Welcome to the future of venture capital, and it’s happening right here in Northern Kentucky! Meet Connetic Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that’s flipping the script on traditional investment approaches. Unlike most venture capitalists, Connetic doesn’t wait for polished pitches or proof of milestones. Instead, they dive right into the genesis of startup ideas, […]
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NKY Liberty candidates hold their own in state legislative, federal primary races
Northern Kentucky Republicans voted to affirm support for their state legislative incumbents, including Reps. Marianne Proctor, Steven Doan, and Savannah Maddox, and Rep. Steve Rawlings, who won his primary battle to replace retiring Sen. John Schickel in the Senate next year.
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NKY school districts may benefit from ‘real estate growth relief’ in state budget
Northern Kentucky has experienced fluctuations in property values that factor into school funding. Retiring Ludlow superintendent Mike Borchers has seen the impact in his independent school district. “The last (assessment) we generated 4% revenue and still dropped our tax rate by 12 points,” Borchers told LINK nky. “The property value went up so high we […]
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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 […]
Posted inEducation
FAFSA delays: NKY impact and what’s happening now
Northern Kentucky University financial aid teams breathed a sigh of relief last week as they stuffed financial aid packages into envelopes for incoming freshmen. “It is definitely a huge relief for our families and our students. It’s also a relief in terms of the team that has worked extremely hard to ensure we are accurate […]
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Early learning in the river cities: What’s happening, what’s needed?
Covington Independent superintendent Alvin Garrison testified in favor of full state funding for full-day kindergarten, but the state has not yet made it permanent under Kentucky law, and the state has not agreed to fund universal preschool.
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New school, similar to Ignite, discussed for River Cities
Ignite Institute is the only public school of its kind in Northern Kentucky. Students must apply to attend the career-based regional school on the former Toyota campus in Erlanger. Only 250 to 300 new students are admitted each year to learn skills in engineering, biomedical and allied health, design, computer science and education. However, the number […]
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Kentucky enacts law creating Ohio River Regional Recreation Authority
Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Bill 712 creating the Kentucky Ohio River Regional Recreation Authority, a 25-county agency designed to build a recreational trail system and economic development opportunities along the Ohio River.
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Beshear slams proposed state budget for limited emergency response funding
Gov. Andy Beshear has criticized the state budget for imposing a $25 million annual limit on “necessary government expenses” for natural disaster response, which could be exceeded in just three to four months, and for imposing an additional $4 million annual limit for state emergency wildfire response.
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KY budget passes: omits teacher raises, funds NKY priority projects
A $128.4 billion two-year state budget that includes a 9% increase in base funding for K-12 education and at least $159 million in new funds for renovations at Northern Kentucky University is on its way to the governor’s desk for his signature, with provisions encouraging school districts to utilize the additional base funding for teacher and classified staff raises.