A company that grew at Covington-based UpTech’s 5+1 accelerator program last month is launching its new app – designed to help undiscovered artists reach new audiences faster. Hive was selected as one of eight start-up companies to participate in UpTech’s fourth cohort. It has spent time forming partnershis with blogs, artists, and organizations in the music […]
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NKY Startup Accelerator Announces 2016 Board of Directors
UpTech, Greater Cincinnati’s accelerator for data-driven startups, announces their 2016 Board Of Directors. The following individuals make up the 2016 UpTech Board: Tom Prewitt, UpTech Board Chairman- Partner, Graydon Head & Ritchey, LLPCasey Barach- Director, Kentucky Innovation Network at Northern KentuckyFrank Caccamo- Executive Advisor and Senior Consultant with Cincinnati Consulting ConsoritumKeith Cheesman- Founder & President, […]
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Business Booming for Local Start-up in Year 1
Local start-up, STOCKpliz, a marketplace for the paper and packaging industries, has recently reported significant growth since its launch in September 2015. The company has already exceeded its user growth in 2016 compared to 2015, and has expanded its user base to 15 countries. Its innovative marketplace for paper products allows registered users to either […]
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UpTech Startup Acquired by Silicon Valley Firm
UpTech, Greater Cincinnati’s informatics accelerator, announced today the acquisition of UpTech III company, Travel Notes. Travel Notes has been acquired by Silicon Valley based firm refund.me Group, Inc. Travel Notes, a 2015 graduate of the UpTech program assists banks in providing their credit cardholders with a better use experience. refund.me is a global air passenger […]
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New Bagel Business Becoming Talk of the Town
Local bagel company, Lil’s Bagels, is quickly gaining a cult-like following across Northern Kentucky after officially launching in January of this year. Last week, The River City News sat down with Julia Keister, owner and founder of Lil’s Bagels, to discuss how the company was born, where you can find Lil’s Bagels today, and the […]
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Covington Library to Host Free Business Workshops
On Wednesday, April 6 and Wednesday, April 20 the Small Business Association (SBA) and SCORE will present a two-part seminar to provide you with the basics needed to start a business. It will also tell you how to find the resources you need in order to evaluate your business idea and bring it to reality. Topics […]
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Lexington Couple Launches Kentucky Themed Emoji App
The Kentuckymojis iPhone application is now available for download in the Apple iTunes store. The app affords users the ability to express themselves with over 70 custom Kentucky-themed emoji icons directly on their iPhone’s keyboard. The app has many basketball-themed icons that afford the user a unique way to communicate with fellow fans during March […]
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NKY Chamber to Honor Local Businesses
On Tuesday, March 22, the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce will present the first annual Business Impact Awards, presented by Huntington Bank, from 4:00-6:00pm at The Madison Event Center in Covington. Michael Monks, editor and publisher of The River City News, will be the event emcee. The Business Impact Awards recognizes businesses making an impact […]
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Founder of Grateful Grahams Launches Kitchen Convos Series
Rachel DesRochers and the Northern Kentucky Incubator Kitchen (NKIK), announce Kitchen Convos, a new, exciting, and intimate series of live and recorded conversations with Greater Cincinnati’s foodpreneurs – people who have created a business in the food or beverage industry. “We are community builders,” says DesRochers, founder of Grateful Grahams, NKIK, and The Hatchery. “Where […]
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GM of Kentucky Speedway to Speak at Kenton Rotary
The General Manager of the Kentucky Speedway, Mark Simendinger, will be the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Kenton County’s luncheon meeting on Thursday, March 24. Simendinger has served as the General Manager of Kentucky Speedway since it was acquired by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. in 2009. As Kentucky Speedway’s only President/GM, Simendinger played a […]