With fans, players, communities, and entire countries watching, the coronavirus pandemic’s early impacts spurred mass cancellations from nearly every major sports organization. From the beginning, sports fans have been left longing for entertainment as cancellations and delays to events like… Continue reading
The emergence of the coronavirus has impacted nearly every industry and created an unprecedented and uncertain, economic environment. Amid the downsizing, quarantining, and social distancing, our economic development team at Commerce Lexington Inc. remains a resource for local businesses and… Continue reading
The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall In 2018, a record number of unicorns were created. There were 151 of them to be exact. Furthermore, investors devoted more than $135 billion dollars in these unicorns. This $135 billion represents… Continue reading
In September, the U.S. Census Bureau released their 1-year estimates for the American Community Survey. As with every data release, businesses, policymakers, educators, economic developers, and more rush to see what’s changed across the nation from the previous year. Arguably… Continue reading
The Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is home to one of the most diverse economies in the U.S. In 2018, Business Facilities ranked the MSA 9th in the nation for the diversity of its industries. This comes as a huge… Continue reading
Every year the National Institute of Health (NIH), the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world at $32 billion annually, publishes a catalog of their investments on the Department of Health and Human Services’ Research Portfolio Online Reporting… Continue reading
