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Lisa Wong is co-founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based PopBase.

Health innovation accelerator SoCap Accelerate names its inaugural class of startups

SoCap based its selections on the strength of the team, product readiness, and willingness to buy into the region, among other factors. 

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Mavis Linnemann-Clark is the 2020 Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year.
One more for the trophy case: Mavis Linnemann-Clark named Kentucky small business person of the year

The new award is just the latest for her and her businesses, The Delish Dish and Kickstart Kitchen.

The Newport Racing & Gaming venue will be located in the Newport Shopping Center.
$38.4 million Newport Racing & Gaming will open Oct. 2

The project will provide 70 full time-equivalent jobs and will be operated by Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc., owner of the legendary racetrack in that city.

NKU and Covington officials formally opened the Collaborative for Economic Engagement on Sept. 10.
NKU opens ‘one-stop shop’ for entrepreneurship at Innovation Alley

NKU wants to create a "front door" for entrepreneurial engagement and outreach, counseling and mentorship, and programming and education.

DHL has invested hundreds of millions since 2009 in its hub at CVG.
Rapid growth in online shopping drives the addition of 650 jobs at DHL’s air hub

The hiring surge is a result of the dramatic rise in shipment volumes due to the increase in online shopping during the pandemic.

MORTAR Entrepreneurship Academy uses video of established business experts to train budding entrepreneurs.
MORTAR brings its crash course in starting a business to Northern Kentucky

It's an education in the challenges facing entrepreneurs, including writing a business plan, branding and marketing, finances, legal issues, distribution, and operations.

SoCap Accelerate is looking for new health care ideas, the kind that Covington's Gravity Diagnostics works on.
In search of life-changing ideas: Health innovation accelerator open for applications

SoCap says it seeks companies with strong teams who have the grit and hustle necessary to grow and scale.

The Catalytic Fund helped get the Hotel Covington redevelopment off the ground.
Foundation invests $500,000 in Northern Kentucky’s urban renaissance

The Catalytic Fund jump starts development by providing financing assistance and technical expertise for projects that have the potential to spark further development in Northern Kentucky’s urban cities.

Brit Fitzpatrick, left, will continue to lead Blue North, assisted by Abby Ober, right.
State grant of $510,000 launches Blue North as an independent startup hub

Blue North was started in 2019 after it received a RISE grant from the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development’s Office of Entrepreneurship.

Uber riders in Ohio and Kentucky can now use app to plan journeys

Thirteen regional transit agencies have partnered with the ride-hailing company to streamline travel.

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