Who's Who
The Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship prepared for its second annual Student Congress by hiring Carol Leavell Barr of Lexington as its deputy director. The Student Congress is designed to promote statesmanship through Henry Clay's ideals of debate, diplomacy, communication and beneficial compromise. Barr will join Executive Director Mindy Shannon Phelps in managing the center.
NAI Isaac has expanded its brokerage team with the addition of associate Jim Holbrook, who will be focusing on sales/leasing of office and retail properties in the Central Kentucky area. In addition, Joe Cornelius has joined the company as property manager.
Sherry Madlock has been named the project liaison for the East End of the Blue Grass Community Foundation's Legacy Center. Madlock will assist in advancing neighborhood projects as recommended by EHI Consultant's East End Small Area Plan.
Nicholas (Nick) R. Glancy has joined Frost Brown Todd's Lexington office as a member working in the firm's business combinations practice group. Glancy previously served as CEO of Rhino Energy, a Lexington-based coal company.
Urban Collage, Inc., a planning and urban design firm, has hired Soumi Basu as a planner in its Lexington office.
Calistoga Artisan Sandwiches has named Gregg Bracke as its new operating partner. Elizabeth Howard and Jessica Sluggans have been named as managers, and Mike Bickers is the new catering director.
Sandra Noble Canon has joined Community Ventures Corporation (CVC) as the new executive vice president for program policy. Donna Major has joined CVC as the senior executive vice president for program operations. Both will be based out of the Lexington office.
Nesbitt Engineering, Inc. has announced that Gary Smith has been selected to provide construction observation services in support of Nesbitt Engineering's construction projects. In addition to on-site project oversight, Smith will provide engineering support services to include monitoring cost, schedule and quality.
Kudos
The American Bankers Association has named Republic Bancorp one of the best performing banks in the United States for the second time this year. According to their Banking Journal publication, the American Bankers Association has Republic Bancorp on their 17th annual ranking of the nation's top financial institutions with assets of $3 billion or more in their May 2009 edition. Republic Bancorp is the only financial institution from Kentucky included in the rankings.
Lexington Clinic endocrinologist Ahmad Al-Mubaslat has been inducted by the American College of Endocrinology (ACE) as a Fellow. Designation as a Fellow means an endocrinologist has achieved a level of training and experience consistent with the high standards established and adopted by the clinical endocrinology specialty.
EOP Architects has been awarded a 2009 Innovative Architecture and Design Award for their work on Urban Active Fitness on Taylorsville Road in Louisville, Ky. The award, sponsored by Recreation Management, is one of ten awarded annually for innovative design within the field of sports and recreation facilities, and the only one awarded this year in Kentucky.
Bella Rose, owned by Betty Spain, and T.E.M. Electric Company Inc., owned by Tom Masterson, have been honored with the 2009 Pacesetter Award, which recognizes high-performing, second-stage small businesses in Kentucky.