Kids and adults will be able to experience the first immersive Lego and coffee café in the country this summer at Newport on the Levee. The Brickey Café & Play comes from the mind of Cincinnati native Daniel Johnson, who is a certified facilitator of the Lego Serious Play method – a facilitated thinking, communication […]
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LINK nky Daily Headlines: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023
Happy Hump Day! Plenty has been going on in Northern Kentucky this week. If you’re eager to keep up, sit back, relax and take a listen to today’s headlines.
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$13.3 million in federal funding announced to expand mental health services for NKY students
“When is the next episode going to happen?” “They took my license away from missing so much school. No one ever asked me why I miss so much.” “I don’t need to go to school. I just need someone to help me figure out the best way to handle all of the crazy stuff I’ve […]
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Covington small businesses approved for façade improvements, rent subsidies
The city of Covington has awarded five small businesses with financial incentives in order to help them with rent and façade improvements. At a recent Board of Commissioners legislative meeting, the commission approved two rent-subsidy and three façade improvement incentives through the city’s Small Business Development Program. The program sets aside $150,000 each fiscal year […]
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Covington makes behind-the-scenes headway on Central Riverfront site
The City of Covington has already garnered lots of interest from developers who want to work on the Covington Central Riverfront site. So far, 35-40 out-of-town developers and 10-15 local developers have reached out to the city, according to Covington’s Economic Development Director Tom West. But before the city begins an official search for developers, […]
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Florence-based union at center of a Right to Work complaint
A Florence-based union is the subject of a complaint filed by the National Labor Relations Board on behalf of a former Duro Hilex Poly employee. Located in Erlanger, Duro Hilex Poly is the largest paper bag manufacturer in the world. Employees at the factory are represented by the United Steelworkers Union Local 832. According to […]
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SYGMA Kentucky opens new Burlington food distribution facility
SYGMA Kentucky recently unveiled its brand new 330,000-square-foot food distribution facility in Burlington — the company’s first in commonwealth of Kentucky. Sysco subsidiary SYGMA is a food service provider and distributor that specializes in serving large chain restaurants throughout the United States. The facility is SYGMA’s fifteenth distribution center in the country. Located at 1725 […]
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Construction at Homewood Suites Hotel, Boardwalk Residences well underway as Ovation progresses
Since the development’s groundbreaking in the fall of 2019, there have been tremendous strides in the construction of Ovation. Now in 2023, construction on two of Ovation’s signature features, the Homewood Suites Hotel and The Boardwalk Residences, is now well underway. On Friday, LINK nky was given a tour of the Ovation complex to detail […]
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LINK nky Daily Headlines: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023
Plenty has been going on in Northern Kentucky this week. If you’re eager to keep up, sit back, relax and take a listen to today’s headlines.
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Northern Kentucky Tri-ED eclipses 2022 target numbers
In 2022, Northern Kentucky Tri-ED brought in $292 million in capital investment and 2,356 new jobs to the region, according to a new report the economic development organization released. Tri-ED set development targets at the beginning of 2022 with some of their primary goals being to bring new companies to the region, expand existing companies […]
