Downtown Louisville, Kentucky (davel5957 / Getty Images) Louisville, Ky., innovation chief Grace Simrall to step down Grace Simrall, chief of civic innovation and technology of Louisville, Kentucky, announced she's stepping down. Mar 22, 2023 By Lindsay McKenzie
(Getty Images) Louisville, Ky., hires first-ever ‘director of innovation’ Eric Burnette, a former senior policy adviser with Louisville's economic development arm, said he's targeting grant funding in the new role. Jan 13, 2022 By Ryan Johnston
San Jose, California (Getty Images) Connectivity is still the ‘building block’ for IT modernization Local IT officials said that without basic internet connectivity, efforts to modernize fancy new technologies won't realize their full benefit. Sep 21, 2021 By Ryan Johnston
StateScoop Crowdsourced environment data gets a home on Louisville Data Commons A city-university partnership gives community members and researchers a new place to host data on the environmental and public health. Aug 13, 2019 By Ryan Johnston
Getty Images Google to pay Louisville, Ky., $3.84 million to cover Fiber pullout The company announced in February that it would be ending its high-speed internet service after not placing its cables deep enough underground. Apr 16, 2019 By Benjamin Freed
Road construction, but not in Louisville, Kentucky, (Getty Images) Louisville, Ky., loses Google Fiber after company placed lines too shallow Google said it will end service in Louisville on April 15, though the city says it has other options, including a growing municipal fiber network. Feb 7, 2019 By Benjamin Freed
Louisville CIO makes a quiet departure After three years with the Kentucky city, Jason Ballard disappears from its technology leadership team. Sep 11, 2017 By Jason Shueh
Citizen engagement and collaboration critical to developing smart cities, tech officials say Tech officials in three large U.S. cities say they are encountering more engaged citizens for their smart cities projects, despite potential citizen concerns around privacy. Oct 4, 2016
Nonprofit hands out grants to boost digital civic engagement in three cities Next Century Cities is hoping the infusion of funding helps Austin, Louisville and Raleigh better engage their residents with internet-enabled tools. Aug 16, 2016
Louisville, AT&T square off over law to bring high-speed broadband providers to region The telecom giant is taking the Kentucky city to court over an ordinance aimed at luring companies like Google Fiber to the area. Mar 3, 2016