With land cleared and plans unveiled, a new era is just around the corner for CirclePort — one of the largest commercial real estate developments in Northern Kentucky. Covington-based real estate developer Corporex wants to transform CirclePort from a business park into a mixed-use development complete with hotels, apartment complexes, restaurants and a connection to […]
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Ethics complaint against NKY Rep. Banta dismissed
An ethics complaint filed as a controversial bill funding a charter school pilot program moved through the legislature in 2022 against Rep. Kim Banta (R-Fort Wright) has been dismissed. Banta served on the House education committee where the bill initially passed, and her vote proved crucial to the bill moving through the committee, then the […]
Construction at Homewood Suites Hotel, Boardwalk Residences well underway as Ovation progresses
Since the development’s groundbreaking in the fall of 2019, there have been tremendous strides in the construction of Ovation. Now in 2023, construction on two of Ovation’s signature features, the Homewood Suites Hotel and The Boardwalk Residences, is now well underway. On Friday, LINK nky was given a tour of the Ovation complex to detail […]
Northern Kentucky Tri-ED eclipses 2022 target numbers
In 2022, Northern Kentucky Tri-ED brought in $292 million in capital investment and 2,356 new jobs to the region, according to a new report the economic development organization released. Tri-ED set development targets at the beginning of 2022 with some of their primary goals being to bring new companies to the region, expand existing companies […]
Work-from-home preferences could cut into cities’ revenue
Though the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic is in the rearview, working from home is still a priority for workers — while cities are left with empty office spaces. “Sixty-nine percent of Americans prefer working remotely and 68% of employers want people in the office,” said Kim Patton, president of Elevar Design Group, when discussing […]
Corporex to transform CirclePort into mixed-use development
CirclePort, Boone County’s business park, is being reimagined as a signature mixed-use development for Northern Kentucky. Located around Mineola Pike off I-275, the 650-acre development has primarily been a business-park-focused development since its opening in the 1980s. Construction and design plans for the mixed-used development have been unveiled by Corporex, the developer behind CirclePort. Boone […]
Take a look inside Ovation as construction progresses toward late 2022 opening
Construction on the five-story office building at Ovation began last October, and Corporex plans to deliver the finishing touches at the end of 2022, said Tom Banta, chief real estate officer of Corporex during a recent tour of the construction site. “We just signed a lease with MegaCorp Logistics for the top two floors in […]
Tom Banta Named New Chair of Northern Kentucky Tri-ED Board
Tom Banta, managing director of Corporex Companies, is the new chair of the Tri-County Economic Development Board (Tri-ED) Do you like this story? Please consider a smalldonation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from ouradvertising partners, providing our content for free. Any amount helps. Clickhere to donate! Northern Kentucky Tri-County […]

