At the NKY Chamber annual dinner this year, the new Chairman of the Board, Bob Heil (KLH Engineers), spoke passionately about the need for our community to increase voter turnout. He’s not alone. Leaders throughout our region, and the state, are now regularly talking about the negative consequences of low voter turnout. Not only […]
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Op-Ed: Red Tape, Regulation & Lack of Funding Hurt Our Schools
I’ve always loved the saying, “You can’t really understand another person’s experience until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes”. It seems to me it applies to our conversations about education these days. Those of us in the business community typically don’t think of schools as large employers with complicated budgets, a lot of […]
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Op-Ed: Downtown Covington’s Momentum Will Boost it Past IRS Job Losses
This past week the IRS announced they were eliminating more than 1,600 jobs in Covington by 2019. The announcement took everyone by surprise, especially city officials. While some in the community were quick to throw out panic and condemnations, from my perspective, it isn’t all bad news. Don’t get me wrong, nobody wants to […]
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State School Board Honors Covington Businessman
The Kentucky Board of Education presented its 16th annual Joseph W. Kelly Award to two business leaders active in making a difference in local schools. One recipient was Brent Cooper, the Ft. Thomas resident who is the president of Covington-based C-Forward. Audwin Helton, president and chief executive officer of Spatial Data Integrations in Louisville, also […]
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Op-Ed: A More Competitive CVG Airport is Something to Celebrate
Whether they know it or not, every business is impacted by the cost of flights at the airport. Local bakeries whose employees never travel are still impacted because their customers travel regularly. Those customers might decide to stop buying donuts for the weekly staff meetings if their flight costs increase. Legal, accounting, or I.T. […]
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60 Seconds of Tech: Yoga Tab Projector
Can this portable projector change the way you present at meetings, advertise your business, or even watch TV? Maybe! Take a look in this week’s 60 Seconds of Tech from C-Forward: …
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60 Seconds of Tech: The Dash
Life just got more wireless! Check out this week’s “60 Seconds of Tech” from our friends at C-Forward: …
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60 Seconds of Tech: Orbii
What can this ball do for you? Find out in this week’s “60 Seconds of Tech”! Visit C-Forward for all your IT needs!
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Op-Ed: Looking to Make an Impact on Northern Kentucky?
Author and essayist Phyllis Theroux, in her memoir The Journal Keeper, wrote, “An enlightened person raises the level of consciousness of the entire community.” For over 35 years, the Leadership Northern Kentucky (LNK) program has helped to enlighten thousands of folks who live, work, and play in our Northern Kentucky region – and better communities […]
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Op-Ed: Campbell Co. Should Support Syringe Access for Heroin Users
Before you make up your mind about the proposed syringe access exchange program (aka needle exchange), you need to first understand where we are. We are one of the worst places in the country for hepatitis C. According to the Northern Kentucky Health Department, in 2014, Northern Kentucky had a hepatitis C case rate of […]