Louisville, Kentucky — Endeavor Southeast is proud to announce that , Chief Executive Officer of Poe Companies, has joined its Board of Directors. Poe brings nearly four decades of leadership in construction, real estate development, and community investment to the Endeavor Southeast Board, strengthening the organization’s mission to support high-impact founders who scale companies, transform … Continued
Business First, April 3, 2026 Tiffany Nolot, Poe Companies COO, participated in a panel discussion on Women in Construction and Design. See the full article here.
Congratulations to Merry-Kay Poe on her documentary being accepted in the SXSW Festival. Merry-Kay produced the Cornbread Mafia documentary that is directed by Evan Mascagni. Courier Journal – Published February 4, 2026 An infamous chapter in Kentucky history will make its big screen debut at the renowned 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival, held in … Continued
The former Black Leaf property in Louisville’s West End, one of Kentucky’s most infamous Superfund sites, will house the operations of Stellar Snacks, Gov. Andy Beshear and other officials announced Tuesday. The Carson City, Nevada-based, woman-owned company plans to invest $137 million as it opens a production facility in a newly built 434,000-square-foot warehouse in the Park … Continued
Mayor Craig Greenberg and Gov. Andy Beshear joined state and local officials and leaders from pretzel manufacturer Stellar Snacks to announce the company’s commitment to invest $137 million and create 350 full-time Kentucky jobs over the next 10 years in west Louisville, the single largest economic development project the state has on record for the … Continued
The 2022 Power 50 has been revealed. This is the second year for Power 50, the list of the most influential people in Greater Louisville’s business community. LBF solicited nominations from the public as well as considered candidates from the reporting and sourcing. Publisher Lisa Benson and Editor Shea Van Hoy then combed through the … Continued
The Kentuckiana Business Hall of Fame honors outstanding business individuals whose leadership, vision and innovation have accomplished much for Greater Louisville’s economic development and social welfare. The Kentuckiana Business Hall of Fame is a business dinner culminating in the Induction Ceremony during which the Laureates are inducted into the Kentuckiana Business Hall of Fame. The … Continued
(From Business First, September 28, 2021) A well-known Louisville developer recently acquired an East End logistics facility. Poe Companies purchased the Bunsen Distribution Center on 10401 Bunsen Parkway in the Bluegrass Industrial Park. Hank Hillebrand, director of development for Poe Cos., said updates will be done to the facility to get it ready for new tenants. … Continued
Business First – January 15, 2021 (Partial Article) Poe plans to establish the built-to-suit facility in a 142,000 -square-foot office and warehouse, with heavy truck loading and unloading areas, on Durrett Lane near Preston Highway. The project also calls for about 700 parking spaces for vans. Louisville-based real estate firm Poe Companies is developing the complex for … Continued
Forbes – January 16, 2020 With new hotels, restaurants, museums and the urban return of a handful of bourbon makers, downtown Louisville’s Main Street and its famous stretch called Whiskey Row have been barreling back strong of late. Last month, in a big further leap forward toward bringing ever more activity back to the once … Continued
Business First – September 16, 2019 Louisville developer Steve Poe is analyzing the redevelopment potential for one of the largest single-story suburban office buildings in the Louisville market. Durrett LLC, an affiliate of Poe Cos., last week acquired the 225,000-square-foot former bank processing center at 1231 and 1241 Durrett Lane for $5.5 million, according to a Jefferson … Continued
By Marty Finley – Reporter, Louisville Business First Jul 5, 2019 Eleven years after Julie Lavalle Jones moved back to Louisville from North Carolina to help bring her father’s vision for Whiskey Row alive, most of the work is finally nearing completion. Jones, who goes by Valle, and her brother, Stephen, have been working for … Continued