The head of one of Northern Kentucky’s most prominent distilleries is stepping down this week. The founder and CEO of Newport-based New Riff Distilling, Ken Lewis, is officially retiring after ten years at the head of the company. His last day as CEO will be Wednesday, March 6. He first announced his intention to retire […]
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Trash to treasure: Resellers in Northern Kentucky
Pickers. Flippers. Thrifters. Treasure hunters. They go by many different names, but resellers — those who buy and sell used, returned or overstock items directly to consumers — are a thriving segment of our economy. A 2021 survey of adults in the U.S. reported by Statistica showed there were 52.6 million clothing resellers alone in […]
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From garage to city governments: FREY Municipal Software’s 50-year journey
FREY Municipal Software was founded in 1974 by Donald Frey and has since grown into an international business serving small and medium-sized municipalities with accounting, payroll and utility billing software.
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Kenton County Judge/Executive highlights economic wins at CBC luncheon
Kenton County Judge/Executive Kris Knochelmann gave a “state of the county” address to the Covington Business Council at a special luncheon at the Grand Ballroom in Covington last week, where he discussed the county’s policies and projects over the past year with a special eye to local economic development. “Really, what I want to talk […]
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SparkHaus: Northern Kentucky’s new hub for entrepreneurs, startups
Northern Kentucky’s entrepreneurial community is getting a new headquarters where founders, investors and support organizations can collaborate under one roof. Going forward, the new name of the shuttered Sims Furniture building, located in Covington’s Central Business District at 727 Madison Ave., will be SparkHaus. The building’s windows are currently wrapped with colorful displays touting a […]
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Covington Works program to offer new internship for potential startup employees
In the battle to hire talent, small startups must be able to compete with larger companies that have access to more resources. Zac Strobl, director of the Northern Kentucky University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship housed under the Haile College of Business, said this could strain startups looking to find their footing. “There’s a lot […]
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Thomas More lands Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs for first time
The Kentucky Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs is returning to Northern Kentucky in 2024 – this time in a new location. Thomas More University in Crestview Hills is joining the Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs annual Summer Startup program for the first time in the program’s 10-year history. Northern Kentucky University previously hosted the summer program from […]
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Small Business Spotlight: Best places in NKY to get gifts or take visitors
Whether you’re a Northern Kentucky native or visiting from out of town, the region has plenty to offer everyone around the holiday season. For this holiday season, LINK nky is spotlighting six Northern Kentucky businesses — two from Boone, Campbell and Kenton County respectively — where you could frequent for last-minute gifts, or just spend […]
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Six NKY businesses receive funding from Main Street Ventures
Six Northern Kentucky businesses were awarded grant funding from Cincinnati-based entrepreneurial support organization Main Street Ventures during the firm’s fourth-quarter funding round. Main Street Ventures has distributed approximately $360,000 in equity-free funding to 23 Northern Kentucky companies throughout the year — more than any prior year. The Northern Kentucky Entrepreneurship Fund aided this increase, an […]
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Students create AI reading comprehension app through new Gateway entrepreneurship class
Three Gateway Community & Technical College students transformed an idea into a prospective business thanks to the college’s first entrepreneurship class. Last week, Robert Turner, Dustin Jones and Mea Castrucci pitched VISUALAIZE, an idea for an app that uses artificial intelligence to aid with reading comprehension, to a live audience at Aviatra Accelerators Covington headquarters. […]