Author Archives: Mark Collier

Northern Kentucky Young Professionals (NKYP) recently announced the members of the 2020-21 Steering Committee. Representing young professional leaders from across the region, the steering committee’s term began in September 2020 with a goal to provide guidance, lend support and share feedback about themes and topics that are most important to the region’s young professionals and […]

This evening, Governor Beshear announced that Kentucky is moving into the Phase 1B COVID-19 vaccination stage. Phase 1B includes people aged 70 years or older and K-12 school personnel. Beginning tomorrow, January 15, we will begin vaccinating Phase 1B individuals who live and/or work in Boone, Campbell, Grant and Kenton Counties. Phase 1B individuals who […]

40 years in the business! Home building, room additions, deck building, roofing, structural work, concrete, painting. (513) 205-4020. Kentucky will partner with Kroger to ramp up its coronavirus vaccination distribution starting next month, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday, as he announced 4,084 new cases of COVID-19 and 51 more virus-related deaths. Kroger, through its partnership […]

Senate Appropriations & Revenue Chair Christian McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, discussing the budget process. After a series of largely procedural votes on a one-year state budget and other spending plans, the General Assembly formed a series of committees today to hammer out the details of those plans.   “The primary purpose of our procedures today is […]

The General Assembly has passed a measure that would allow Kentuckians to file lawsuits against state government in the county of their residence, a move that would diminish the longstanding role Franklin Circuit Court has played in deciding those types of cases.   After amending it in committee, the Senate approved the measure, known as […]

Campbell County Public Library is proud to continue offering Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which mails a free book monthly to enrolled children under age 5. Orangetheory Fitness, Newport Pavilion.  The Imagination Library puts hand-selected, age-appropriate, high-quality books into the hands and hearts of children across the world. The program has mailed millions of books to […]

Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced more than 3,000 cases and shared more details on the state’s unemployment one-time relief payment program. Barre Fort Thomas. Located at 90 Alexandria Pike.  “This is the fourth-highest Tuesday, it’s higher than the last couple weeks, so we’re trying to determine where these numbers are going,” said Gov. Beshear. “We […]

The Northern Kentucky Tri-County Economic Development Corporation (Tri-ED) announced its 2020 economic development results, which surpassed the targets set by the company, today. Tri-ED supported a diverse group of 27 companies with expansions or new location announcements with 1,563 jobs and $268M in capital investment in Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties in 2020.   Merk […]

Committee chair Rep. Jason Petrie, R-Elkton, answering questions from reporters about the budget legislation at yesterday’s meeting of the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee. Phone: 859-905-0714 – Email: josh@joshmcintoshlaw.com. This is an advertisement. A proposed one-year state budget and other spending plans were approved by the House today.   Rep. Jason Petrie, R-Elkton, said that […]

Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced  2,085 new COVID-19 cases and took aim at some proposed legislation that the General Assembly is considering this session.  “We’ve seen some bills move through the General Assembly that attempt to create new ways of addressing the coronavirus,” said Gov. Beshear. “One bill that passed attempted to put U.S. Centers […]