BE NKY Growth Partnership, a regional economic development organization serving Northern Kentucky, has appointed a new vice president of strategy.
Anthony Cadle, a native of Dayton, Ky., will lead the organization’s strategic initiatives, including developing BE NKY’s nextNKY Economic Plan, setting strategic goals, and establishing benchmark metrics to guide the region’s economic growth over the next five to 10 years.
In addition, Cadle will supervise BE NKY’s Economy in Review, an annual report that assesses the region’s economic performance, highlights its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, and offers actionable recommendations.
“Anthony brings the strategic discipline, regional perspective and collaborative mindset Northern Kentucky needs as we advance the next phase of economic growth,” BE NKY Growth Partnership CEO Lee Crume said in a news release. “His experience working with key economic development partners in business attraction and retention, his knowledge of this region and his ability to bring public- and private-sector partners together will strengthen BE NKY’s work to build opportunity for residents of Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties.”
Cadle replaces Christine Russell, who serves as the executive director of the Northern Kentucky Port Authority full-time.
“Boone, Kenton, and, certainly, Campbell County raised me,” Cadle said in the release. “They shaped how I see community, possibility, and the work that matters. I’m ready to help Northern Kentucky move forward with clarity, collaboration and a shared vision for the region’s future.”
Cadle most recently served as division manager for economic development with the City of Cincinnati’s Department of Community & Economic Development. In that role, he worked on business retention and expansion efforts that the city says resulted in more than 3,700 jobs. He also worked with REDI Cincinnati and Hamilton County on efforts to bring new companies to Cincinnati.