History
Predecessor firms date to 1854. In 1965, J.J.B. Hilliard & Son and W.L. Lyons and Company combined to become J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons. From 1998 to 2008, the company was owned by PNC Financial Services. Now ownership is shared between Hilliard Lyons employees and Houchens Industries, a 100% employee-owned conglomerate based in Bowling Green, Ky. Some of the other companies under the Houchens umbrella are Stewart-Richey Construction, Inc., Tampico Beverages, Inc., Food Giant and Hitcents.
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