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From Villain to Hero, How a Louisville Distillery Became a Major Player In The West End

In the fall of 2015, global spirits producer Heaven Hill was on its way to becoming a corporate villain in Louisville’s poverty-stricken California community.

The family-owned company had been linked to a proposed methane plant that had west Louisville residents outraged. And though the project ultimately folded, a wedge had been driven between the distillery and its neighbors.

In the past two years, however, Heaven Hill has quietly shifted its image from enemy to hero.

West Louisville leaders now praise the company.  Here’s how Heaven Hill did that, from the Louisville Courier-Journal.

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