Bringing a California fast food chain to Kentucky

Access Louisville

We lead this week's Access Louisville podcast with a conversation about West Coast hamburger chain Jack in the Box and its journey from San Diego to the Midwest.

Louisville Business First Senior Reporter Joel Stinnett is on the show to talk about where the chain is heading next. He recently spoke to Franchisee Shane Paul about the company's plans to open in Westport Plaza in real estate that was formerly home to Chase Bank.

In total, Paul said he is planning to open six new Jack in the Boxes in the Louisville area over the next three years. We have full details on the expansion plans here. We also talk about the cost of opening a Jack in the Box, usually around $2 million and that's not including the franchise fees.

After that, we chat about things we noticed this year at the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby. The whole Access Louisville/LBF crew was at the Derby, as usual, and you can find our coverage of the event here.

And finally, we wrap up the show with talk about the latest hospital safety ratings from Leapfrog Group. There was a surprising trend this year in which all Norton Healthcare Inc.'s hospitals saw a slip in their grades and only one area hospital got an 'A' grade for safety.

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First.