O’Rourke Wrecking Company to perform demolition of IRS facility in Covington; work to begin in March
Almost 55 years after it opened and 2½ years after it closed, the sprawling IRS data processing facility will soon cease to exist.
The Covington Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 this week to hire O’Rourke Wrecking Company of Cincinnati to demolish the sprawling one-story “Flat Top” complex, rip up the asphalt and concrete pavement laid throughout its 23 acres, and remediate environmental problems...
Amid massive challenges, City of Covington moved forward in 2021 — ‘What a year’ it was!
City of Covington
As an exclamation, the phrase “What a year!” can, alternately, ooze vibes both negative and positive.
… so it was during 2021 in the City of Covington.
The Roebling Bridge
The year that just passed posed challenges galore, from Brood X cicadas to the variants Delta and Omicron, from the daily fight for survival for small retailers and restaurants to pain-in-the-bottleneck...
Legislators can ‘help us change world,’ say experts; ‘R&D lab critical to attracting biotech startups’
By Tony Remington, Gravity Diagnostics, Tim Schroeder, CTI, and Ray Takigiku, Bexion
Special to NKyTribune
With a single investment, the Kentucky General Assembly has an opportunity this legislative session to change the course of the world.
Ray Takigiku
The future of medicine hinges on innovation by companies focusing on cell and gene therapies and the advancements that can be made with those technologies....
House passes $64B budget, leaving $1.14B unspent; does not include Covington’s life sciences funding
Staff report
Kentucky’s Republican-led House passed by an 85-to-8 vote its own version of a new two-year $65 billion state budget which goes to the Senate for consideration. It leaves $1.14 billion unallocated and there are hints of tax cuts. The final version will be hashed out by conferees from both chambers, but the Senate is now clearly in the driver’s seat.
A key piece of funding is...
Gov. Beshear gives State of Commonwealth address, says ‘strong state’ moving forward despite disasters
Gov. Andy Beshear gave his third State of the Commonwealth address, noting this year’s speech feels both the toughest – as the state faced the most deadly tornado outbreak, numerous natural disasters and a worldwide pandemic – and the most exciting, because of the state’s record-breaking job growth and economic investments.
The Governor said, even through these losses and the pain we carry...
Thomas More University joins effort to encourage STEM preparation for minority students
Thomas More University has joined over 20 local organizations as a member of the Dr. James E. Randolph Medical, Healthcare, and Scientific Leadership Program. The goal of the program is to inspire Black students in Northern Kentucky to become professionals in medical, healthcare, and scientific settings through academic enrichment, leadership development, civic engagement, and mentoring.
The University...
Omicron variant shows up in state, including Kenton, Campbell counties; Governor urges masks
Gov. Andy Beshear urged rigorous masking in schools and workplace settings after testing confirmed the fast-spreading COVID-19 omicron variant in multiple Kentucky counties, including Kenton and Campbell.
“This thing is going to spread so fast that any school that is not doing mandatory masking, any business that is not having their folks wear masks could see entire schools, entire shifts get infected...
Boone, Kenton and Campbell reach 60% vaccine milestone; Beshear touts boosters for those eligible
Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties are among 11 Kentucky counties that have reached the milestone of at least 60% of residents receiving at least their first dose of a COVID vaccine.
The other counties are Anderson, Boyle, Fayette, Franklin, Jefferson, Perry, Scott and Woodford.
Gov. Beshear at Monday’s press conference.
The number of people who have received at least one vaccine dose in Kentucky...
Northern Kentucky Chamber names new board and officers; Garren Colvin to serve as board chair
The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce (NKY Chamber) has named its 2021/2022 Board of Directors and officers, including new Board Chair Garren Colvin, who will serve a two-year term.
Serving as President and CEO of St. Elizabeth Healthcare – Northern Kentucky’s largest employer – since June 2015, Colvin will succeed HSD Metrics CEO Dan Cahill.
Under Colvin’s leadership, the NKY Chamber Board...
REDI Cincinnati names 14 companies as finalists for its annual James Wuenker Growth Awards
REDI Cincinnati announced 14 companies within the Cincinnati region as finalists for its 2020 James A. Wuenker Growth Awards. Winners of the award will be announced and recognized at REDI Cincinnati’s upcoming virtual annual meeting on March 31.
The James A. Wuenker Growth Awards recognize the most consequential projects announced in the previous year that have made a significant economic impact...
NKY Chamber’s annual celebration Thursday; virtual event honors awards winners, is live on Facebook
Heads up — it’s this week: The region’s business community is invited to the biggest event of the year for the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce (NKY Chamber), the Annual Celebration, Presented by Fifth Third Bank, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12.
The lunchtime event will honor the accomplishments of community members who are making a lasting impact on our region...
NKY Chamber names winners of its top awards, plans virtual Annual Dinner for Nov. 12
The region’s business community is invited to the biggest event of the year for the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Celebration on Nov. 12 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
The Annual Dinner will be a lunchtime event to honor the accomplishments of community members who are making a lasting impact on our region while also highlighting how the business community has come together during the...
NKY Chamber names Business Impact Awards winners in virtual celebration through the week
The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce presented its Business Impact Awards with a five-day virtual celebration this week, celebrating companies that have impacted Northern Kentucky through their innovation, creativity, strong business practices and leadership.
The awards originated in 2016. Winners were announced on the Chamber’s Facebook page.
The 2020 Business Impact Awards winners and...
Covington’s ‘Innovation Alley’ partnership with NKU to help energize entrepreneurship district
A new formal partnership with Northern Kentucky University, an influx of expertise and federal money, and $200,000 of planned aesthetic improvements are about to supercharge Covington’s “Innovation Alley” into the region’s new hub for entrepreneurship.
City officials say the changes will bring renewed energy, talent, and purpose to a downtown entrepreneurial district that has...
NKY Chamber’s Business Impact Awards virtual celebration starts today at 4 and continues all week
They are the best businesses in the region and deserve recognition and acclaim, which is exactly what the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce will do when it hosts the five-day virtual celebration that is its annual Business Impact Awards, presented by Huntington Bank, starting today.
Originating in 2016, the Business Impact Awards celebrate companies that have impacted Northern Kentucky through...
