BE NKY Growth Partnership, Northern Kentucky’s primary economic development organization, has expanded its board of directors and made changes to its executive committee. In August, Kenton County Judge/Executive Kris Knochelmann and the Kenton County Fiscal Court appointed Cara Brooks, Duke Energy senior economic development manager for Ohio and Kentucky, to the board for a three-year […]
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BE NKY names new workforce development manager
BE NKY Growth Partnership, a Northern Kentucky economic development organization, announced the expansion of its team with the hiring of a new workforce development manager. Lorraine O’Moore officially began her position on Aug. 18. Some of her main responsibilities include helping BE NKY better support existing businesses, community partners, and companies looking to relocate to […]
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BE NKY’s impact in Northern Kentucky extends beyond project wins
BE NKY Growth Partnership annually measures our impact on the Northern Kentucky region. We track metrics including project wins, new jobs, and capital investment for each calendar year. Since 2019, BE NKY won 109 projects creating 9,218 jobs and $1.7 billion in capital investment. However, this is just the beginning of the impact these numbers […]
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Planned economic growth requires site development
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.
