NKy, Ohio community leaders and economic organizations weigh in to protect airline jobs
Northern Kentucky and Ohio leaders are pushing back against unfair subsidies provided by the governments of Qatar and the United…
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Ashland to acquire AkzoNobel’s Zeta Fraction biofunctional technology
Ashland Specialty Ingredients, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc. and a world leader in the production of biofunctional ingredients, today…
Coalition to launch $110,000 campaign to promote advanced manufacturing careers
The Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development Coalition is preparing to launch a $110,000 marketing campaign in Northern Kentucky to promote careers…
CPA Curt Wenzler: Tax planning for 2015 is a ‘venture in uncertainty’ as true reform appears unlikely
Tax planning for 2015 is a venture in uncertainty. Last December, Congress passed legislation extending a number of expired tax…
SSK Communities acquires Riverbend Pointe, a manufactured home community in Owensboro
SSK Communities has acquired a 353-home site manufactured housing community located at 501 Office Lane, Owensboro Kentucky. This is the…
Kentucky Chamber economic study shows employment reaching pre-recession level
From KyChamberBlog A new economic study released by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Thursday shows Kentucky’s statewide employment level, for…
Study co-authored by UK professor Hardesty shows marketing messages can be contagious
What does a teenage girl’s excitement over seeing a Taylor Swift poster displayed in a store have to do with…
Kentucky jobless rates down in 119 counties in May; Boone, Campbell have two of lowest percentages
Unemployment rates fell in 119 Kentucky counties between May 2014 and May 2015, but rose in Russell County, according to…
Bexion is one of two high-tech Kentucky small businesses named Tibbetts Award recipients
A pair of Kentucky companies have received national recognition for exemplifying the best of the federal Small Business Innovation Research/Small…
Kentucky Labor Cabinet urges employers and employees to use caution in hot weather
The Kentucky Labor Cabinet wants to remind all employers and employees that high temperatures and humidity can have devastating effects…
Kentucky’s jobless rate at 5.1 percent in May 2015; most new positions are in high-wage areas
Kentucky’s preliminary May unemployment rate stayed at a seasonally adjusted 5.1 percent compared to a revised 5.1 percent in April…
Chamber to host Google ‘Let’s Put Our Cities on the Map’ workshop to help businesses
The NKY Chamber is helping small businesses grow their presence online with a “Let’s Put Our Cities on the Map”…
CPA Curt Wenzler offers heads-up ‘tax to-dos’ this summer to save headaches later: start organizing!
Summer is an ideal time to start organizing 2015 tax records. By gathering information about year-to-date income and deductions now,…
Splash of yellow in fields across state show Kentucky’s increasing interest in canola
By Katie Pratt Special to KyForward With the state’s first canola crushing facility coming online this past December, interest in…
Now Hiring: Amazon creates over 6,000 full-time jobs at fulfillment centers across U.S. including Hebron
Amazon announced it is hiring for more than 6,000 full-time jobs across its U.S. fulfillment network to meet growing customer…
UpTech business informatics accelerator opens application window, deadline June 21
UpTech, a metro Cincinnati accelerator for informatics-driven startups, is now accepting applications for its fourth funding round—UpTech IV. Applications for…
He’s baaaack! KFC taps Saturday Night Live alumnus to bring Colonel Sanders back to life
Advertisements for KFC (otherwise known as Kentucky Fried Chicken) last featured the iconic Colonel Sanders decades ago, but the restaurant…
Impact NKY selected by U.S. Chamber to
join learning network to close skills gap
Impact NKY, a foundation of the NKY Chamber of Commerce, was selected as one of seven regional partners to participate…
Kentucky Proud – Kroger partnership is off to strong start in first six months
Kentucky Proud members and a Kroger official say they’ve seen positive results in the first six months of the partnership…
Statewide pitch competitions to expand, offer more entrepreneurs opportunity to follow dreams
Which great new businesses will be discovered in Kentucky this year? We’re about to find out. Back by popular demand,…
The 2015 Employment Extravaganza offers jobseekers free chance to find career
Looking for a job? The 2015 Employment Extravaganza Job Fair could be just the place for you. Wednesday, May 13…
Downtown Newport’s business district hosting another Second Saturday sidewalk sale
Businesses in the Historic Downtown Newport Business District on/off Monmouth Street will be hosting Second Saturday Sidewalk Sales beginning this…