Greater Louisville Inc.: Greater Louisville Inc. Celebrates One Year Of 'Now Louisville'

Louisville KY

20 September, 2021

5:13 PM

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Press release from Greater Louisville, Inc.: 2021-09-20 First anniversary highlights significant progress in executing five-year strategic plan First anniversary highlights significant progress in executing five-year strategic plan Louisville, Ky. (September 20, 2021) – Today Greater Louisville Inc. recognized the one-year anniversary of its five-year strategic plan, NOW Louisville. Since the strategy launched in 2020, 78 companies with a local presence have contributed over $3.26 million to fund the core initiatives of the plan. Louisville, Ky. Through months of planning, GLI and its investors generated this forward-thinking plan to align the region for accelerated growth by driving innovation in current industries and investing in programs and initiatives to bring advancing industries and top talent to the region. With this goal in mind, six pillars were created to guide the work: innovation, startups, clusters, talent, inclusion, and connectivity and mobility. "The Now Louisville plan allowed us to continue moving forward even when the pandemic caused much of the world to stop," said Sarah Davasher-Wisdom, president and CEO of GLI. "In the midst of a major economic recovery, the Now Louisville plan enabled our business community to take intentional action to align our region for accelerated growth over the next five years." While the plan includes metrics and action items that stretch over five years, progress in each pillar has already been made. Key accomplishments include: "Despite the tremendous challenges the region faced in the last year, the GLI team has worked diligently to not only respond to the changing needs of the business community but also make significant progress in rolling-out the NOW Louisville plan," said Jennifer Willis, 2021 Chair of the GLI Board of Directors. "There are many more exciting initiatives and projects from the plan in the works, and I am looking forward to 2025 when we can look back and see how far our region has come." While a majority of the plan is funded, the GLI team is still working to secure the remaining funding needed to bring all aspects of the plan to fruition. Learn more about NOW Louisville and see a list of all contributing funders here. ### This press release was produced by Greater Louisville, Inc.. The views expressed here are the author's own.