Monthly Archives: November 2010

PPL purchase of LG&E, KU complete

The Pennsylvania-based PPL Corp. officially took control of the Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities yesterday, after acquiring the two utility companies from E.ON U.S. for $7.6 billion. The deal won’t have any immediate impact on local customers and no employee cuts will be made. After months of deliberation, the sale was approved [...]

Yates blames Hawkins for stolen yard signs

A day before the polls open, Democratic challenger David Yates has accused Republican incumbent Doug Hawkins of stealing his yard signs in their closely watched race for the Metro Council’s 25th District seat. The Yates campaign says it has received numerous e-mails from supporters about the missing yard signs and Yates filed a police report [...]