Written by Jesse Brewer, Boone County Commissioner Sometime this October, Boone County property owners will receive their annual property tax bills. Most of us will probably do what we do every year: look at the total, wonder why it is what it is, and eventually write the check. But how many of us actually know […]
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Our mission at BE NKY Growth Partnership is to drive economic growth across Boone, Kenton, and Campbell counties, fueling opportunity and prosperity for all Northern Kentuckians and their families. To succeed in this mission and attract new residents, jobs, companies and investment, we are giving a glimpse into what it is really like to learn, […]
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Tennessee’s Dolly Parton dies at 80 after a life of music and giving
Dolly Parton, the personification of Tennessee music, died Tuesday at age 80 after decades of entertaining the world. Parton’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, delivered the news of her death in a video for the family, sparking mourning from her birthplace of Locust Ridge in the mountains of East Tennessee across the state to Nashville, where she […]
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Opinion: The question behind Boone County’s school tax debate- who is actually paying the bill?
Written by Carolyn Hankins Wolfe, Boone County Board of Education, Elected Member As Boone County discusses the school district’s property tax levy, there is a reasonable question taxpayers should be asking: If property values in Boone County have increased so dramatically over the last decade, why does the school district need additional revenue? It is […]
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Community Voices: Four steps to get your retail business holiday-ready
This Community Voices column is written by Jill Morenz, the CEO of Aviatra Accelerators in Covington. For many retailers, there are seasonal shifts in sales and consumer behavior throughout the year with the fourth quarter being one of the busiest – and most important – times of the year. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and other […]
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How Gateway’s CDL Program Is Meeting Northern Kentucky’s Demand for Drivers.
Train for a rewarding career in transportation in as little as four weeks with flexible scheduling and hands-on instruction at Gateway Community & Technical College. In Northern Kentucky, few industries drive the local economy forward quite like transportation and logistics, and the demand for skilled, credentialed commercial drivers has never been higher. For local residents […]
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Opinion: Democrats Don’t have a grassroots problem. They have a leadership problem.
Written by Carolyn Wolfe Seventy-five days before a general election is a fascinating time for a political party to start dismantling pieces of its own infrastructure. Democratic leadership talks constantly about rebuilding county parties and growing the grassroots, but growth doesn’t mean finding new people to maintain the same old system. It means new leaders, […]
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Sometimes the Best Getaways Are Closer Than You Think
By Julie KirkpatrickPresident & CEO, MeetNKY & Interim President & CEO, Visit Cincy As summer winds down and families eye the calendar before school schedules and busy fall routines take over, the rush to squeeze in one last getaway is officially on. But planning a memorable vacation doesn’t have to come with a high price […]
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