Dr. Barry Applegate joked that he ended up on Greenup Street because he is from Greenup County. His dentist’s office has been a fixture in Covington since his practice opened in 1993. As his business evolved, so too did the needs of the space it was operating in. After nearly 30 years, the Applegate is […]
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Former Covington boxing gym renovated into apartments, commercial space
A former boxing gym in Covington has been transformed into 15 newly-renovated apartments and two street-level commercial spaces. Located in an L-shaped building at 809-811 Madison Ave., Shamrock Gym was the epitome of an old-school boxing gym. A 1995 Kentucky Post article described the gym as a hole-in-the-wall with broken windows, holes in the plaster […]
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Pelusos bid farewell to Newport City Commission
Peluso is a household name in Newport — one that is synonymous with the city’s government. Jerry and Frank Peluso have served a combined 49 years in public service positions for Newport; 2023 will be the first year since 1988 the Newport City Commission will not have a Peluso in its ranks. Jerry Peluso was […]
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Historic Rolf Monument Company honored as U.S. Senate Small Business of the Week
Newport’s oldest small business was recently honored in the U.S. Senate as the Small Business of the Week. Kentucky junior Sen. Rand Paul, a ranking member of the U.S. Committee of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, honors a different Kentucky small business each week. On Nov. 18, he honored Newport’s Rolf Monument Company located at 530 […]
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CVG sells 76 acres to Boone County
Boone County is purchasing 76 acres of land from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. The deal still needs to be approved by both the Boone County Fiscal Court and the Federal Aviation Administration. The land is located in unincorporated Boone County, and much of it undeveloped rural land that was formerly used for agriculture. Some […]
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Prysmian Group unveils renovated North American headquarters in Highland Heights
One of the largest employers of Northern Kentucky has unveiled a $7.2 million renovation to their North American headquarters in Highland Heights. Prysmian Group, an Italian multinational cable manufacturing and design company hosted a ribbon cutting on Tuesday at their newly renovated 80,000-square-foot office space near Northern Kentucky University’s campus. Speakers at the ceremony included […]
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Local businesses honored with NKY Tri-ED Build + Elevate Growth Awards
NKY Tri-ED awarded many regional businesses with their Build + Elevate Growth awards during the 2022 Tri-ED Annual Forum & Awards. The goal of the awards, which were held at the newly renovated Turfway Park, was to recognize the businesses that excelled in categories such as capital investment and new jobs announced in Tri-ED’s four […]
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How NKY is fighting to attract talent and keep it here
This story originally appeared in the Nov. 25 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To see this story and others sooner, subscribe to the weekly newspaper here. A demographic drought is at the forefront of economic discussions in Northern Kentucky, which makes attracting and retaining talent in the regional workforce a critical focal point. Older […]
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Corporex to transform CirclePort into mixed-use development
CirclePort, Boone County’s business park, is being reimagined as a signature mixed-use development for Northern Kentucky. Located around Mineola Pike off I-275, the 650-acre development has primarily been a business-park-focused development since its opening in the 1980s. Construction and design plans for the mixed-used development have been unveiled by Corporex, the developer behind CirclePort. Boone […]
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Covington small businesses receive rent incentives
Covington’s Small Business Program doled out financial incentives to two small businesses that recently moved locations to higher-traffic storefronts along Madison Avenue. At Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners legislative meeting, the commission approved rent subsidies for both Peachy & Vintage and Upper Kutz. Each business received $6,000, which will go toward helping the owners pay their […]
