Be honest. Have you ever paid someone to write a paper for you while in college? Before technology advanced, this may have looked like handing a friend $20 and telling them to give it their best shot. Nowadays, people called ghostwriters are paid by students to write things like papers and speeches that students can […]
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Roebling Society announces new members in 2022 class
The Metropolitan Club recently announced new community leaders joining the Roebling Society. Starting in 2018, The Roebling Society at the private Covington club was established to identify leaders in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky communities. A committee comprised of current Roebling Society Members identifies and nominates individuals to the next class, who are selected […]
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Barleycorn’s Brewhouse coming to Wilder
The popular Northern Kentucky restaurant chain Barleycorn’s is expanding into the brewery business, and its owner’s eyes are set on Wilder for the first location. The idea is to have a brewery specializing in traditional beers like lagers, pilsners, and IPAs, said Gary Holland, founder and CEO of One Holland, which owns three Barleycorn’s locations. […]
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KLH engineers announce new company
Kohrs Lonnemann Heil Engineers, Inc., a mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technology engineering firm, announced that it has created a new company called Configure, Inc. Configure, now a separate entity from KLH Engineers, is the construction marketplace that connects manufacturers, suppliers, and contractors. The Configure platform is accessible via the web application or an Autodesk Revit […]
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NKY Area Development District announces new executive director
The Northern Kentucky Area Development District announced Thursday that it appointed Tara Johnson-Noem as its new executive director. Johnson-Noem begins Aug. 1, replacing Lisa Cooper, who announced her plans to retire in January. “It’s exciting to welcome Tara Johnson-Noem to lead NKADD,” said board chair and Kenton County Judge/Executive Kris Knochelmann. “Tara is uniquely qualified […]
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Gateway Foundation adds three new members
The Gateway Community & Technical College Foundation announced three new additions to its board of directors. Shannon Schumacher of Horan, Julie McGregor of St. Elizabeth Healthcare, and Will Weber of Southbank Partners were all approved to become members. The Gateway Foundation is a private nonprofit organization founded in 2003 to support the community college through […]
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Bellevue’s Barkhouse aims to make dogs feel at home
After leaving their corporate jobs behind, the owners of the boutique-style doggy daycare Barkhouse in Bellevue are getting to live their retirement dream a little early. As long-term fosters with stray animal adoption for over nine years, Nicole Ladnow and her husband, Doug Ladnow, knew they wanted to retire from corporate life and do something […]
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NKU startups pitch at statewide compeition
Three startups representing Northern Kentucky University completed a near-sweep of a recent statewide, intercollegiate pitch competition. Each of the three early-stage businesses placed in the competition and collectively walked away with $23,000 in prizes to continue to develop and pursue their business ideas. KY Pitch, an annual competition for students from Kentucky’s post-secondary universities and […]
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Boone County selects new principal
Boone County Schools announced its new hire for Boone County High School principal.
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M&M Services unveils new eastern Covington headquarters
M&M Services has officially cut the ribbon on its new corporate headquarters located in Covington. M&M spent $3 million on the renovation of a one-story building located at 315 E. 15th Street in the Helentown neighborhood. M&M Service bought a partly vacant, 100,000-square-foot building in fall of 2020, part of its plans to relocate from […]