A 12-lane bowling alley with a full-service restaurant with a patio, bar, billiards area and private party room with four lanes will open in the spring of 2010 at Newport on the Levee and will occupy 24,000 SF on the plaza level.Source: Greater Cincinnati Market Research Newsletter, August 2009
Vito's Cafe has historically been known for its singing servers that always entertain the guests, but now the restaurant is home to Cincinnati's newest microbrewery offering seasonal beers with a personal touch.The microbrewery will be run by Matt Wehmeyer, son of Vito's owners Mary and Vito Ciepiel. Wehmeyer's new business venture is named Red Ear Brewing Company after a familiar fish he used to catch called the "Red Ear Sunfish.""I remember seeing a hundred different beers on the shelf and not knowing anything about them," says Wehmeyer. A recent trip to Asheville, NC is what really sparked him to move forward with starting his own brewing company."I took a trip to Asheville where they have like seven microbreweries, and I thought to myself that we needed more microbrews here in Cincinnati," says Wehmeyer. Red Ear is one of the first microbreweries in Northern Kentucky and one of the few in the Cincinnati region.Wehmeyer took a class on how to do home brews at Thomas More College, where he learned the basics of brewing. The first two batches of beer produced at Vito's were five and ten gallons respectively, and the restaurant sold their first Endless Summer Ale on August 9th just after they got their license.Currently Red Ear is producing about 20 gallons a week of their Endless Summer Ale which will be sold through the end of September. The plan, Wehmeyer says, is to start very small and continually grow and learn to brew bigger and better batches of beer. The next seasonal beer will be a bolder brew more often found during the winter season.The next step for Red Ear is to obtain a retail license so they can start selling their beer at stores and festivals around town, but for now Wehmeyer is content with turning out a high-quality product in small batches each week.As for Wehmeyer, he says that he loves fellow Cincinnati microbrews like Mt. Carmel and Barrelhouse, but he also really enjoys Kalamazoo microbrewing giant, Bell's Oberon.Vito's Cafe is located at 654 Highland Avenue, Suite 29 in Ft. Thomas (map), and is open Wednesday through Thursday from 5pm to 10pm, Friday and Saturday from 5pm to 11pm, and Sunday from 5pm to 9pm. The Endless Summer Ale is sold in pints for $4.50.Writer: Randy A. SimesPhotography by Scott BeselerStay connected and follow Randy on Twitter @SoapboxRandy
Northern Kentucky Tri-ED Senior Vice President Karen Finan is among ten deserving women from Northern Kentucky to be honored at an Outstanding Women of Northern Kentucky Awards Luncheon Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Receptions in Erlanger, Kentucky.The complete list of 2010 honorees is as follows: Honorees: Sister Janet BucherKaren FinanSister Jean Marie HoffmanJoy MooreLisa Raterman Judith Clabes Lifetime Achievement Award: Nancy Winstel 2010 Emerging Leader Award: Peggy Casey 2010 Scholarship Recipients: Julie Elbert – GatewayCommunity & Technical CollegeHeidi Glaub – Northern Kentucky UniversityPaula Lynn – Thomas More College The Outstanding Women of Northern Kentucky Awards was established in 1984 to honor Northern Kentucky residents or former residents who exemplify: notable achievement, outstanding service in their professions or to the Northern Kentucky community, and the qualities of personal integrity, perseverance and leadership. These women represent the great diversity and extraordinary accomplishments of today's women. All of the honorees represent ideal role models for the young women who follow in their footsteps.The Outstanding Women of Northern Kentucky Awards is sponsored by Toyota and co-sponsored by Gateway Community & Technical College, Northern Kentucky University, and Thomas More College.For more information, see http://www.ownk.org/New%20Website/2010_honorees.htm–About Northern Kentucky Tri-ED Founded in 1987, the Northern Kentucky Tri-County Economic Development Corporation (Northern Kentucky Tri-ED) serves as the primary economic development marketing agency for Boone, Kenton, and Campbell counties in Northern Kentucky. Since 1987, 490 companies have located or expanded in Northern Kentucky accounting for 48,277 new primary jobs and $4.7 Billion in capital investment. Northern Kentucky Tri-ED is a key partner in Vision 2015, a 10-year strategic plan for growth in the region. For more information, visit www.NorthernKentuckyUSA.com.
The Manhattan Harbour mixed-use project in Dayton, Kentucky, is ready to go, thanks to tax increment financing approved Thursday by the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority. Jack Moreland, president of Southbank Partners, said $198 million in TIF funding was approved for the $1 billion project. While some site work is being done at the riverfront site, developers were waiting for the financing pieces to fall into place. "TIF was the big thing they needed to go forward," Moreland said. Read the entire article here.
Pemco World Air Services will open a regional aircraft maintenance and repair operation at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), and add up to 300 new jobs, the company announced Monday. The Kenton County Airport Board and Pemco agreed on a 15-year lease for a hangar previously occupied by Mesaba Airlines. The deal is dependent on approval of state and local incentives as well. Pemco said it expects to begin operating in the hangar by the end of summer. “CVG is an excellent, centrally located airport served by many of the nation’s leading regional carriers,” said Wake Smith, CEO of Dothan, Ala.-based Pemco, in the release. “We are eager to get this hangar humming again so we can offer these carriers top-quality maintenance services.” Read the entire article here.
JTM Food Group has been around since the 1960's, but the food production company has thrived through decades of innovation and reinvention. Now the medium-sized business is among the first of its size to embrace a host of social media tools to up its B2B sales.JTM, located in the city of Harrison, develops and sells a wide variety of food products geared toward larger buyers like schools, the military and restaurants across the country. The company is mostly known for its hamburger and hoagies, buts sells more than 400 menu items in 10 different brand categories including Asian sauces, BBQ, pastas, soups and rolls. In the last year alone, JTM introduced more than 150 new products. In the past couple of months, JTM has been working to get out the word to potential clients about all those products, and offer a glimpse into the food product process by pairing Web 2.0 tools like blogs, video, Twitter and Facebook with its website."It's part of a larger initiative to do a better job of letting people know what it is we do at JTM," said company Director of Marketing Tom Allen. "We felt as a company we haven’t reached out with our message in a clear way so that people would know what we are all about."On the web, JTM highlights its three chefs through a video blog called The Three Amigos where each chef demonstrates recipes geared toward those in the food service industry. "Clients like schools aren't competitive and they share ideas. If someone sees something on our video blog that they like - for example, Asian sauces - they could send that link all over the place," Allen said.The company has a separate JTM Corner blog that focuses on food service news and trends. Supplementing the blogs are a new digital product catalog and a way to directly contact the company for samples.In the end, the company believes becoming more social will increase sales."As we connect with consumers and people in the food service industry who learn more about what we do, we think it will lead to more people picking up the phone and saying 'We're interested in you," Allen said.Writer: Feoshia HendersonSource: JTM Food Group Director of Marketing Tom Allen
As part of their new campaign, "Have You Tried This Yet?," Procter & Gamble opened a 10-day 'pop-up' store in New York City to promote 18 of its new products. The store is divided into demo areas where customers can interact with the products and receive complimentary samples. P & G wants customers to understand the value and performance of its products by keeping the customers engaged with this temporary store.Read the full story here.
Scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have found that the regulatory process for T Cells may help explain and develop cures for immune system diseases. T-cells are a type of white blood cell necessary for the body's defense system against diseases and pathogens. Now educated about the communication between T-cells, scientists have a better understanding to create therapeutic or diagnostic approaches of immune diseases. Read the full story here.
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati received a $2.1 million Advanced Technology/Therapeutic Development Award from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop an advanced and improved brain monitor. The role of the design, known as the "small catheter," will monitor the brain of neurological patients and also drain cerebrospinal fluid. This quick and efficient advancement will allow information to be accessible on a single probe in place of using many different devices to gather information. Read the full story here.
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