Former Northern Kentucky University basketball star Shannon Minor once again hosts the Pete Minor Father/Child Basketball Camp in honor of his late father and to benefit Kicks for Kids, a nonprofit whose mission is to level the playing field for at-risk children.
Riverfront cities like Dayton, Newport and Covington were once ideal for manufacturing, heavy industry, shipping. Now, those towns are seeing a boom in riverfront retail, residential, and commercial development. Here's a closer look at the projects bringing Northern Kentucky together on the waterfront.
Earlier this month, a 3,000-foot pedestrian bridge and path atop and carved into the earthen levee between the Purple People Bridge and Daniel Carter Beard (Big Mac) Bridge. It's the first leg of the Riverfront Commons project, an effort to create more accessible walking and biking routes on the souther banks of the Ohio River. And it represents a tenacious community-driven effort to better connect Northern Kentucky's cities. Reports the Cincinnati Enquirer: This is a symbol of what can be accomplished when public officials get together and work toward a common goal," said Roger Peterman, chairman of the Riverfront Commons Committee, a member of Southbank's board of directors and chairman of the Northern Kentucky Port Authority. The $1.2 million path connects the restaurants, condominiums and apartments along Riverboat Row with the Purple People Bridge and with Newport on the Levee. Eventually, it will be one piece in an 11.5-mile multi-use path that stretches along the Ohio River from Fort Thomas in the east to Ludlow in the west. Read the full story here.
Because of his extensive work in the neighborhood, local architect Kurt Platte could be considered the architect of the "new Over-the-Rhine."
The myNKY campaign asks locals on both sides of the river to help shape Northern Kentucky's next five-year strategic plan.
Funding will allow building owners to improve vacant storefronts
An article in Business Excellence Magazine follows DHL through the decade that's passed since its purchase by Deutsche Post in 2002. And since international flights make up the backbone of DHL's flexible, global logistics service, a huge element of its success is a good relationship with its hub airports: "Candace McGraw is CEO of Kenton County Airport Board at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), and has witnessed the many benefits that the airport's partnership with DHL has brought. 'We have established a very good partnership with DHL,' she says. 'They account for about 40 percent of our landed weight here now, so they're a huge partner for us and we want to do everything we can to help them grow and prosper here.' DHL is currently embarking upon a $47 million investment into expanding its package sorting facility at CVG, and has been considering other opportunities, too. 'We have a lot of land here that's ripe for development and we have been talking to DHL about some end-of-runway development opportunities to establish complementary businesses that will help them grow their business here at the airport,' says McGraw." Read the full story here.
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is "Best Regional Airport in North America" for the second year in a row -- a designation awarded by London-based air transport research organization Skytrax. The award is based on surveys of more than 12 million air passengers in 388 airports. Rankings are based on 39 different airport service and product factors, including check-in, arrivals, transfers and gate departures. "This award is a testament to the 10,000 professionals who make up the CVG community, creating an exceptional experience for our customers. We congratulate our employees, airlines and business partners on this prestigious honor – two years in a row. We thank every passenger who chooses to fly through CVG," Candace McGraw, CEO of the airport, said in a news release. Read the full story here.
Over the next five years, Duke Energy will donate $250,000 to Northern Kentucky Tri-ED to enhance existing business retention and expansion efforts in Kenton, Boone and Campbell counties. Duke will also grant $75,000 to the Northern Kentucky Area Development District (NKADD) in Pendleton, Grant and Gallatin counties. Tri-ED and NKADD will partner with local city and county economic development leaders, utilities and government officials to coordinate proactive visits with existing Northern Kentucky businesses to gather information to understand and recognize needs, challenges and barriers to growth. The data will be used to identify overarching needs in workforce training, utility reliability, facility needs, municipal services and quality of life. Read the full story here.
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport will get a low-cost airline, hopefully soon, according to CEO Candace McGraw. Speaking at a CREW Greater Cincinnati luncheon, McGraw said CVG officials are working on attracting new carriers to the airport every day and that it's in a good position to do so when domestic airlines decide to expand. It's just a matter of time, and when it happens it will lower the cost of average fares, she said. She declined to disclose any further details. Read the full story here.
Our Partners
