Louisville City FC Announces TKT & Associates, Inc. as Diversity Consultant for Butchertown Stadium Site Project
Corporation to assist in ensuring the club’s continual commitment to minority businesses and workforces in site phase and construction of development
LOUISVILLE (May 21, 2018) – Louisville City FC has today announced that TKT & Associates, Inc. is the official diversity consultant and workforce project partner for City’s Butchertown stadium development project. Together, the pair is committed to ensuring the availability of contract opportunities for minority and women-owned businesses as well as the makeup of the workforce for the club’s stadium project in the Butchertown neighborhood district, pending the approval of the TIF in May.
In addition, after Louisville City FC’s donations of $125,000 to the Urban League and $25,000 to Youth Build, TKT & Associates, Inc. will collaborate with the Urban League to assist in placing newly trained employees throughout the Louisville metro area.
“LouCity looks forward to positively impacting our community through the relationship we are building with TKT & Associates, Inc. Collectively, we will ensure that those trained with the generous donation from our ownership group will be working not only on our stadium site but on many projects to come throughout our city,” said Brad Estes, Executive VP of Louisville City FC.
TKT & Associates, Inc. will also act as the club’s diversity consultant for regulatory compliance on the TIF project as well as in the construction phase, which is set to begin in June, again pending the approval of the TIF in May.
“TKT is truly excited about the relationship we are building with LouCity FC to strengthen the inclusion of diverse business owners and laborers, not only on this project but the multiple projects in and around our community,” said Tierra Kavanaugh Wayne, CEO of TKT & Associates, Inc.
TKT & Associates, Inc. was selected from a number of proposals to serve as the club’s consultant throughout the development project, which is set to complete in the year 2020.
The consultant will hold its first Diversity & Inclusion outreach event on Tuesday, May 22 from 9:00-11:00 A.M. in the Community Room located at 1535 W. Broadway Street. For more information, email info@tktandassociates.com. The next Diversity & Inclusion outreach event will be held on Wednesday, June 20th. More information will be forthcoming.
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About Louisville City FC
Since its launch in 2014, Louisville City FC has been committed to serving the community of Louisville and state of Kentucky as the lone professional soccer team. The 2017 season marked the third year of play for LouCity in the United Soccer League (USL), a professional soccer league based in the United States and Canada. On October 26, the Louisville Metro Council voted overwhelmingly in favor of a new soccer-specific stadium in the Butchertown neighborhood with a projected opening slated for March 2020.
Finishing in the top five in average attendance in the USL at Slugger Field since 2015, LouCity’s remarkable 2017 campaign included winning the USL Cup in the club’s first appearance in the final. Get the latest news on LouCity FC at LouisvilleCityFC.com and via the club’s channels on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram.
