Columbus, KY News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/columbus/ Columbus, KY News City to furlough workers for three days http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/columbus/content/e52504298d209196ae2ca219265e0112.html In a move that will save about 2 million in personnel costs LouisvilleJefferson County Metro Government will close its offices and place all nonessential employees on unpaid furlough for three days Six Flags settles with Lasitter family http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/columbus/content/e1ca98d8cb915ff190568f4f82eb1eca.html Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom has reached a settlement in the lawsuit involving Kaitlyn Lasitter a teenage girl whose feet were severed last year when a cable broke on a ride at the amusement park Leggett and Platt to close Simpsonville plant http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/columbus/content/1c439612ec52fe2b73821561190ffca3.html Leggett amp; Platt Inc announced this week that it plans to shut down its Simpsonville plant which formerly was one of the Louisville arearsquo;s largest manufacturing employers LEG Bank of Kentucky stock to trade on NASDAQ http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/columbus/content/feb8b0075c5938eadffa7ad0bf4dd6b0.html The Bank of Kentucky Financial Corp said Friday its common stock has been accepted for listing on the NASDAQ Global Market Larger Kentucky budget shortfall projected http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/columbus/content/75841f9adf5ab4747bb41f43e289811e.html Kentucky Gov Steve Beshear said the statersquo;s Consensus Forecasting Group issued new projections today that estimate a revenue shortfall of more than 450 million for the fiscal year ending in June Treasury invests 35 million in Porter Bancorp http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/columbus/content/56f5c12c957d5a50880158b0656b4d87.html Porter Bancorp Inc has completed the sale of 35 million of preferred stock to the US Treasury Department under the Capital Purchase Program PBIB Norton gets approval for MRI at planned pediatric center http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/columbus/content/3a56e5617e55e002f2aae21175bb306d.html Norton Healthcare Inc has received state approval to provide MRI services at a pediatric outpatient facility that the company plans to build in the northeastern portion of the county Churchill freezes ticket prices for Derby Oaks http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/columbus/content/d85fffdc9a3450d3e8ba9e70636fc652.html Churchill Downs racetrack is freezing most ticket prices for the 2009 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks allowing customers to purchase the majority of reserved and general admission seats at the same price levels offered in 2008