The Northern Kentucky Education Council, a multi-organization educational partnership, hosted their Fall Educational Convening at Thomas More University Wednesday morning. The event invited educators and professionals from around the region to listen to talks and discuss various issues relating to education and workforce development in Northern Kentucky. “We’re a region of opportunity,” said the council’s […]
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LISTEN: Challenging the stigma of community & technical college with Dr. Fernando Figueroa
This week on Mind Your Business, NKY!, LINK nky CEO Lacy Starling and business reporter Kenton Hornbeck discuss Kenton’s awful golf skills, spending money on vacation and ‘Hues of Innovation’, a traveling roadshow for black and brown entrepreneurs presented by an organization called “Network & Chill”. The event addressed how these entrepreneurs can get access to […]
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BE NKY announces new officers, board members
BE NKY, previously known as Northern Kentucky Tri-ED, made changes to its board of directors, appointing a new chair and adding three new members. Jim Dressman, a partner at DBL Law in Covington, takes over for Tom Banta, who will continue serving on the board. Dressman will serve as the board chair for two years. […]
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Gateway’s Urban Metro Campus to ‘get some of the trades back down here’
Gateway Community and Technical College is a pillar within the Northern Kentucky education landscape, providing countless people with the necessary skills training to build a successful career in the area. When Gateway’s leadership recognized the lack of reach in trade education for potential students in the region’s river city public schools of Holmes, Ludlow, Lloyd, […]