For roughly three decades, Northern Kentucky leaders have envisioned a second major east-west route across the region that would allow drivers to travel between Campbell, Kenton and Boone counties without heading to Interstate 275. After years of planning, funding requests and gradual construction, officials say one of the most important missing pieces of KY 536 […]
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BE NKY adds five members to board of directors
BE NKY Growth Partnership has added five members to its board of directors. BE NKY is governed by a 23-member board of directors made up of volunteer business and community leaders. Boone County Judge/Executive Gary Moore and the Boone County Fiscal Court appointed CVG CEO Larry Krauter to a term ending June 30, 2027. Kenton […]
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BE NKY exceeds 2024 goals as advanced manufacturing drives growth
BE NKY, Northern Kentucky’s primary economic development organization, said it had surpassed several of its goals in 2024. As an organization, BE NKY describes itself as focusing on driving economic growth in the region by recruiting companies for relocation, creating and analyzing datasets and advocating for pro-growth policies. On Jan. 24, it released its annual […]
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These 10 regional companies are celebrating corporate anniversaries in 2024
BE NKY Growth Partnership honored ten regional companies for their corporate anniversaries in 2024, recognizing their contributions to the Northern Kentucky community and their commitment to making the region a great place to live, work, and play.
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BE NKY Vice President Kimberly Rossetti recognized as top economic developer
Consultant Connect has named BE NKY’s Vice President of Economic Development Kimberly Rossetti as one of North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers of 2024. BE NKY Growth Partnership is a regional economic development organization. Rossetti leads BE NKY’s economic development team, which is focused on attracting new businesses to NKY and helping existing companies grow […]
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Expanding, upskilling workforce, diversifying the economy critical to Northern Kentucky’s future economic success
Findings from a national consultant, with input from Northern Kentucky’s business leaders, indicate that our region is competitive but needs to proactively tackle emerging risks with new strategies to maintain this competitiveness. In April, BE NKY Growth Partnership (BE NKY), in partnership with Economic Leadership, released “Navigating Change & Charting a Course to a More […]
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BE NKY Growth Partnership receives 2024 Mac Conway Award from Site Selection magazine
BE NKY Growth Partnership, the primary economic development agency for Northern Kentucky, was awarded the 2024 Mac Conway Award for Excellence in Economic Development by Site Selection magazine for its success in job creation and capital investment projects.
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BE NKY’s quarterly briefing examines economic trends, urges community growth strategy
BE NKY, an economic development company focused on Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties, held a meeting for its investors to present data analysis of trends in the region and discuss what the region needed to do to stay economically competitive.
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Research forecasts modest population increase in Northern Kentucky in next quarter century
Northern Kentucky is projected to see modest population growth over the next 25 years, according to a recent study completed by Northern Kentucky University’s Center for Economic Analysis and Development. In total, Northern Kentucky’s population is expected to grow by .5% annually through 2050, reaching approximately 457,000 residents, according to the baseline scenario outlined in […]
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Gateway to the commonwealth: Northern Kentucky’s appeal for tourism, business and talent
This story originally appeared in the March 1, 2024 LINK Reader. To get stories like this first, subscribe here. When you think of Northern Kentucky, do you think of the iconic water tower, or maybe the region’s ties to bourbon? Northern Kentucky is a community of 37 cities, three counties and over 400,000 people, many […]
