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Churchill Downs Inc. will expand its racing and gaming operations in the state by adding a facility in Northern Kentucky that could cost $200 million.

The Louisville-based company unveiled plans and renderings Thursday evening for New Latonia Racing & Gaming, which will host a racetrack, a historical race wagering facility and year-round training facilities, according to a news release. An exact location for the track was not disclosed. Latonia is a neighborhood in the south part of Covington,…

The property could be prime for redevelopment in the neighborhood.

Nike on Thursday said it will name a building on its corporate campus after basketball star LeBron James.

The building is one of six going up as part of a massive headquarters expansion. The LeBron James Building will open in 2020 and house the company's Advanced Innovation Team, including its Sport Research Lab.

“It's so surreal,” James said, in a news release. “It's been an honor to be a part of such a great company for the last 18 years. And to know that a building with my name will reside…

Mill Creek Residential is scouting a site in Peoplestown along the Beltline, according to sources with knowledge of the deal.

The recent Business Journal article of Aug. 29 (“Development Doldrums: Fair Oaks project quagmire suggests county dysfunction”) inaccurately portrays the county’s approach to business permitting as unresponsive and unnecessarily bureaucratic. The criticisms by the applicants of Shangri-la are unfounded, as is the reporter’s assertion that this example is indicative of systemic “county dysfunction.” (Leon Corcos is the developer behind the overall Fair Oaks Project and Sommer Peterson is the…

District officials plan to tear down Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium by fall 2021, ending the life of the 58-year-old facility and prompting new questions about the site’s future.

Events D.C., the District agency that manages the city's sports and entertainment venues, released a request for proposals Thursday for firms to assist the city in razing the stadium. The Washington Post first reported the move.

With D.C. United moving to Audi Field at Buzzard Point and RFK falling into disrepair,…

The first Tribute Portfolio hotel in Pinellas County is under construction in Feather Sound.

The Karol Hotel at 2675 Ulmerton Road is slated to open in the fall. It will have 123 rooms and suites, more than 7,300 square feet of meeting and event space as well as K Club Bar & Bistro to the Vantage Rooftop Bar overlooking Tampa Bay.

The hotel features “a rich and pleasing palette of white marble, tawny beige, gray, and bold accents of clear Florida sky blue carpet with an abstracted feather motif.”

The…

Oak Hill Hospital in Hernando County is outgrowing its current capacity, forcing the hospital to take on a major expansion.

Gentrification and displacement are important topics in the D.C. region, not only because these are important equity issues, but are also crucial to the success of the business community. As you note in this article, “Gentrification at Work,” which ran Aug. 16, displacement is a major concern, especially in Washington, D.C., which has the highest percentage of gentrified living areas than anywhere else in the country. You also argue that the easiest solution to this issue is producing more housing,…

Developers want to build more affordable housing on the south end of San Marcos, but some city officials worry the project would be in a food desert without adequate access to groceries.