Update: The union representing Heaven Hill Brands workers is not happy about the reorganization of the bottling plant, calling it 'maddening and disappointing.' They've filed charges with NLRB wdrb.com/news/business/…

New: Family owned bourbon giant Heaven Hill Brands is offering buyouts and consolidating jobs at its Bardstown, Ky. bottling plant amid industrywide 'softness' in demand. My story: wdrb.com/news/business/…

New: An update in year+ saga of #louisville 's Trader Joe's employees unionizing with Trader Joe's United. The company continues to dispute the election. wdrb.com/news/business/…

👀 From over on LinkedIn, future Humana CEO Jim Rechtin and Mayor Craig Greenberg took a walk together this week. When Rechtin was hired last year, Humana gave him the choice of moving to Louisville or Washington, D.C. before he takes over later this year.

.CVS Health (ie Aetna) having same issues with Medicare Advantage that I detailed for Humana last week (wdrb.news/4bjp64V). via Anna Wilde Mathews of The Wall Street Journal wsj.com/health/healthc…

It took 10 years, but Japanese conglomerate Suntory Holdings has taken the 'Beam' out of Beam Suntory. Of course, Jim Beam and Maker's Mark aren't going anywhere. In fact, I was able to find how many billions the company values those trademarks on its books wdrb.com/news/business/…

What's the average income / net worth of Kentucky Derby goers, and how does that compare to everyone else? I have five charts on the economics of the Derby. Check it out: wdrb.com/news/business/…