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Construction starts on Gateway on Broadway building in Louisville [Video]

This west Louisville landmark will soon be remade into a community resource center and affordable housing hub.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Construction on a new project that will provide affordable senior housing to west Louisville residents is now underway.

“Gateway on Broadway”, a community resource center, will be the “affordable housing hub” for The Housing Partnership, Inc., (HPI) a Louisville nonprofit real estate development organization.

The revitalized building will also offer a significant increase in affordable senior housing for residents in west Louisville, according to an HPI news release.

The groundbreaking ceremony was on July 21. Representative Morgan McGarvey, Secretary Eric Friedlander, and Mayor Craig Greenberg were among the key speakers.

“This groundbreaking underscores the City’s strong commitment to creating and preserving affordable housing options for the Russell community,” Mayor Craig Greenberg said. “It is an honor to officiate the start of such an important project that will increase the quality of life for our residents and provide much-needed housing opportunity.”

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Charities webinar - Contract exposure: managing risks in legally binding agreements [Video]

On Wednesday 11 May, Edward Bouckley delivered the next webinar in our charities bite size series. In the webinar Edward looked at some of the key aspects of managing risk when entering into commercial contracts. He discussed:• What risk management is.• What risk is and why properly managing it is so important to charities.• Some of the ways risks can be managed in contacts.Edward also looked at some of the steps that you can take to better protect your charity when entering into contractual arrangements.Here are the timestamps to help guide you through this webinar:0:52 Birketts at a glance1:18 What we will cover today2:09 What is risk management?3:07 What is risk and why is it important?3:59 Contractual risk5:58 Identifying risk10:05 Written contracts11:34 Assessing Risk13:10 The danger of "pre-contractual" agreements14:27 A cautionary tale16:21 Rights and obligations17:51 Risk - allocating and controlling18:48 Transferring risk: indemnities20:00 Controlling risk: limitation of liability21:29 Practical tips23:18 QuestionsThe webinar ended with a Q&A. Disclaimer: The content of this webinar is for general information only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. If you require any further information in relation to this webinar please contact us in the first instance. Law covered as at May 2022. Meet our expert, Edward Bouckley: https://www.birketts.co.uk/our-lawyers/norwich/edward-bouckleyContact us at: https://www.birketts.co.uk/contact-usSign up to future webinars: https://www.birketts.co.uk/events​​​​ To ensure that you are invited to future webinars and receive our newsletters please opt in to our mailing lists and select the appropriate areas of interest. https://www.birketts.co.uk/register