Though work has already begun, ground was ceremonially broken at the former Robke Chevrolet site at the 1300 block of Madison Avenue in Covington. A new Kentucky Career Center will occupy the site once the $4.8 million renovation is complete. Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear joined local civic and business leaders at the ceremony on Wednesday, […]
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Hundreds of New Tech Jobs Slated for Covington Towers
It was a busy stretch of nearly four hours in Covington for Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear on Wednesday, who announced at his last of three stops that three hundred forty-one jobs would be created at the RiverCenter towers over the next three years. Many of those jobs will be placed in the space formerly occupied […]
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Hundreds of New Tech Jobs Slated for Covington Towers
It was a busy stretch of nearly four hours in Covington for Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear on Wednesday, who announced at his last of three stops that three hundred forty-one jobs would be created at the RiverCenter towers over the next three years. Many of those jobs will be placed in the space formerly occupied […]
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New Kroger CEO is University of Kentucky Graduate
This article originally appeared at KY Forward via the UK Alumni Association University of Kentucky alum W. Rodney McMullen has been picked to head Kroger beginning in January. McMullen, a long-time employee of the Cincinnati-based grocery chain, becomes CEO on Jan. 1. He started working at the grocery giant in 1978 as a part-time stock […]
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New Kroger CEO is University of Kentucky Graduate
This article originally appeared at KY Forward via the UK Alumni Association University of Kentucky alum W. Rodney McMullen has been picked to head Kroger beginning in January. McMullen, a long-time employee of the Cincinnati-based grocery chain, becomes CEO on Jan. 1. He started working at the grocery giant in 1978 as a part-time stock […]
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New Kroger CEO is University of Kentucky Graduate
This article originally appeared at KY Forward via the UK Alumni Association University of Kentucky alum W. Rodney McMullen has been picked to head Kroger beginning in January. McMullen, a long-time employee of the Cincinnati-based grocery chain, becomes CEO on Jan. 1. He started working at the grocery giant in 1978 as a part-time stock […]
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Education Commissioner Makes Dire Predictions for Kentucky’s Cash-Strapped Schools
This article originally appeared as special to KY Forward and is written by Brad Hughes Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday ramped up his recent dire predictions for the state’s cash-strapped public education system Sunday, forecasting another cut in state funding this fiscal year if the 2014 General Assembly doesn’t find new revenues. Speaking at the […]
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Education Commissioner Makes Dire Predictions for Kentucky’s Cash-Strapped Schools
This article originally appeared as special to KY Forward and is written by Brad Hughes Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday ramped up his recent dire predictions for the state’s cash-strapped public education system Sunday, forecasting another cut in state funding this fiscal year if the 2014 General Assembly doesn’t find new revenues. Speaking at the […]
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Kynect Enrollment Up 16% Since Thanksgiving
Over a 10-day period beginning Thanksgiving week, Kentucky’s health benefits website, kynect, saw a 16 percent increase in enrollments – adding more than 11,000 Kentuckians to the ranks of the newly insured in just over a week. The largest increase was among individuals purchasing private health insurance plans. From Nov. 26 to Dec. 5, nearly 4,000 […]
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Kynect Enrollment Up 16% Since Thanksgiving
Over a 10-day period beginning Thanksgiving week, Kentucky’s health benefits website, kynect, saw a 16 percent increase in enrollments – adding more than 11,000 Kentuckians to the ranks of the newly insured in just over a week. The largest increase was among individuals purchasing private health insurance plans. From Nov. 26 to Dec. 5, nearly 4,000 […]