{"id":178,"date":"2012-06-29T21:07:13","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T21:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitefix.net\/clients\/Generic\/?page_id=178"},"modified":"2021-04-22T14:11:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T14:11:50","slug":"economy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/LouisvilleKY3\/?page_id=178","title":{"rendered":"Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DEMOGRAPHICS \/ ECONOMY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Metropolitan Louisville&#8217;s economy first  developed through the shipping and cargo industries based on critical water and  rail transportation links. Today, that prowess continues with the presence of  the Worldport air hub for United Parcel Service and the crossroads of three  major interstates. Evident by the list of major employers, Greater Louisville  is also an emerging center for the healthcare and medical sciences industries  and large health insurance organizations. This area also takes pride in the  large array of successful small, independent businesses and restaurants known  for their ingenuity and creativity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Private Companies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>United Parcel Service<\/strong><br \/>\nParcel delivery<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ups.com\/\">www.ups.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ford Motor Company<\/strong><br \/>\nManufacturing<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ford.com\">www.ford.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Norton Health Care<\/strong><br \/>\nHealthcare<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nortonhealthcare.com\">www.nortonhealthcare.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Humana, Inc.<\/strong><br \/>\nHealth insurance<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.humana.com\">www.humana.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jewish Hospital Healthcare<\/strong><br \/>\nHealthcare<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uoflhealthnetwork.org\/uofl-health-jewish-hospital\">https:\/\/www.uoflhealthnetwork.org\/uofl-health-jewish-hospital<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>GE Consumer &amp; Industrial<\/strong><br \/>\nManufacturing<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geappliances.com\">https:\/\/www.geappliances.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kroger Co.<\/strong><br \/>\nRetail Food<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kroger.com\">www.kroger.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Baptist Hospital East<\/strong><br \/>\nHealthcare<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baptisthealth.com\/louisville\">https:\/\/www.baptisthealth.com\/louisville<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Catholic Archdiocese of  Louisville<\/strong><br \/>\nVarious Services<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.archlou.org\">www.archlou.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kindred Healthcare<\/strong><br \/>\nHealthcare<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kindredhealthcare.com\">www.kindredhealthcare.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Caritas Health Services<\/strong><br \/>\nHealthcare<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jhsmh.org\/\">http:\/\/www.jhsmh.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>YUM! 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