Local Government

Five local businesses receive metro government loans (Louisville Courier-Journal)

29 Aug 2008

A new restaurant in Valley Station and four other businesses have been awarded small-business loans from Louisville Metro Government.

Brown Plans to Hand U.K. Local Authorities Cash to Buy Houses (Bloomberg.com)

29 Aug 2008

Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown will hand U.K. local government authorities money to buy homes, a person familiar with the plan said, an effort aimed at halting the sharpest drop in property prices in two decades.

Dexia gets boost from local government lending (MENAFN)

29 Aug 2008

Dexia gets boost from local government lending