Karen Finan, president and CEO of the OneNKY Alliance, is the latest recipient of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s “Northern Kentucky Community Award.” Finan received the award from NKY Chamber CEO Brent Cooper during its Eggs ‘N Issues breakfast panel on Tuesday. Cooper highlighted her leadership in several key regional initiatives, such as BreatheEasyNKY […]
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Newport’s Ovation hosting ‘highlight’ of America’s River Roots Festival
America’s River Roots Festival announced Wednesday the details of what it’s calling a “highlight” of the five-day event scheduled for October. The Kentucky’s Boardwalk at Ovation, located within the Ovation development in Newport, will feature locally crafted food and beverage offerings, themed culinary experiences, a B-Line speakeasy popup bar, a beer garden, and more. The […]
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OneNKY CEO, other women professionals to be honored by YWCA
Karen Finan, CEO of the OneNKY Alliance, and other women professionals throughout the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky regions, such as Pam Green of Easterseals Redwood, which used to be partially based out of NKY, will be honored by the YWCA at a special luncheon in April. “The YWCA’S motto is ‘lift as you climb,’ […]
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NKY Business Hall of Fame to honor four local leaders
Four local leaders, Karen Finan, Amy Spiller, Jeanne Schroer and Paul Hemmer, will be inducted into the Northern Kentucky Business Hall of Fame at a luncheon on January 30, 2020.
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OneNKY Alliance Summit to focus on regional unity and connectivity
The OneNKY Alliance Summit is focused on providing Northern Kentucky business and community leaders with the opportunity to learn about the organization’s various initiatives, including the OneNKY Center, EducateNKY, and Breathe Easy NKY, as well as updates on the NKY Regional Identity effort.
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NKY nonprofit leaders honored with awards from Horizon Community Funds
Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky unveiled recipients of the 2024 Horizon Nonprofit Awards. The awards highlight the work of nonprofit leaders and volunteers who serve Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties. The recipients will be recognized at the NKY Philanthropy Symposium on Oct. 1. Programming will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at […]
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EducateNKY: ‘It’s not just about education’
EducateNKY, a new organization is focused on improving outcomes for all kids and their families by exploring and adopting innovative approaches to pre-K-12 education in Northern Kentucky, and has completed a landscape assessment to begin working on its five priorities: early learning, family engagement, mastery learning, exposure, and out-of-school-time and secondary options.
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Bellevue honored for passing smoke-free ordinance
The city of Bellevue received honors and praise from an alliance of Northern Kentucky health organizations for passage of a smoking ban ordinance this year. At the city’s Dec. 13 council meeting, members of the Breathe Easy Coalition awarded city officials with a placard and gift bags for their foresight and support for community health. […]
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Regional leaders grapple with Northern Kentucky’s identity
Northern Kentucky is made up of three counties and 36 municipalities, but there is no official boundary or label on a map. Regional leaders are still searching for an identity independent from the city of Cincinnati and the state of Kentucky. Northern Kentuckians have most likely heard this saying before: “Not quite Cincinnati, not quite […]
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Upcoming OneNKY Summit to focus on unity, health and education
Business and community leaders from Kenton, Campbell and Boone counties will be coming together for the upcoming OneNKY Alliance Summit series, where they will discuss the current and future status of many shared community initiatives throughout Northern Kentucky. The fifth annual OneNKY Summit is slated for Oct. 25 from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at the […]