SparkHaus, Northern Kentucky’s new home base for tech startups and founders, sits at the corner of Madison Avenue and West 8th Street in Covington. The building’s large windows facing Madison were once the showroom for the Sims Furniture company and, before that, Montgomery Ward. Now, instead of dining sets and couches, you can see a […]
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Three St. Elizabeth Hospitals Earn Prestigious 5-Star CMS Rating
Each year, the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that sets standards for healthcare quality and oversees major public health insurance programs, releases its national hospital ratings. This year’s May 13 announcement remarkably included three St. Elizabeth Healthcare hospitals — Dearborn, Edgewood and Ft. Thomas — rated as 5-star, the agency’s […]
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Life Sciences: Northern Kentucky’s Most Exciting Emerging Cluster
For most of its history, Northern Kentucky’s economy has been built on things you can see and touch. Freight moving through one of the world’s busiest air cargo hubs. Products rolling off factory floors. Supply chains connecting producers to markets across the country. That industrial foundation is real, and it is not going anywhere. But […]
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The Complexity of Caring for AFib
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is one of the most common heart rhythm disorders, affecting millions of people in the U.S. But treating it isn’t a straightforward path. AFib care often involves navigating multiple goals at once and the right balance can look different at different stages – for different people. What makes AFib especially challenging is […]
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AFib: Why Timing Matters More Than You Think
Atrial fibrillation, often called AFib, rarely announces itself with urgency. For many people, it begins quietly: an occasional flutter, a few moments of fatigue, a shortness of breath that comes and goes. Because symptoms are often inconsistent, AFib has a way of blending into everyday life. What’s easy to miss is that AFib represents a […]
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From Scrap to Steel: How the Circular Economy Is Reshaping American Manufacturing
The story of how scrap metal becomes the foundation of a more sustainable future — and why it matters for every community. Look around Northern Kentucky. The bridges spanning the Ohio river, the buildings rising along the riverfront, the cars filling the parking lots, much of the steel that built this region started as something […]
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How this NKY volunteer helps Meals on Wheels drive the mission
Each day, Meals on Wheels of Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky delivers more than 4,600 meals to seniors across a 13-county region. Drivers collectively travel about 50,000 miles each month to ensure seniors receive nutritious food, points of connection and wellness checks. Reaching nearly 11,000 seniors each year, essential services are driven by Meals on […]
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Proudworks Expands Impact Across the Region with Renovations, Open House, and Summer Events
For over five decades, Proudworks has been changing lives across Northern Kentucky—helping individuals with disabilities and other challenges discover their potential, gain meaningful employment, access transportation, and build confidence through work. What began in 1973 as the Boone Adult Work Activity Center (BAWAC) has grown into a cornerstone nonprofit serving the region. Today, Proudworks is […]
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International and first-generation college students at NKU are inaugural recipients of scholarship named for first Northern Kentucky Tri-ED president
Three Northern Kentucky University students received funding this academic year from the James F. West, Jr. Economic Development Scholarship, named for the first president of the Northern Kentucky Tri-County Economic Development Corporation (now BE NKY Growth Partnership). Jim spent 35 years working in economic development and association management in Columbus, Georgia, Northern Kentucky, and Augusta, […]
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For Kentucky’s Innovation Hubs, collaboration is the secret sauce
In 2000 the state legislature passed the Kentucky Innovation Act with the stated purpose of strengthening Kentucky’s tech economy through targeted support for startups, early stage and small businesses within the tech sector. A number of different programs and approaches were developed to accomplish the task, including the creation of regional support hubs, now known […]
