Churchill Downs to build ‘Florence Extension’ $38.4 million gaming facility in Newport Plaza
As part of its foray into Northern Kentucky, Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc. has announced plans to build a $38.4 million…
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BBB Trends: As if a pandemic isn’t enough to worry about, beware of the scammers exploiting the Census
The 2020 U.S. Census is happening at the same time as a global pandemic, shelter-in-place orders and government stimulus payments….
Kentucky Distillers, including Ludlow’s Second Sight Spirits, making sanitizer for business reopenings
As Gov. Andy Beshear outlined the plan for Phase 1 of reopening Kentucky’s economy, the Kentucky Distillers’ Association and Kentucky…
Duke Energy Kentucky’s rate increase now in effect; approved by Kentucky Public Service Commission
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (KPSC) issued an order on April 27 approving new rates for Duke Energy Kentucky’s 143,000…
Fabulous Furs switches production to make masks to donate to healthcare workers, first responders
Covington’s First Responders have benefited from a massive switch in production at Donna Salyers’ Fabulous Furs. As a retailer of…
Keven Moore: Screening your employees for COVID-19; provide proper training and protective supplies
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is changing many features and characteristics of the current workplace, as many employers begin planning…
AAA: Gas prices in downward spiral; Kentucky is sixth-lowest gas market nationally; no spike expected
With the average price at $1.43, Kentucky is the sixth-lowest gas market in the nation, as prices at the pump continue…
AT&T retail stores — deemed ‘Essential Retailer’ — are open and are hiring sales personnel
AT&T retail stores in the Northern Kentucky area are remaining open for business, due to being deemed an Essential Retailer…
Cushman & Wakefield arranges $28 million sale of Paddock Club apartments in Florence
Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $28.15 million sale of Paddock Club, a 200-unit apartment community located in the high-growth…
NKY Chamber joins multi-state organizations to coordinate economic reopening efforts
The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce has joined business organizations in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin in voicing…
City of Fort Mitchell, Tri-ED award grants to 34 businesses through Emergency Grant program
The City of Fort Mitchell and Northern Kentucky Tri-County Economic Development Corporation (Tri-ED) announced today that 34 businesses in the…
Fifteen more local bars, restaurants get $1,000 grants from Restaurant Relief Fund; another round coming
Fifteen local bars and restaurants will soon have an additional $1,000 thanks to the NKY Restaurant Relief Fund, a joint…
Keven Moore: How to return to work safely during a pandemic; it won’t be fast as workplaces adjust
Last Friday President Trump unveiled guidelines for opening back up America, a three-phased approach based on data and science from…
UK alumni veterinarians adapting to COVID-19 challenges; interaction with clients has changed
By Aimee Nielson University of Kentucky Veterinarians are essential and open for business in Kentucky, but the way they are…
C.I. Thornburg Co. acquires Hebron’s Viking Supply; company focuses on water/wastewater management
Jeffrey Morrison, CEO of C.I. Thornburg Co., Inc., also known as CITCO, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire…
Moody’s Investors Service upgrades City of Covington’s credit rating to A1, second in two years
Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the City of Covington’s credit rating for the second time in two years and also…
Kentucky unemployment rate rises 1.6 percent in March; jobless rate 5.8 percent in wake of COVID-19
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary March 2020 unemployment rate was 5.8 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an…
Duke asks on National Lineworker Appreciation Day turn on your front lights for front-line heroes
Snapped poles and tangled power lines over a battered landscape of downed trees are the usual challenges lineworkers face after…
KY distillers — including New Riff, Second Sight — donate nearly 125,000 gallons of hand sanitizer
The Kentucky Distillers’ Association said member distilleries have produced and donated nearly 125,000 gallons of desperately needed hand sanitizer across…
Florence’s HealthWarehouse.com seeing surge in online pharmacy purchases amid COVID pandemic
By Matt Baron Special to NKyTribune Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Northern Kentucky residents looking to fill their prescription drugs without…
BBB Trends: COVID-19 is a big threat, but not the only one; beware of scammers up to no good
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, so does uncertainty and fear: two elements that con artists thrive on. BBB has compiled…
Fidelity Investments, Covington’s largest employer, announces it’s hiring across its locations
Covington’s largest employer — Fidelity Investments — is hiring about 2,000 people at its locations around the United States, including…