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Louisville, Ky<\/strong>. (April 1, 2024) \u2013 Greater Louisville Inc. added two integral staff members with the hire of Makayla Owens as director, industry networks and Fatima Thompson as economic development manager. Both roles will support GLI\u2019s work to grow the regional economy in core industry clusters including healthcare, life sciences, advanced manufacturing, and logistics.<\/p>\n

\"\"Owens brings a decade of experience in workforce and organizational development. In her role as director, industry networks, she will actively engage in guiding key industry networks, the Health Enterprises Network (HEN)<\/a> \u00a0and Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics (AML)<\/a> network, participating in fundraising initiatives and the lead a coalition of organizations and businesses to represent Louisville, Lexington, and Northern Kentucky regions at the BIO International Conference. BIO International Conference is the world\u2019s largest convening of the biotechnology industry, attracting more than 20,000 industry professionals from across the globe. She will also coordinate GLI\u2019s successful professional development programs, HEN Fellows, and AML Fellows. Owens will work closely with GLI\u2019s economic development and investor relations teams.<\/p>\n

\"\"In addition, GLI hired Fatima Thompson as a manager of economic development. Thompson will focus on identifying and nurturing new business opportunities and enhancing relationships with potential relocating businesses, site selectors, and industry partners. She most recently served as National Sales Manager for Louisville Tourism, and before that worked for the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.\u00a0 The economic development manager position was funded through GLI\u2019s contract with Louisville Metro Government.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth Makayla and Fatima bring unique experience and expertise that will be a major benefit to\u00a0advancing economic growth and innovation in the Louisville region. I am excited to see how they help our region create new jobs and excel in our core industry clusters\u201d said Sarah Davasher-Wisdom, president and CEO of Greater Louisville Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Louisville, Ky. (April 1, 2024) \u2013 Greater Louisville Inc. added two integral staff members with the hire of Makayla Owens as director, industry networks and Fatima Thompson as economic development manager. Both roles will support GLI\u2019s work to grow the regional economy in core industry clusters including healthcare, life sciences,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGreater Louisville Inc. hires Director of Industry Networks, adds to economic development team – One Louisville<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Louisville, Ky. 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