This Thursday, July 23, the Boone County Public Library in Burlington will host the “Summer Spectacular Job Fair” from noon to 4:00 p.m. Job seekers will have an opportunity to meet more han 40 employers in healthcare, retail, manurfacturing, trnsportation and more. In all, there will be over 400 positions available. The job fair is […]
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NKY Chamber Women’s Initiative to Host Regional Networking Event
The Northern Kentucky Chamber Women’s Initiative will host one of the largest networking events in the region on July 27. “Connecting Shore to Shore” was started four years ago to give women in the area the opportunity to meet other professional women. “Connecting Shore to Shore” is one of the premier events hosted by Women’s […]
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Gallery Hop for Start-ups Includes NKY Stops
On Thursday, July 23, Cintrifuse and its partners will host the first ever NewCo Cincinnati event to showcase the people who are making the city a global destination for entrepreneurial success. The goal is to bridge the gap between students and young professionals who can help spur future job growth and the startups looking to hire […]
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Making Pretzels, Making a Difference
If you mention the name Marilyn Baker almost anywhere in Northern Kentucky, you’ll often get the same response: “Oh, the pretzel lady.” For the past nine years, Baker has owned and operated Yankee Doodle Deli, a maker of gourmet snack pretzels. Baker, who lives in Covington, started the company after her pet Sheltie, Yankee Doodle, […]
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City of Dayton, NKCAC Team Up to Offer Small Business Workshops
Later this month the City of Dayton and the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission’s Rekindle program are teaming up to host a three class series for small business owners and entrepreneurs. The title of the workshop series is Comprehensive Business Plan. The workshop will assist all participants in developing, writing, reviewing, adapting and executing their […]
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Largest Crowd in NKY Yet for Cincy Sundaes Pitch Competition
178 people filled Braxton Brewery for the latest round of Cincy Sundaes — the local pitch competition where groups and entrepreneurs hope to receive the money raised as the audience noshes on ice cream. $1,790 was the total between the dollars raised at the door and the match by People’s Liberty, a philanthropic lab based […]
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After Retirement, He Found New Career with Hot Dog Cart as Chicago Don
Chicago Don makes the best hot dogs in Northern Kentucky. He thinks so, and so do lots of others. What’s the secret? “Celery salt,” said Don Albrecht, better known by the monkier, Chicago Don, at his stand during the Covington Garden Tour last weekend. “I’m just kidding, it’s not a secret.” Three years ago, […]
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UpTech, Covington-based Tech Start-Up Accelerator, Names New Director
A Covington-based tech start-up accelerator has a new leader after the program director landed a new job. UpTech announced Wednesday that Amanda Greenwell is departing for a position with United Way of Greater Cincinnati. JB Woodruff is the interim program director. UpTech’s board will search for a permanent director, a news release said. Greenwell joined […]
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NKY Rekindle Program Helps Entrepreneurs Get Started
Do you have a great idea for a business but don’t know where to start? Good news: There’s a great resource available right here in your backyard. Nearly four years ago, Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission (NKCAC) established Rekindle Micro-Enterprise, a comprehensive program that provides self-employment training, access to funding and continuing support to aspiring entrepreneurs. “We are here […]
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PHOTOS: Covington Men’s Shop Moves Into Mutual Building
Last night, Covington men’s store, flow – a shop for men, hosted an open house at its new space inside the Mutual Building on 5 West Pike Street. The shop, owned by RCN manging editor Jerod Theobald, opened in November 2011 and previously operated one block east of its new location at the corner of […]