In one of Louisville's poorest neighborhoods, a formerly abandoned community center is making enormous strides — and even Google has taken note
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- Google Fiber, Alphabet's high-speed internet provider, built a $25,000 startup incubator within a community center in an overlooked part of Louisville, Kentucky.
- The mayor, local entrepreneurs, and national investors have all championed the center, which is called Love City.
- The center has catered to hundreds of locals and its founders also opened the neighborhood's only sit-down restaurant.
- In a recent investing trip to Louisville, AOL founder Steve Case and "Hillbilly Elegy" author JD Vance said it's an example of how entrepreneurship can benefit struggling communities.
- This article is part of Business Insider's ongoing series on Better Capitalism.
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