July 17, 2012 - 3:00pm
Forty- three years ago, GI-turned-GE engineer Winston Shelton designed the machines that continue to fry KFC's chicken. Today, at 90, he's still innovating for the food-service industry.
This article appeared in the July 2012 issue of Louisville Magazine. To subscribe, please visit loumag.com.It’s likely the order-taker at the Dairy Queen on Bluegrass Parkway doesn’t know that the gentlemanly senior chatting her up is the inventor of some of the most influential cooking...
March 13, 2012 - 6:37pm
After reviewing the initial applications, the company will contact the applicants considered most qualified for further testing and interviews. Starting pay for the new positions will be $13.03 an hour plus benefits, including healthcare and retirement savings.
General Electric Appliances has announced the opening of 230 new manufacturing positions at Louisville’s Appliance Park, and will take applications online from 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 14 through 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 16, or until it has gathered 10,000 new applications. Applicants...
June 30, 2011 - 9:59am
Local news for June 30, 2011
"Union workers at General Electric, including Appliance Park in Louisville, have ratified a new four-year contract that provides each with a $5,000 bonus but increases upfront medical costs. The deal, which the IUE/CWE International announced late Wednesday evening, was backed by 70 percent of...
June 28, 2011 - 8:00am
Local news for June 28, 2011
"Failing to privatize Louisville Metro Animal Services, Mayor Greg Fischer announced Monday the city has rejected a proposal by a non-profit group [No Kill Louisville] to take over the agency.
July 29, 2012 - 8:08pm
The Kimbels know, to the penny, how much it costs to keep their new, all-electric home in Jeffersontown’s Stone Lakes subdivision running every day, year-round.
Most Americans live their lives at least partially by the numbers. Fitness buffs track their heart rates and body-fat percentages. Dieters count calories, carbohydrates or PointsPlus. For golfers, it’s strokes and handicaps, while texters deal with the confines of character counts. However, outside...