CVG awarded $450k FAA workforce development grant to support aircraft maintenance careers
The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) was named a recipient of a 2024 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Workforce Development grant. The award is for $450,000 in the FAA’s Aviation Maintenance Technical Worker program, a competitive grant program established by the U.S. Congress as part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.
CVG plans to use grant funds to create...
GOP-majority legislature overrides Governor’s veto of HB 18 which become law immediately
By Liam Niemeyer
Kentucky Lantern
The GOP-dominated Kentucky legislature overrode Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill targeting local source-of-income discrimination bans just a day after the governor had issued the veto.
House Bill 18, sponsored by Rep. Ryan Dotson, R-Winchester, immediately became law Wednesday because of an emergency clause in the bill.
Robert Stivers (LRC photo)
In...
Covington’s ‘Texas Turnaround’ delivers with 41.6 percent fewer accidents reported from previous year
Crash statistics show the “Texas Turnaround” is delivering as promised when it comes to improving safety on the Brent Spence Bridge.
The redesign of the Fourth Street entrance ramp onto northbound Interstates 71/75 in Covington was unveiled in December 2022. It uses a new U-shaped collector ramp to move the entrance south and give drivers significantly more time and distance to merge onto the interstate...
meetNKY to release its (expected record) numbers at annual meeting and 50th anniversary celebration
By Judy Clabes
NKyTribune editor
The meetNKY team will be playing to a full house for its 2024 Annual Meeting Thursday at Drees Pavilion at Devou Park.
Not only is meetNKY celebrating its 50th anniversary but we’re told there will be plenty more to celebrate in the unveiling of its big story for the past year.
The event is no longer open for registrations so the place will be packed with an...
Theresa Cruz to speak on ‘Understanding the Latino Community in NKY’ at Florence Rotary luncheon
To help the region learn more about NKY’s fast-growing Latino community and learn how to better serve and support, Theresa Cruz is speaking to the Florence Rotary Club today on “Understanding the Latino Community in Northern Kentucky”
Cruz is founder and CEO of FIESTA NKY, a nonprofit dedicated to serving the Latino community. In 2019, Theresa started working under the Statewide Family...
KY takes third per capita in Site Selection Governor’s Cup; Cincinnati/NKY ranks 8th nationally for projects
Kentucky once again achieved strong placement in Site Selection magazine’s 2023 Governor’s Cup rankings, coming in third nationally in economic projects per capita and first in the South Central region.
The Commonwealth also secured the second spot in the South Central region for overall projects, building on the previous year’s strong rankings. Kentucky has placed in the top 3 nationally and...
Court of Appeals ‘reverses and remands’ Judge Lape’s ruling against the Hills over their Coach House
By Judy Clabes
NKyTribune editor
A Court of Appeals three-judge panel has ruled in favor of Scott and Lorrie Hill, “reversing and remanding” the decision of Kenton County Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Lape in a lawsuit involving the Hills’ property in Covington’s upscale Licking Riverside Historic District.
The case, which has been awaiting the Appeals court decision since February...
Mitch McConnell’s legacy is current Supreme Court and a judiciary reshaped by his ‘calculated audacity’
By Al Cross
University of Kentucky
Mitch McConnell, who announced on Feb. 28, 2024, that he would step down as the Senate GOP leader later in the year, used his tenure as the longest-serving Senate leader of any party to remake the federal judiciary from top to bottom.
His success could hardly have been predicted when Senate Republicans elected McConnell as their leader in 2006. For most of the 40-plus...
Covington Mayor Joe Meyer invited to share city’s message in meeting with President Biden today
Covington Mayor Joe Meyer will go national with The Cov’s message today.
The mayor is one of several dozen leaders from Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia invited to the White House to tell Biden Administration officials how federal investment in the city’s infrastructure will create opportunities and improve people’s lives.
Covington Mayor Joe Meyer (Photo from City of Covington)
Among those...
Beshear releases ‘Collaborative Blueprint,’ to help economic developers across state navigate the future
Gov. Andy Beshear announced the Collaborative Blueprint created by and for Kentucky’s Economic Developers, a statewide initiative led by Team Kentucky with input and support from partners across the Commonwealth, including NKY’s BE NKY, is now publicly available.
The blueprint is the result of an ongoing effort to bring together economic developers and other stakeholders from around the state...
Kentucky State Police Safe DRIVE campaign underway — share the road safely
By Tom Latek
Kentucky Today
Kentucky State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officers will participate in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Operation SafeDrive (Districted Reckless Impaired Visibility Enforcement) campaign Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
This enforcement effort targets unsafe driving behavior that often leads to crashes involving passenger cars and commercial...
Seniors, freshmen, even sophomore, step up for NKU in its fight for a favorable postseason playoff spot
By Dan Weber
NKyTribune sports reporter
“March Starts Here” the Horizon Conference website proclaims in touting the final two postseason championship rounds in Indianapolis March 11-12.
Then as if to confirm it, Northern Kentucky University Coach Darrin Horn’s entire Norse mantra continues to be that Horizon basketball comes down to “three games in March.” No “must win” games for him...
Epic Ride headlines field of 14 for Saturday’s $150,000 John Battaglia Stakes at Turfway Park
The Road to the Kentucky Derby “prep season” concludes on Saturday at Turfway Park when Welch Racing’s Epic Ride headlines an oversubscribed field of 14 3-year-olds that were entered in the 42nd running of the $150,000 John Battaglia Memorial.
The John Battaglia Memorial, named in honor of the longtime General Manager of Latonia Race Track and Turfway Park, will go as Race 6 at 8:25 p.m....
‘Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky’ 2024 to be decided — nominations are open; it’s a tournament!
The Kentucky Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has launched the KAM 2024 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky Tournament presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance.
Now in its second year, the competition is an online voting, bracket-style tournament that allows Kentuckians to pick the 2024 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky from among the thousands of world-class products manufactured in the Commonwealth....
Covington-based CTI Clinical Trials and Consulting granted prestigious accreditation for safety testing
CTI Clinical Trials and Consulting, a full-service global research provider, located in Covington’s RiverCenter, has announced that its North American laboratory facility has been granted the prestigious College of American Pathologists (CAP) Accreditation for Safety Testing.
CTI — based in RiverCenter (Photo provided)
This recognition is awarded to laboratories that demonstrate adherence...
