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City seeks more deliberate use of incentives

The arrival of the Roebling Row Apartments on the east side of Greenup Street in the early 2000s brought a wave of new residents to the outskirts of downtown Covington.   COVINGTON, Ky. - Tuesday night’s caucus meeting of the Covington City Commission featured a 16-page PowerPoint filled with numbers and definitions that sparked a long and technical discussion of a specialized tax incen...

Covington Wi-Fi makes the cover

COVINGTON, Ky. - Many readers of Fortune magazine will soon learn this about Covington: It’s a “hotspot.” How? Because it’ll say those words, next to a picture of Covington’s skyline, right on Fortune’s cover.   Sort of.   Cincinnati Bell has purchased an “informational cover wrap” touting its partnership with the non-profit Renaissance Cov...

Economic goal: Strategic growth, citywide

This picture of the IRS, surrounded by the black wrought-iron fence, shows the proximity of the 23-acre site to the RiverCenter complex (in the background). COVINGTON, Ky. - The Covington City Commission moved forward Tuesday night with three studies designed to ensure that economic development proceeds in a strategic, sustainable, and unfaltering manner whose benefit is felt citywide.  At it...

City Seeks Applications for Historic Preservation & Planning Specialist and a Part Time Administrative Assistant

JOIN OUR TEAM! The City of Covington is accepting applications for a Historic Preservation & Planning Specialist to join our Economic Development Department. Job Title:                Historic Preservation & Planning Specialist Department:           Economic Development Department Salary Range:...

City Seeks Applications for Laborer and Clerk Typist

JOIN OUR TEAM! We are currently seeking a Laborer to join our Public Works Department. Job Title: Laborer  Department: Public Works Salary: $1,086.50 Bi-Weekly (Laborer 1)  SUMMARY Under the general supervision and direction of the Public Works Director and/or Right-Of-Way Supervisor, the Laborer will be responsible for a wide variety of task, su...

Covington OKs concept plan for 82-home subdivision

COVINGTON, Ky. - Plans for an 82-home subdivision on a hillside overlooking Covington moved forward in the process on Thursday, but issues related to entrance roads and drainage were added as stipulations.   The Covington City Commission voted 5-0 to grant two requests related to the Park Pointe project, which would build single-family homes on the 27.7-acre site of the former Hilltop Campus ...

New Covington budget: ‘Return on investment’

COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington’s new budget for the fiscal year that begins Sunday takes decisive action to strengthen the City and enhance the lives of its residents.   Operating on the premise that a City Government should be evaluated by the services it provides, the 2018-19 budget allocates money to programs, priorities, and people that give taxpayers results instead of excuses.   ...

Covington expands incentives for small businesses

Popular nightspot Olde Towne Tavern, which fronts both Pike Street and Seventh Street, redecorated its facades with the help of the City of Covington's Small Business Program. COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington is expanding the boundaries of two incentive programs that help small businesses and has changed criteria to favor businesses that bring the biggest benefit to the City and surrounding neighborhood...

On Covington’s new energy, vision and ‘authenticity’

COVINGTON, Ky. - If you’re intrigued by the economic energy coursing through the City of Covington’s urban core and are thinking about moving to, investing in or visiting the City, then you’ll be interested in a recent taping of the cable television program “Getting Down to Business.”   City Economic Development Director Tom West recently was the guest on th...

Fire Department promotions = 60 years’ service

Fire Chief Mark Pierce, left, introduces four of the five fire personnel promoted Tuesday. COVINGTON, Ky. - The formal hiring of Mark Pierce as Covington’s Fire Chief on May 15 started a chain reaction of open positions below him.  Tonight, those positions were filled.   Five Fire Department personnel with a combined 60 years’ experience responding to emergencies in Covingto...
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