BE NKY Growth Partnership’s mission is opportunity and prosperity for all Northern Kentuckians, and we look to accomplish this mission by attracting and fostering good-paying jobs for Northern Kentucky’s families. Land suitable for industrial development is a limited resource in Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties. It’s imperative for our community to identify those areas where […]
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BE NKY Markets Northern Kentucky for Future Growth
BE NKY Growth Partnership faces the same challenges as many economic development organizations in the U.S. and around the world due to global economic uncertainty: Uncertainty around tariffs and interest rates and the changing policies of the new presidential administration caused companies to postpone expansion and new location plans. We hear the term “VUCA” used […]
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Northern Kentucky Poised for Corporate Investment
How do we ensure our children and grandchildren can achieve the American Dream? The BE NKY Growth Partnership team strives every day to provide “opportunity and prosperity for all Northern Kentuckians.” We market and promote Northern Kentucky as an ideal location for new or expanding businesses, and we assist existing local companies to expand operations […]
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Two BE NKY employees earn national honors
BE NKY Growth Partnership, an economic development organization serving Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties, announced that two of its employees earned local and national recognition. Christine Russell, BE NKY’s vice president of strategy, was selected to serve on Urban Land Institute Americas’ National Public/Private Partnership Council. The organization focuses on the development, refinement and dissemination […]
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Kenton County is running out of land. Here’s what leaders are doing about it
Kenton County is moving ahead with its Site Readiness Initiative to create an inventory of readily available sites for industrial development in order to attract prospective employers and avoid running out of suitable land for industrial development.
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Duke Energy and BE NKY boost site development in Northern Kentucky
Together, BE NKY Growth Partnership (BE NKY), the economic development organization serving Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties, and Duke Energy are sparking economic growth by taking steps to make industrial land more competitive. BE NKY has participated in the Duke Energy Site Readiness program to prepare and improve properties for potential large industrial development and/or […]
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BE NKY, Port Authority match repair funds for Purple People Bridge
BE NKY, the Northern Kentucky Port Authority, and the City of Newport have pledged $62,500 to repair the Purple People Bridge, which has been closed since May due to a piece of sandstone breaking off on the Cincinnati side.
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Drawing new residents to Northern Kentucky vital to future economic success
Population and labor force growth is one of four major focus areas for BE NKY Growth Partnership (BE NKY) and our data-informed community decision-making initiative. Like many communities throughout the United States, Northern Kentucky (NKY) is feeling the effects of a labor shortage, brought about in part by an aging population and declining birth rate. […]
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Expanding, upskilling workforce, diversifying the economy critical to Northern Kentucky’s future economic success
Findings from a national consultant, with input from Northern Kentucky’s business leaders, indicate that our region is competitive but needs to proactively tackle emerging risks with new strategies to maintain this competitiveness. In April, BE NKY Growth Partnership (BE NKY), in partnership with Economic Leadership, released “Navigating Change & Charting a Course to a More […]
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BE NKY’s quarterly briefing examines economic trends, urges community growth strategy
BE NKY, an economic development company focused on Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties, held a meeting for its investors to present data analysis of trends in the region and discuss what the region needed to do to stay economically competitive.