Archive for January, 2009

The owners drive the nails as the Tin Roof prepares to open

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Jason Sheer is a hands-on businessman in the truest sense.
“I’ve got the hammer in my hand and we are going at it,” the co-owner of the Tin Roof said Tuesday in a telephone interview.
Sheer was working at South Limestone and Maxwell streets where the live-music restaurant chain is about to open its newest location, probably [...]

Headlines or cash: What a difference a day makes

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

The first baby of the new year gets the headlines, but the last baby of the old year puts bucks in daddy’s and mommy’s pockets real fast.
“Mere minutes can mean major tax savings,” says Lezlie Shivar, district manager for H&R Block in Lexington.
Babies born on Dec. 31 bring a retroactive tax exemption of $3,500.
“To get [...]

Saddle up! Alltech is sponsoring European championships

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Alltech is having so much fun as the first-ever title sponsor of the World Equestrian Games that the Nicholasville biotech company is doing it again — in Europe.
The international group that oversees equestrian sports, the Fédération Equestre Internationale, even combined a couple of championships to create the first-ever Alltech FEI European Jumping & Dressage Championships [...]