Florence, Ky. – Need to rent a musical instrument because your child wants to try out for the high school band? Willis Music will rent you the instrument at reasonable cost, repair it and replace it if lost. What about sheet music and lessons? Willis publishes a huge music catalog and arranges lessons at three locations in Ohio, one in…
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Rotarians Meet the Boone County Distilling Company
Florence, Ky. – The inclination for the Boone County Distilling Company came from a casual conversation between friends over adult beverages. The inspiration came from a bit of “forgotten history.” After Josh Quinn and Jack Wells sipped on the idea of making their own brand of bourbon, they googled “Boone County bourbon,” as Quinn tells it. He found a research…
Read MoreCVG and Amazon Drive Boone Economic Growth
Florence, Ky. – Northern Kentucky University’s top economic analyst expects Amazon’s $1.49 billion expansion of its e-commerce operations in Boone County to impact industry growth, air cargo operations and salaries for workers positively. “Greater Cincinnati is one of the top ten e-commerce hubs in the United States,” said Janet Harrah, senior director of the NKU Center for Economic Analysis and…
Read MoreDream Comes True at Richwood on the River B&B
Florence, Ky. – Colleen Sutton’s love story reads like a business plan. In fact, it was a savvy business plan that made her lifetime dream come true for the wedding planner turned owner of Richwood on the River B&B in Milton. “This is a love story of a mother and wife who really loves her job,” said Sutton, a business…
Read MoreQuinlivan Explains Streetcar Project to Rotarians
FLORENCE – The Cincinnati streetcar project may have cost Laure Quinlivan her seat on city council, but she remains an unabashed champion of the light rail line. The 3.6-mile streetcar loop, scheduled to open September 9, will connect Smale Riverfront Park, The Banks, Great American Ballpark, Findlay Market and the Over-the-Rhine entertainment district. “Two-thirds of the major cultural attractions (in…
Read MoreCircus Mojo Comes to Rotary
FLORENCE – What do you do if your mojo isn’t working and your life appears to be spinning out of control? Well … uh … you might try spinning a plate to get your mojo going again. That’s what Paul Miller says. Miller is the founder of Circus Mojo in Ludlow. One of the ways his troupe brightens the spirits…
Read MoreSt. Elizabeth Healthcare Network Expanding to Erlanger
FLORENCE – St. Elizabeth Healthcare plans to open a behavioral health facility with 197 beds off the Dolwick Connector in Erlanger in June or July 2017. “That will be a game-changer because there is such a great need in Northern Kentucky,” St. Elizabeth CEO Garren Colvin said. Colvin traced several game changers currently in play at St. Elizabeth Healthcare during…
Read MoreChrist Hospital Health Plans Redevelopment of Drawbridge Inn
FLORENCE – The Christ Hospital Health Network’s plans for redevelopment of the Drawbridge Inn site in Ft. Mitchell include an outpatient surgery center. The surgery center will part of a mixed-use development featuring a 75,000 square-foot medical building at the intersection of Buttermilk Pike and Interstate 75, according to Vic DiPilla, vice president and chief business development officer. In addition…
Read More5 Questions with Pamela Goetting
If you find your passion, something you love, says new Florence Rotary president, you can become ‘an amazing volunteer’ Sarah Brookbank: BURLINGTON – This community-driven businesswoman wanted to be an English teacher when she graduated from college. Now she’s senior vice president of Heritage Bank in Burlington and president of the Florence Rotary Club. Pamela Goetting took office as president…
Read MorePresident’s Inn Introduced to Rotarians
FLORENCE – Nancy Carver is sharing her family’s love of food service and zeal for hospitality with Northern Kentucky. She and her family also are introducing a “Kentucky tapas” style of dining to Boone County at President’s Inn in Burlington. “Tapas is a style in which you serve small portions on small plates to share with the family,” Carver said.…
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