A friend in the industry passed along this piece of news today: What's driving the market: Treasurys fell as improved economic and corporate news reassured investors about the strength of the burgeoning recovery, undermining demand for safe haven assets. The National Association of Home Builders reported that housing starts jumped 2.8% in January to an annual rate of 591,000, which was more than expected. Housing starts were expected to have reached an annual rate of 580,000 units in January, according to a Briefing.com consensus of economist forecasts. Building permits, a measure of hou

I'm not sure why Money magazine is doing a story called 25 Best Places to Retire, but in any event, they picked Louisville as the 20th best! Palm Springs has the weather, Pinehurst the golf but Louisville is getting national attention for our wonderful parks. This piece is highlighting the Louisville Loop which we talked about back in the Spring of 2008 as being a great move by our city to set itself apart. According to the official Metro Parks Web site, the trail is still listed as "25% complete" but it may be that they've not updated their site in some time. It should also be no