April Draine moved to Northern Kentucky with her husband and kids in 2022. It was a seller’s market, and they only had a few days to find a home in a community they liked with schools they thought would be a good fit for their children. Draine’s family relied on their realtor’s advice on the […]
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Would NKY receive more funding if it were one big place?
What is Northern Kentucky? If you ask LINK nky, it’s Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties (at least, that’s our coverage area). If you ask The Northern Kentucky Health Department, the region is made up of Boone, Campbell, Kenton and Grant counties. The Census also includes Gallatin, Pendleton and Bracken counties in that list. Do these […]
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Would centralizing tax collection save NKY’s residents?
Taxes are complicated. In fact, it would be very difficult to concisely summarize all of the different taxation categories in the commonwealth in a single article like this (you can go to the Kentucky Department of Revenue’s website and check out all of the different subcategories under the drop-down menus on their main page if […]
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What does it cost to keep NKY safe?
Correction: Crescent Springs is covered by the Villa Hills Police Department. Point Pleasant is not an incorporated city in Boone County, nor is it census-designated like the county seat of Burlington. On a map, Point Pleasant consists of several industrial buildings, including the fire station, located just to the east of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International […]
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What does it cost for NKY to be … NKY?
“Northern Kentucky is bigger than Lexington and Bowling Green combined.” If you’ve ever talked to Brent Cooper, you’ve probably heard him say this. Cooper is the president and CEO of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, which works to support local businesses and promote a vibrant economy. And he is proud to champion the region […]
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Training for tomorrow’s careers starts in kindergarten
What you need to know Beechwood Independent Schools is taking the training wheels off K-12 education and reimagining what it could look like to prepare its students better for the workforce. “What job exists where you sit down for two weeks, you listen to your boss, and at the end you write down everything your […]
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Getting to work challenge: The first, last mile
What you need to know When Brenden Pulte lived in Newport, he did not have a car. Getting to and from his restaurant job in Cincinnati’s Hyde Park neighborhood involved complex planning to ensure a connection to the right bus at the right time. To get to his job for the night shift, he would […]
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NKY’s workforce is shrinking. How will the region respond?
What you need to know “Everyone that’s going to enter the labor market in the next 15 years has been born,” said Janet Harrah, senior director of the Center for Economic Analysis and Development at Northern Kentucky University. Harrah met with LINK nky to discuss ongoing labor and workforce trends in Northern Kentucky, which in […]
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To compete, region must lean into assets
What you need to know America’s economy is rapidly changing, and Northern Kentucky’s business leaders don’t want to be caught with their heads in the sand. Automation, artificial intelligence, educational changes, trade wars and other looming challenges threaten to upend the status quo, as transformative technologies and geopolitical conflicts become part of everyday life. While […]
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Are robots coming for your job? Probably.
What you need to know Are robots about to overtake everything, including McDonald’s? “In my professional work lifetime, do I think I’m going to get my Big Mac from a robot?” asked Dan Cahill of HSD Metrics in Covington. “I’m 100 percent sure I will. Because there will not be another option. There won’t be […]