The R.C. Durr Foundation has invested $250,000 in SparkHaus, a project to convert the Simms Furniture building in Covington into a next-generation entrepreneurial hub, joining other Northern Kentucky-based institutional investors.
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SparkHaus lands funding from Haile Foundation and Drees Homes Foundation
SparkHaus, a new hub for the Northern Kentucky startup community, received $750,000 in funding from the Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile Jr. Foundation and Drees Homes Foundation. Specifically, the Haile Foundation is pledging $500,000, while the Drees Homes Foundation is pledging $250,000. SparkHaus aims to create a centralized office hub for Northern Kentucky-based startups, […]
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Enzweiler Building Institute receives $500,000 donation
The Drees Homes Foundation has donated $500,000 to the Enzweiler Building Institute to upgrade and maintain facilities, enhance operational capabilities, and support the development of new programs.
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Devou Park Overlook to be refreshed in honor of local business, government leader
After Drees Homes chairman and former Kenton Co. Judge/Executive Ralph Drees passed away in March of last year, his daughter, Barbara Drees Jones, searched for a way to properly honor his legacy. At Tuesday’s night’s Covington city commission meeting, Drees Jones presented her idea: funding and renovating the Devou Park Overlook, the popular regional destination […]