About Us

Louisville Forward is an integrated approach to economic and community development. Louisville Forward combines business attraction, expansion and retention activities, and talent and workforce attraction, with all of the city's real estate development, regulatory agencies, land use and planning and design functions to present a unified solution for job growth and quality of place. We are your one-stop shop for finding your new business home and workforce solutions.

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Meet our Business Cluster Project Managers

Meet our Small Business Development Team 

Learn more about the departments in Develop Louisville and Codes and Regulations. 

 

Rankings and Recognitions

2017

Forbes ranks Louisville the No. 1 city in the U.S. for manufacturing

Louisville Forward named a Top Economic Development Group for 2016 by Site Selection magazine

WalletHub names Louisville in top 10 2017 'Best-Run Cities' -- back-to-back ranking!

Redlining Louisville map selected as Harvard's first-ever Map of the Month

Louisville ranked a top 5 'Best Theatre City' by Paste

Louisville designated SolSmart Gold for solar energy development 

Kentucky ranked in Top States by Site Selection magazine

Louisville ranked as a Top Metro for the South Central and East North Central regions by Site Selection magazine

Named a 'Top 10 Best City for Job Seekers' by ZipRecruiter

 

2016

Recognized by Site Selection magazine as a Top 10 Metro and a Top Economic Development Organization for 2014 and 2015. 

Named a Top 50 'Global Future-Ready Economy' by DELL.

Louisville included in Huffington Post's list of 'Five Soccer Cities Making America Great Again'.

Louisville ranks os one of Wallet Hub's 2016 'Best-Run Cities'.

Ranked #18 on Glassdoor's 'Best Cities for Jobs' for 2016.

Named 'Best Destination Experience' by World Food Travel Association 2016.

Louisville named as a 'Top Destination on the Rise' by Trip Advisor

Back-Back perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index, 2015 and 2016.

Named a 'Top LGBT Travel Destination' by Orbitz Travel.

TIME magazine recognized Louisville as one of '240 Reasons to Celebrate America Right Now'.

Forbes recognized Louisville as 'One of Five Surprising People, Places and Things to Watch'

Travel+Leisure named Louisville one of the 'Friendliest Cities in America'.

 

Job Openings

Join the economic development team that is helping make Louisville a better place to live! Click here to view current city job openings. 

 

Connect with us

(502) 574-4140