Center video in wide distribution
The Lexington Center has produced a promotional interactive CD and video that will tout the city's recently refurbished convention and entertainment facilities in the January 2007 issue of Convention South, a convention trade publication that covers the mid-South region.
Designed in-house, the CD contains floor plans, room specifications, photographs, and illustrations of the building, as well as highlights of the Bluegrass region provided by the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau. In addition to static graphics, there is also an option to view a short three-minute video that was produced by Hammond Communications.
The Lexington Center CD will be poly-bagged in the January 2007 issue of Convention South, which will feature the city of Lexington in the same issue. A full-page color ad promoting Lexington will run alongside the editorial section.
UK to double number of nursing grads
To help alleviate a growing nursing shortage in Kentucky and across the nation, the University of Kentucky College of Nursing will double admissions into its traditional four-year program beginning in fall of 2007.
The college currently admits 80 bachelor's degree students in nursing per academic year - 40 for the fall semester and 40 for the spring. Next year, 160 students will enter the program.
Americans look to business to address challenges
Americans have higher expectations for U.S. businesses to address global challenges than for the U.S. government, according to a study by APCO Insight, the opinion research arm of APCO Worldwide, for whom Business Lexington columnist David Wescott wears his "day job" hat (see Wescott's latest on page 14).
According to the results of the survey, a greater percentage of Americans believe it should be a top priority for businesses to address everything from building democracy to protecting the environment than the percentage of Americans who believe it should be a top priority for government.
Forty percent of Americans believe that businesses should be spending more money than they are now to help solve global challenges facing people in other countries, while only 23 percent want business to be spending less.
Sixty-five percent of those polled feel that contributions American businesses make to other societies can help improve America's image abroad.
APCO Worldwide's Business Diplomacy Survey was conducted between January 31 and February 4, 2006. The survey was conducted by telephone among a random sample of 805 Americans 18 years or older.
Former Fed chairman joins Georgetown College Board
Paul A. Volcker, former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board under Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, is among 20 distinguished, newly-elected, trustees and trustee fellows of Georgetown College.
Volcker serves as chairman of the board of trustees of the influential Washington-based financial advisory body, the Group of Thirty, and is a member of the Trilateral Commission.
St. Joseph offers in-room interactive entertainment
Saint Joseph East is the first hospital in Lexington and only the second hospital in the state to launch the GetWellNetwork™ at its campus. Patients are now able to watch their favorite star's latest blockbuster, surf the Internet, e-mail friends, play video games, view videos about their health conditions and request hospital services - all with a click of a handheld control.
"We want our patients and families to feel connected with their normal lives and routines during their hospital stay," said Gene Woods, president and CEO of Saint Joseph HealthCare. "We realize that most people would not choose to be in a hospital. However, as we continue to focus on patient-centered care, we believe that this system will help our patients and families to feel more comfortable while they're away from home."