Entrepreneurship is the lifeblood for regional economies across the United States, with communities relying on independent small business owners scaling up their companies into sustainable enterprises. In Northern Kentucky, the entrepreneurial landscape has been trending in a positive direction over recent years with capital funds, advocacy organizations, accelerators and founders working in conjunction to cultivate […]
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North American Stainless in Carroll County announces $244M expansion
North American Stainless, a stainless steel production company, along with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, announced a massive 4.4 million square foot expansion to their mill located in the northern Carroll County town of Ghent. The expansion costs a total of $244 million and is projected to create 70 full time jobs. The project represents the […]
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Wilder City Council votes to extend Fischer Homes development approvals
Representatives from Grand Communities, LLC., a subsidiary of Fischer Homes, answered questions from concerned residents and city council members during a Wilder City Council meeting earlier this month. The conversations were a continuation of exchanges that took place during the council meeting on Jan. 3, in which several local residents expressed opposition to Grand Communities’ […]
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Finally: A Northern Kentucky bar gets signed game day Bengals football
Bars across Cincinnati have received them, and now we have one on this side of the river too. It was like a bad joke that started out with “two Bengals football players walk into a bar.” As the Cincinnati Bengals continue to dominate the playoffs, social media feeds buzzed with news that Bengals head coach […]
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Factory Finish Shoe Repair closes doors less than a year after opening
Less than a year after opening last April, Factory Finish Shoe Repair has closed, according to the Covington Office of Economic Development. Factory Finish came from the mind of James Napier, a professional cobbler, musician and the son of the late Frenchman Napier, a long-time business owner and leather repairman in Covington. Factory Finish was […]
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Want to go watch the Bengals beat the Chiefs? CVG’s got your back
After Sunday’s big win against the Buffalo Bills, the Cincinnati Bengals are rematching the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship game this weekend. In preparation for the upcoming game, CVG is offering a nonstop flight to the Kansas City International Airport. The flight is through United Airlines, and is scheduled to depart from CVG […]
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Aviatra Accelerators hires new marketing strategist and program manager
Aviatra Accelerators, a nonprofit accelerator dedicated to empowering women-owned businesses, has hired a new marketing strategist and program manager. Jasmine Hughes, previously a marketing and relationship specialist for Covington-based design studio AGNT, has experience in marketing, sales, data analytics, relationship management, content creation and business development. “For 2023, we are planning a robust schedule of […]
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Work-from-home preferences could cut into cities’ revenue
Though the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic is in the rearview, working from home is still a priority for workers — while cities are left with empty office spaces. “Sixty-nine percent of Americans prefer working remotely and 68% of employers want people in the office,” said Kim Patton, president of Elevar Design Group, when discussing […]
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Mayors group and Kenton County officials debate recent payroll tax increases
Kenton County mayors, city council members, government workers and officials of all kinds packed the Ft. Mitchell Community Center on Saturday for a meeting of the Kenton County Mayors group, where a debate about government transparency, economic development and political process ensued. Several subjects were on the agenda, but the main source of contention for […]
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Rub House spice store relocating to Alexandria after Ebert’s Meats shuts doors
In the wake of Ebert’s Meats closing, the store’s next door neighbor, Rub House, has announced they will be closing their Monmouth Street location, instead choosing to relocate to Alexandria. The announcement was made on Rub House’s official Facebook page, with founder and owner Dan Stankiewicz along with his wife Kathy Ashcraft writing that with […]