The Buzz

We’ve all heard the warnings about scammers taking advantage of homeowners after the recent the ice storm.
But Sharron Townsend says we should also be alert for legitimate tree services making “honest mistakes.”
Townsend and her husband, Larry Bender, have a house surrounded by trees in Lexington’s Lansdowne neighborhood.
“A tree service came to our house BY MISTAKE [...]

University of Kentucky economist Ken Troske told the audience at the 20th Annual Economic Outlook Conference on Tuesday that the value of his retirement savings account had taken a beating due to falling stock prices in 2008.
The Dow Jones average dropped 35 percent last year, he said, but there was a silver lining.
“It’s good I [...]

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 [...]

There might be a way to profit from hedge funds even if you don’t have the money to actually be in one.
At least that’s the message you can read between the lines of an article in the Journal of Corporate Finance by University of Kentucky assistant finance professor Christopher Clifford.
Hedge funds are like unregulated private [...]

Stuart Hoffman is “110 percent certain” that the nation is in a recession.
Other economists are still avoiding the R-word on technical grounds, but Hoffman confidently declares that the United States has been in a recession “for at least the last four or five months if not longer.”
Unemployment is up, spending is down and personal incomes [...]

“Iraq is open for business,” says Maurey Bond.
He should know. He’s been working in Baghdad since February.
The 31-year-old Lexington native and University of Kentucky graduate is general manager of the Iraqi Airways International Business Center near the Baghdad International Airport.
The center is in an economic zone that also has a convention center, a 100-room hotel, [...]

BusinessWeek says Lexington has the 13th most recession-resistant economy in the nation.
Here’s why: “Lexington, home to dozens of major companies, the University of Kentucky, and horse farms, is a diverse economy with a mix of agriculture, government, health care, and education,” says BusinessWeek.
One potential weak spot is manufacturing, which employs 12 percent of Lexington’s workforce [...]

The University of Kentucky has chalked up another first — in business, not basketball.
A team from UK’s Gatton College of Business and Economics has been invited for the first time to compete in the prestigious Wall Street Journal National Biz Quiz at Ohio State University Nov. 15-16.
Only 24 universities were selected, including Southern Cal, Texas, [...]

It’s a dream come true, especially for college students.
Think about it: Hot cookies and brownies, and cold milk delivered to your door or dorm in the evening or early morning.
Insomnia Cookies has arrived in Lexington and anyone within a three-mile radius of the University of Kentucky can have this dream come true by making a [...]

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Irish tenor Ronan Tynan, known for singing “God Bless America” at Yankee Stadium, thrilled guests at Ashford Stud outside Versailles during a party Saturday.
The Ryder Cup-related visit of Irish tourism minister Martin Cullen prompted the festivities, reports Herald-Leader Editor Linda Austin.
More than 100 guests dined under the stars at the Coolmore-owned horse farm on Irish [...]