Northern Kentucky announces 2013 growing companies
Twenty-one projects created a total of 2,282 jobs and over $466M in economic impact for NKY. Read more on our incredible year and the 2013 Thoroughbred companies that grew with us last year.
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myNKY invites residents to help shape Northern Kentucky’s future
The myNKY campaign asks locals on both sides of the river to help shape Northern Kentucky's next five-year strategic plan.
Northern Kentucky celebrates momentous success in 2013
Why 2013 was one of the ten best years in Northern Kentucky Tri-ED's history.
Gateway Tech receives $100,000 grant for Urban Metro Campus
Gateway Community and Technical College recently received a $100,000 grant from Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts, Fifth Third Bank, trustee, for its Urban Metro Campus. Gateway is in the early stages of a more than $80 million development in downtown Covington. Plans for Gateway’s expansion have been in the works for more than 12 years. The Urban Metro Campus is intended to make college education more accessible to residents of Northern Kentucky who live in urban river cities. Northern Kentucky is home to many high-tech jobs, and many residents can’t compete for those jobs due to lack of education. Gateway announced its comprehensive plan in Nov. 2012, which involves the purchase of nine properties for the Urban Metro Campus. Phase 1 is underway, with the renovation of the former Marx Furniture store into the Gateway Design and Technology Center. Three other facilities will also be renovated and occupied by Jan. 2015, with other properties to follow. In all, seven existing buildings will be renovated and one new facility will be built over the next three to six years. To date, Gateway has raised more than $2.6 million of a $5 million initial amount set by the Gateway Foundation to support campus development and scholarships. The college has also supported development with $350,000 for its campus master plan and $10 million for Phase 1 development costs. By Caitlin Koenig Follow Caitlin on Twitter
Kenton Co. students immersed in innovation, tech
Teenagers say they want to be treated like adults, and that they want more responsibility. But what happens when you give it to them in the classroom? Turns out they like it. They REALLY like it. This past school year, the Kenton County School District began a major shift in how it educates its most motivated, tech-savvy high school students. The school created the Kenton County Academies of Technology and Innovation in Edgewood, in the the former J.D. Patton Career and Technical Center. The building houses six career-based academies, all centered on in-depth study, collaboration and project-based learning. They include: Biomedical sciencesEngineering High performance production technology (HPPT)Informatics Media arts Sustainable energy technology engineering The district chose these areas of study based on regional job growth potential over the next several decades, says Academy Director Francis O'Hara. "Those jobs of the future are here, especially in the Commonwealth," he says. "These areas are where we're going to see the most growth." Students spend half a day in the classroom, and the other half at their respective academy. Kenton County is embarking on this new approach in order to energize a student body that is more technologically savvy than any before them, O'Hara says. "These students are digital natives,” he says. “They don't know a time before the Internet and computer technology. But they are also digital introverts; they don't usually demonstrate their knowledge. What we're doing through the academies is motivating the students to take ownership of their education and exposing them to different professions.” In its first year, 230 students (all 10th and 11th graders) from the district's three high schools worked in the academies. All were chosen through an application process. Next year, more than double that number are expected to take part, O'Hara says. Read the full story here.
DHL expansion brings global access to Northern Kentucky
Northern Kentucky celebrated the expansion of DHL at CVG on June 13. How the entrepreneurial spirit of the global shipping company has helped shape the region -- and how community support and a world-class workforce have helped drive growth at DHL.
NKU’s College of Informatics develops talent, builds entrepreneurial culture in NKY
This fall, spurred by business demand, Northern Kentucky University's College of Informatics will launch a major in data science -- one of the first, if not the very first, program of its kind in the country.
Rising stars of entrepreneurship fuel Northern Kentucky success
From A as in assessments to Z as in ZoomEssence, how Northern Kentucky's healthy entrepreneurial climate contributes to economic prosperity.
Job fair gives veterans professional connections
A job fair held in Erlanger, organized in partnership with Northern Kentucky Tri-ED and the Northern Kentucky Career Center, aims to ease the transition to civilian life for veterans. The event is part of a national initiative to encourage employers to hire veterans and to connect veterans to job opportunities. Read the full story here.
Kentucky among top 10 in the U.S. for education
Kentucky's ranking in an annual ranking of states on key education indicators rose four places in 2012, making it tenth in the nation for its efforts to improve teaching, raise student achievement, crade-to-career efforts, and other variables related to public education. Each year, Education Week produces a special issue, "Quality Counts." The report tracks key education indicators and grades states on their policy efforts and outcomes. Last year, Kentucky ranked 14th in the nation. In 2010, the state was in 34th place in this annual report. On the release of the report, Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday called Kentucky an "emerging leader in education" in the United States. Read the full story here.
myNKY invites residents to help shape Northern Kentucky’s future
The myNKY campaign asks locals on both sides of the river to help shape Northern Kentucky's next five-year strategic plan.
Northern Kentucky celebrates momentous success in 2013
Why 2013 was one of the ten best years in Northern Kentucky Tri-ED's history.
Gateway Tech receives $100,000 grant for Urban Metro Campus
Gateway Community and Technical College recently received a $100,000 grant from Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts, Fifth Third Bank, trustee, for its Urban Metro Campus. Gateway is in the early stages of a more than $80 million development in downtown Covington. Plans for Gateway’s expansion have been in the works for more than 12 years. The Urban Metro Campus is intended to make college education more accessible to residents of Northern Kentucky who live in urban river cities. Northern Kentucky is home to many high-tech jobs, and many residents can’t compete for those jobs due to lack of education. Gateway announced its comprehensive plan in Nov. 2012, which involves the purchase of nine properties for the Urban Metro Campus. Phase 1 is underway, with the renovation of the former Marx Furniture store into the Gateway Design and Technology Center. Three other facilities will also be renovated and occupied by Jan. 2015, with other properties to follow. In all, seven existing buildings will be renovated and one new facility will be built over the next three to six years. To date, Gateway has raised more than $2.6 million of a $5 million initial amount set by the Gateway Foundation to support campus development and scholarships. The college has also supported development with $350,000 for its campus master plan and $10 million for Phase 1 development costs. By Caitlin Koenig Follow Caitlin on Twitter
Kenton Co. students immersed in innovation, tech
Teenagers say they want to be treated like adults, and that they want more responsibility. But what happens when you give it to them in the classroom? Turns out they like it. They REALLY like it. This past school year, the Kenton County School District began a major shift in how it educates its most motivated, tech-savvy high school students. The school created the Kenton County Academies of Technology and Innovation in Edgewood, in the the former J.D. Patton Career and Technical Center. The building houses six career-based academies, all centered on in-depth study, collaboration and project-based learning. They include: Biomedical sciencesEngineering High performance production technology (HPPT)Informatics Media arts Sustainable energy technology engineering The district chose these areas of study based on regional job growth potential over the next several decades, says Academy Director Francis O'Hara. "Those jobs of the future are here, especially in the Commonwealth," he says. "These areas are where we're going to see the most growth." Students spend half a day in the classroom, and the other half at their respective academy. Kenton County is embarking on this new approach in order to energize a student body that is more technologically savvy than any before them, O'Hara says. "These students are digital natives,” he says. “They don't know a time before the Internet and computer technology. But they are also digital introverts; they don't usually demonstrate their knowledge. What we're doing through the academies is motivating the students to take ownership of their education and exposing them to different professions.” In its first year, 230 students (all 10th and 11th graders) from the district's three high schools worked in the academies. All were chosen through an application process. Next year, more than double that number are expected to take part, O'Hara says. Read the full story here.
DHL expansion brings global access to Northern Kentucky
Northern Kentucky celebrated the expansion of DHL at CVG on June 13. How the entrepreneurial spirit of the global shipping company has helped shape the region -- and how community support and a world-class workforce have helped drive growth at DHL.
NKU’s College of Informatics develops talent, builds entrepreneurial culture in NKY
This fall, spurred by business demand, Northern Kentucky University's College of Informatics will launch a major in data science -- one of the first, if not the very first, program of its kind in the country.
Rising stars of entrepreneurship fuel Northern Kentucky success
From A as in assessments to Z as in ZoomEssence, how Northern Kentucky's healthy entrepreneurial climate contributes to economic prosperity.
Job fair gives veterans professional connections
A job fair held in Erlanger, organized in partnership with Northern Kentucky Tri-ED and the Northern Kentucky Career Center, aims to ease the transition to civilian life for veterans. The event is part of a national initiative to encourage employers to hire veterans and to connect veterans to job opportunities. Read the full story here.
Kentucky among top 10 in the U.S. for education
Kentucky's ranking in an annual ranking of states on key education indicators rose four places in 2012, making it tenth in the nation for its efforts to improve teaching, raise student achievement, crade-to-career efforts, and other variables related to public education. Each year, Education Week produces a special issue, "Quality Counts." The report tracks key education indicators and grades states on their policy efforts and outcomes. Last year, Kentucky ranked 14th in the nation. In 2010, the state was in 34th place in this annual report. On the release of the report, Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday called Kentucky an "emerging leader in education" in the United States. Read the full story here.
