Details Announced for 2007 INVESTKentucky, an Equity Conference Showcasing Leading Public Companies in the Region.LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The next INVESTKentucky - an exclusive investment conference featuring publicly traded companies from Kentucky and the region -- has been scheduled for Thursday, June 7, 2007, at Churchill Downs' Jockey Club. The first INVESTKentucky conference, held in 2004, brought together CEOs and chief financial officers from a dozen public companies, as well as analysts, money managers and financial professionals from Louisville, the region and money center cities such as New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Chicago, St. Louis and Charlotte. "With the success of the first conference, there's been growing interest for a followup forum for public companies to update their achievements and growth strategies, and to allow other companies to introduce themselves to the investment community," said Terry McWilliams, a veteran Louisville investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. counselor and chairman of INVESTKentucky. "For money managers and analysts, the equity conference is a convenient, one-day, one-stop event that lets them explore attractive investment prospects among the region's leading public companies," said McWilliams. Louisville's financial analyst community is formally involved with the event and serves on an advisory board of financial, corporate and investor relations professionals to oversee the conference. "The CFA (Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986) Signed into law in 1986, the CFA was a significant step forward in criminalizing unauthorized access to computer systems and networks. The Act applies to "federal interest computers" that include any system used by the U.S. Society of Louisville is pleased to be associated with INVESTKentucky and expects the event to once again provide a forum for analysts and portfolio managers to interact with leaders of participating companies," said John Vinsel, a board member with the Louisville CFA Society. Many of the 12 public companies that presented at the inaugural INVESTKentucky - as well as others new to the event -- are expected to participate in 2007. Companies that took part in the first invitation-only event included Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : YUM), Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE: BFb), Churchill Downs Incorporated Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ: CHDN) is the parent company of Churchill Downs. The company owns several other thoroughbred and standardbred racetracks. History (Nasdaq: CHDN), The Genlyte Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: GLYT), ResCare, Inc. (Nasdaq: RSCR RSCR Railways (Safety Case) Regulations (UK) ), Sypris Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: SYPR), and financial institutions Republic Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: RBCAA), S.Y. Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:SYBT), Community Trust Bancorp (Nasdaq:CTBI CTBI Churches Together in Britain and Ireland ), and First Financial Service Corporation (Nasdaq:FFKY). The final corporate lineup, conference sponsors and keynote speaker will be announced later this year. INVEST Kentucky LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control was formed specifically to facilitate the investment conference. It is guided by a steering committee of chief financial officers, investor relations practitioners and investment professionals from participating companies, sponsors, financial entities and the CFA Society of Louisville. To learn more about the conference, visit INVESTKentucky's website at www.investky.com. EDITOR'S NOTE: An INVESTKentucky logo is available for publication. Email terrym@investky.com. |
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