This week in NKY government meetings, a seven-story biomedical education center proposed for Covington’s riverfront is set to go before the Kenton County Planning and Development Commission. Keep reading to find out what happened in local government over the past week and what you need to know for this week. What happened last week in […]
Tag: Commonwealth Center for Biomedical Excellence
Engineering firm selected to manage construction of biomedical center at former IRS site
Engineering firm HDR Incorporated has been selected to manage the development of the biomedical center planned for the former IRS site in Covington. HDR Incorporated is a national firm that offers architecture, engineering, consulting, construction and related services. The company has over 200 offices across the United States, including one in Cincinnati. Christine Russell, the […]
NKY Port Authority, Kenton County seek IRS site project manager
The Northern Kentucky Port Authority and Kenton County are seeking a project manager to lead the development of Commonwealth Center for Biomedical Excellence on the former IRS site in Covington. On Monday, July 29, both organizations posted a Request for Proposal, or RFP, on their websites to solicit bids from interested parties. The RFP is […]
Senate budget includes over $175M in new funding for NKY projects
More than $175 million in new direct funding for Northern Kentucky projects – including a massive project at Covington Central Riverfront and airport improvements at CVG – is found in a budget proposal approved Wednesday in the Kentucky Senate. The Senate added the funding to state budget bills that first passed the Kentucky House on […]
NKU’s Chase College of Law could be moving to former IRS site in Covington
The Kentucky Senate Appropriations Committee has released its state budget proposal, which includes a $150 million appropriation to establish a “Commonwealth Center for Biomedical Excellence” at Covington’s Central Riverfront development site.

