In-Depth: Build on Assets
The interplay between education and jobs
presents a conundrum: the necessity to grow highskill
jobs even as the community raises education
attainment to meet the demand for higher skills.
The momentum building with investments downtown
and new commitments to arts and recreational
assets enhance Louisville as a vibrant city for young
professionals and also a very livable community
for families.
But all of that promise has not yet produced a
transformation in the city’s economic and demographic
profile. The push to grow 21st Century jobs yielded a
slight gain in the number employed in professional,
technical and managerial positions but not enough to
change the city’s low relative standing on
that measure or to raise average wages
compared to other cities.
The downtown
renaissance gained
momentum on every front:
housing, upscale hotels, clubs
and restaurants, agreement
to build a multi-purpose arena
and plans for Museum Plaza,
while the City of Parks extends
the legacy of magnificent green
space to suburban areas.
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