Matthew Boone Gardiner honored by Business First with Forty Under 40 award

Business First has selected its 2009 Forty Under 40 honorees.

Each year since 1996, Business First has recognized 40 young professionals for their business success and civic contributions.

Winners were selected by a panel of judges from the Louisville-area business community. The class will be honored at a luncheon Sept. 25 at The Galt House Hotel.

This year’s honorees are:

• Becky Antle, University of Louisville;

• Phillip Beaman, Monroe Shine & Co. Inc.;

• Brad Davies, Louisville Collegiate School;

• Sean Gallagher, Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC;

• Matthew Boone Gardiner, Boone Gardiner Garden Center;

• Shelley Goodwin, Shelby County Chamber of Commerce;

• Scott Graff, Churchill Downs Inc.;

• John J. Guthrie II, Ashley & Associates;

• Dr. Christian W. Hahn, Ideal Dentistry PSC;

• Travis Haire, Greater Clark County Schools.

• Erin Hall, Messer Construction Co.;

• Ryan Hammer, Harrah’s Entertainment/Horseshoe Southern Indiana;

• Michelle Mees Harper, Steel Technologies Inc.;

• Janet Lively Heberle, The Estopinal Group LLC;

• Steve Heilman, Norton Healthcare Inc.;

• Dr. Joshua T. Honaker, Baptist Hospital Northeast/Oldham County Pediatrics;

• Nikki R. Jackson, Personnel Cabinet, State of Kentucky;

• India Jewell, GE Consumer & Industrial;

• Gabriela Keemer, Mountjoy & Bressler LLP;

• Daniel Clay Kelly, Strand Associates Inc.;

• James Cole “Jamie” Lake, Kovert Hawkins Architects Inc.;

• Gregory McDearmon, NTS Development Co.;

• Dr. Kelly McGraw Browning, Pediatric Psychological Associates PLLC;

• Tom McMahon, Medical News;

• Jennifer Moore, Grossman & Moore PLLC;

• David W. Nagle Jr., Stites & Harbison PLLC;

• Kimberly Nasief-Westergren, Measure Consumer Perspectives;

• Matt Paynter, Humana Military Healthcare Services Inc.;

• Ann Claire Phillips, Office of the U.S. Attorney;

• D. Keith Pulliam, Lorch and Naville LLC;

• Ashley Roberts, Republic Bank & Trust Co.;

• Philip P. Sallee, wealthMD Corp.;

• David Smith, Forcht Bank NA;

• Stuart Steinbock, Whip Mix Corp.;

• Andy Strausbaugh, Norton Brownsboro Hospital, Norton Healthcare Inc.;

• M. Kristin Stuedle, Stuedle Spears & Francke PSC;

• Carolyn Tandy, U.S. House of Representatives, Office of Rep. John Yarmuth;

• David Tandy, Louisville Metro Council/Stoll Keenon Ogden LLC;

• Shannon Tivitt, Louisville Metro Government/Office of the Mayor;

• Geoffrey M. White, Frost Brown Todd LLC.

 

http://louisville.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2009/07/06/daily8.html

 

Matthew Boone Gardiner to speak on panel for Leadership Luncheon on Sustainability

The Young Professionals Association of Louisville will hold a luncheon Friday, Aug. 28, to gather participants of the city’s “green” movement.

A panel of local sustainability experts will discuss opportunities for companies that want to improve the environmental impact of their business and for companies looking to provide environmentally friendly services to clients.

Panel guests will include Gill Holland, owner, The Green Building; Maria Koetter, president, Bgreen2; Matthew Boone Gardiner, president, Boone Gardiner Garden Center and member, board of directors, U.S. Green Building Council, Kentucky Chapter; and Jonathan Balas, LEED AP prototype architect, KFC Architecture & Engineering.

The discussion will be moderated by YPAL president-elect Geoff White, a senior associate at Frost Brown Todd LLC law firm.

The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the 21c Museum Hotel atrium, 700 W. Main St.

Admission is $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers. Online registration is available at www.ypal.org.

http://louisville.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2009/08/17/daily22.html

http://www.ypal.org/mc/community/eventdetails.do?eventId=232620&orgId=ypal&recurringId=0

Jazz in the Garden- August 21st 2009!!!!!!

JAZZ IN THE GARDEN JUNE 19th 2009

Boone Gardiner Garden Center presents: RETURN OF THE VICTORY GARDEN

Join us this Saturday, May 23rd from 10:00-11:30 for the second in our Green Gardening Lecture series, The Return of the Victory Garden.  Boone Gardiner’s own Holly Smith will host Tracy Missun, Oldham County Extension Agent, for this invaluable session on how to grow your own veggies and herbs at home.  Tracy and Holly will cover everything from soil issues (composting, soil amendments, moisture) to organic fertilizers and pesticides, to heirloom and hybrids varieties and companion/ succession planting. This will be a great introduction for beginners as well as a refresher for experienced gardens on how to grow your own, save money, improve personal health and the health of our planet!