In 1997, the Greater Lexington business community took a leap forward in our economic development efforts by creating and funding Lexington Strides Ahead. Lexington Strides Ahead funds important initiatives of Commerce Lexington’s Economic Development Division and the Business and Education Network. Since the initial campaign in 1997, multiple sequel campaigns have been great successes.
The goal of Lexington Full Stride will always be to focus on enhancing our business climate and competitive position. Commerce Lexington’s Economic Development Division focuses on three ways to create primary jobs and increase the amount of income coming into our community: business attraction, business retention and expansion, and business creation. Today, Full Stride supports these overall economic development efforts including community and minority business outreach and the Business and Education Network.
Note: The team is in the midst of the next 5-year Full Stride Initiative campaign (2023-2027) and will update this listing as needed. (January 2023)
| Full Stride Investor |
Contact |
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| Anderson Communities, Inc. |
Dennis Anderson |
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| Audio Authority Corporation |
Jonathan Sisk |
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| Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield |
Kennan Wethington |
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| AT&T Kentucky |
Amanda Lich |
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| B.C. Wood Properties |
Brian Wood |
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| Baird |
Stephen Grossman |
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| Ball Homes |
Mira Ball |
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| Bank of the Bluegrass & Trust Co. |
Bill Allen |
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| Baptist Health Lexington |
Chris Roty |
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| Belcan Engineering Group LLC |
Ben Marsico |
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| Big Ass Fans |
Ken Walma |
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| Block+Lot Real Estate |
Alaina Stokes |
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| Blue & Co., LLC |
Greg Mullins |
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| Blue Grass Stockyards |
Jim Akers |
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| Bluegrass Community & Technical College |
Dr. Koffi Akakpo |
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Bluegrass REALTORS (LBAR)
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Justin Landon |
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| Bluegrass Sotheby’s International Realty |
Riley Kirn |
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| Bluegrass Valuation Group |
William Berkley Jr. |
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| BORN |
Jen Larkin |
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| Brett Construction Company |
Brett Setzer |
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| Bristol Group |
Todd Ball |
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| Bullard |
Wells Bullard |
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| Central Bank |
Luther Deaton |
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| Central Bank Center |
Brian Sipe |
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| Carla Blanton Consulting |
Carla Blanton |
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| (CHI) Saint Joseph Health |
Anthony Houston |
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| CLARK Material Handling |
Dennis Lawrence |
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| Clay Ingels Company LLC |
Bill Chapman |
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| Coastal Cloud |
Erik Dunnigan |
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Coldstream Research Campus and UK Real Estate Services
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George Ward |
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| Columbia Gas of Kentucky |
Kimra Cole |
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| Commonwealth Credit Union |
Matthew Stewart |
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| Community Trust Bank |
Billie J. Dollins |
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| Congleton-Hacker Company |
Kevin Doyle |
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| Crowe LLP |
Steve Jennings |
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| Cumberland Valley National Bank & Trust |
Whitney Greer |
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| Danimer Scientific |
Clark Marolf |
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| Dean Builds |
Jeff England |
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| Dean Dorton Allen Ford |
David Bundy |
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| Denham-Blythe Company |
Bill Quenemoen |
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| Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP |
Branden Gross |
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| Dickinson Wright PPLC |
David Owen |
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| Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
Martin Tucker |
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| East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. |
Ann Bridges |
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| EHI Consultants |
Ed Holmes |
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| Expree Credit Union |
John A. Graham |
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| Emerson |
James “JJ” Rodgers |
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| Equity Solutions Group |
Ray Daniels |
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| Field & Main Bank |
Jennifer Drennan |
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| Fifth Third Bank |
Mary Alicia Weldon |
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| Forcht Bank |
Tucker Ballinger |
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| Foundations Human Resources Consulting |
Caroline Baesler |
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| Frost Brown Todd LLC |
Jan de Beer |
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| Fusioncorp |
Michael Baer |
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| Independence Bank |
Stacy Schanher Berge |
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| JPMorgan Chase |
Paul Costel |
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| Gray Construction |
Jeff Bischoff |
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| Hanna Resource Group |
Lyle Hanna |
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| Haymaker/Bean Commercial Real Estate |
Tim Haymaker |
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| Hisle & Company |
Kent Hisle |
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| J.Smith Lanier & Co., a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC Company |
John Milward |
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| Jackson Kelly PPLC |
Kimberly Van Camp |
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| Keeneland Association |
Hunter Stout |
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| Kentucky Capital Development Corporation |
Terri Bradshaw |
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| Kentucky Employers Mutual Insurance (KEMI) |
Ryan Worthen |
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| Kentucky American Water |
Susan Lancho |
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| Kentucky Blood Center |
William Reed |
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| Kentucky Utilities |
David Freibert |
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| Kinetic by Windstream |
Stephanie Bell |
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| Kito USA |
Kelly McEuen |
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| Langley Properties |
Scott Davidson |
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| LBX Company |
Eric Sauvage |
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| Lexington Clinic |
Stephen Behnke |
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| Lexington Industrial Foundation |
Darby Turner |
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| Lexmark International, Inc. |
Sheri Evans Depp |
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| Lockheed Martin |
Hector Alvarez |
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| Long Construction Management |
Linden Long |
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| Longship |
Kenny Ray Schomp |
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| McBrayer PLLC |
Anne-Tyler Morgan |
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MCM CPAs & Advisors
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Debbie Smith |
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| MoneyWatch Advisors |
Ramsey Bova |
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| More Than A Bakery |
Bill Quigg |
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| NAI Isaac Commercial Properties |
Al Isaac |
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| Neogen |
Chad Thomas |
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| Opportunity for Work & Learning (OWL) |
Tony Higgins |
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| PNC |
John Gohmann |
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| R. J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC |
Ed Quinn |
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| Republic Bank & Trust Company |
Todd Ziegler |
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| Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital |
Dr. Debbie Spike-Pierce |
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| RFH, PLLC |
Lyman Hager |
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| RSS Properties (Base 163) |
Randall Stevens |
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| Setzer Properties |
Brett Setzer |
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| South Central Bank |
Camden Skidmore |
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| SRC of Lexington |
Greg Hampton |
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Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC
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Jeffrey K. Phillips |
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| Sterling Thompson Company |
Jack Goldthorphe |
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| Stites & Harbison, PLLC |
Cassidy Rosenthal |
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| Stock Yards Bank & Trust |
Louis Prichard |
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| Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC |
Bill Lear |
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| Streamline |
Luther Andal |
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| Summit Biosciences |
Greg Plucinski |
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| SVN Stone Commercial Real Estate |
Matt Stone |
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| The Gibson Company |
Billy Smith |
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| The J.M. Smucker Company |
Ellis Miller |
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| The Lane Report |
Kevin Stinnett |
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| The Webb Companies |
Woodford Webb |
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| Toyota Kentucky |
Susan Elkington |
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| Traditional Bank |
Dana Adamson |
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| Truist |
Laura Boison |
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| Tru-Tone Finishing |
Greg Klemenswicz |
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| U.S. Bank |
Tommy Owen |
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| University of Kentucky |
Tom Harris |
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| UK HealthCare |
Dr. Mark Newman |
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| Valvoline Inc. |
Michele Sparks |
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| V-Soft Consulting |
Annita Rucker |
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| W. T. Young Storage Company |
Bill Young |
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| Webasto |
Dominic Mussbach |
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| WesBanco |
Abdul Muhammad |
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| West Sixth Brewing |
Ben Self |
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| WKYT |
Jeff Anderson |
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| WLEX Communications, LLC |
Andrew Shenkan |
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| Wyatt, Tarrant, & Combs LLP |
Craig Robertson |
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