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2019 KENTUCKY REGIONAL TOUR

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NORTHERN KY. / CINCINNATI AREA

2018 Kentucky Regional Tour to Bowling Green

In 2009, Commerce Lexington Inc. revived a long-ago traditionof visiting other areas of Kentucky with the intention of listeningand learning from the leaders in each of the cities and locationsvisited. That inaurgural Regional Tour took two busloads of polit-ical and business leaders from the Bluegrass Region to eight citiesthroughout Eastern Kentucky, including stops in Irvine, Jackson,Hazard, Whitesburg, Pikeville, Prestonsburg, Paintsville, and avisit to a mining operation in Martin County before heading backto Lexington.

Then, in 2010, the trip highlighted portions of South CentralKentucky, with visits to Mt. Vernon, London, Somerset, Monticello,Dale Hollow State Park, Wolf Creek Dam in Russell County, Dun-nville, and Liberty. In 2011, the group travelled to the Northeasternpart of the state and made stops in Winchester, Mount Sterling,Morehead, Ashland, Maysville and Paris.

The 2012 trip highlighted some of the key features in agri-eco-nomics throughout the Bluegrass Region and collaborative possi-bilities between Lexington and Louisville. In 2013, the groupvisited Bowling Green, Hopkinsville, and Paducah in Western Ken-tucky.

The 2014 trip included stops throughout northern Kentucky,with visits to Georgetown, Covington, Florence, Northern Ken-tucky University, the Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, and Elk CreekWinery in Owenton, while the 2015 tour highlighted some of thekey features of Elizabethtown, Owensboro, and Henderson. The2016 trip featured a return trip to Eastern Kentucky to study areasimpacted by the Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) initia-tive.

In 2017, the Regional Tour group visited Louisville, where par-

ticipants learned about the innovations driving the city’s nationalattention during stops that highlighted education, healthcare,quality of life amenities, arts and culture, “bourbonism,” talent at-traction, neighborhood revitalization, public policy and businessengagement in the community.

Last year, the focus was again on the Bowling Green area, whereCentral Kentucky leaders connected with students at the GattonAcademy on the campus of Western Kentucky University, visited alocal elementary school (pictured below), and explored downtownBowling Green’s tax increment financing district. The delegationalso learned about regional talent attraction efforts and visited theKentucky Transpark, a state-of the art business park. The tour con-cluded with a stop at the National Corvette Museum’s Motor-sports Park that included a Corvette and Camaro drivingexperience.

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About The Kentucky Regional Tour


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7:00 a.m.Arrive at Lexington Marriott Griffin Gate Resort & Spa. Overnight parking available.

7:30 a.m.: DEPARTUREPrompt departure from Lexington Marriott Griffin Gate Resort & Spa to Kenton County Government Center.

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.OPENING SESSION: Policy & Economic Development StrategiesKenton County Government Center (1840 Simon Kenton Way, Covington, KY 41011)This session will highlight the new government center that opened in October 2019 and provide an overview of public policy andeconomic development issues facing the Northern Kentucky region. Speakers: Beth Sewell, Kenton County Commissioner; KentuckyState Senator Chris McDaniel, Chairman, Senate Appropriations & Revenue Committee & President of McD Concrete; and Lee Crume,President & CEO, Northern Kentucky Tri-ED.

10:00 a.m.: TRAVEL TO KENTON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7

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10:30 - 11:30 a.m.: POLICY SPOTLIGHT - Substance Abuse & Re-Entry StrategiesKenton County Detention Center (3000 Decker Crane Lane, Covington, Ky. 41017)This session will highlight efforts to address opioid and substance abuse and innovative re-entry strategies to improve communitysupport and access to employment. Speakers: Terry Carl, Kenton County Jailer; Jason Merrick, MSW, CADC, Director of Inmate Ad-diction Services; and Alecia Webb-Edgington, President, Life Learning Center.

11:30 a.m.: TRAVEL TO NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

Noon - 1:10 p.m.LUNCH & PROGRAM: Partnerships to Improve Regional Workforce DevelopmentNorthern Kentucky University, Health Innovation Center (Highland Heights, KY 41099)This session will provide an overview of Northern Kentucky University’s priorities, key initiatives and how thebusiness community is partnering with NKU for regional workforce development. Speakers: Kentucky StateSenator Wil Schroder; Rich Boehne, Board of Regents, NKU and Chairman of the Board of The EW ScrippsCo.; Dr. Valerie Hardcastle, Executive Director for the Institute for Health Innovation; Dr. Kevin Kirby, Dean,College of Informatics; and Brent Cooper, President & CEO, Northern Ky. Chamber of Commerce.


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1:10 p.m.: DIVIDE GROUP & DEPART FOR NKU CAMPUS WALKING TOUR

1:15 - 2:00 p.m.NKU CAMPUS WALKING TOUR: Highlight Innovative Public Private PartnershipsFeatures:Health Innovation Center Simulation Labs; College of Informatics; Kroger Food Bank; and University of Ky. Medical School.

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.POLICY SPOTLIGHT: UK College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky CampusThis session will tell the story of the unique partnership between UK, NKU and St. Elizabeth Healthcare and the impact on workforcedevelopment. Speakers: Dr. Steven Haist, Associate Dean, UK College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus; Dr. Robert Prichard,President & CEO, St. Elizabeth Physicians; Eli Nienaber, Medical Student; and Rebecca Waugh, Medical Student.

3:00 p.m.: TRAVEL TO BRAXTON BREWING CO.


Evan Rouse, from Union, Ky., was a pretty extraordinary kid. Because, while other kids played videogames & started garage bands, Evan fell in love with the craft of brewing beer. And, he built a homebrewery in the family garage. He was just 16 years old. Braxton Brewing is his dream coming to life.


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3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.: POLICY SPOTLIGHT - Tourism Revitalization Braxton Brewing Co. (27 W. 7th Street, Covington, KY 41011)This session will feature a brief overview of Braxton Brewing and discussion of the NKY approach to tourism and how the region iscapitalizing on its assets to draw visitors across the river for bourbon, beer and more. Speakers: State Representative Adam Koenig;Madison Martin, Braxton Brewing; and Julie Kirkpatrick, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Meet NKY.

4:30 p.m.: CHECK-IN AT HOTEL COVINGTONHotel Covington (638 Madison Avenue, Covington, KY 41011)

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.: RECEPTION & DINNERLisse Steakhuis in MainStrasse (530 Main Street #1330, Covington KY 41011)Enjoy dinner and networking in one of the best places to have dinner in the region. A dinner discus-sion will highlight the booming logistics economy and what it means for the region and Kentucky.After dinner, attendees may spend time in MainStrasse exploring sites on the B-Line. Speaker: BrianCobb, Chief Innovation Officer, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.


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8:00 - 9:30 a.m.BREAKFAST & PROGRAM: Business Leadership Hotel Covington (Eva G. Farris Ballroom)This breakfast program will highlight impactful community partnerships, including the NKY Re-gional Alliance, a group of the region’s top CEOs, and Covington Partners, a unique education col-laborative helping the youth of Covington achieve success. Speakers: Kentucky State Rep. KimberlyBanta; Karen Finan, President & CEO, Northern Kentucky Regional Alliance; Stacie Strotman, Ex-ecutive Director, Covington Partners; Sherry Lindberg, Principal, Glenn O. Swing Elementary School;and Chuck Scheper, Board Chair, Bexion Pharmaceutical.

9:30 a.m.: TRAVEL TO UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI’S 1819 INNOVATION HUB

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8

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The 1819 Innovation Hub is a place of thinking, making and doing, of discovery and delivery, for theUniversity and its community, for the city and the world beyond. It is the one-stop destination whereindustry meets the University’s talent. This 100,000-square-foot building is outfitted with state-of-the-art technology and incorporates a 12,000-square foot makerspace, shared office spaces, classrooms,huddle rooms, and gathering spaces.


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10:00 - 11:30 a.m.POLICY SPOTLIGHT: Innovation & Entrepreneurship 1819 Innovation Hub, University of Cincinnati (2900 Reading Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45206; 2nd Floor Multi-Purpose Room)This session profiles the University of Cincinnati’s Innovation Hub and includes a tour of the makers space, R&D space for business,and a commercialization incubator. Speaker: David Adams, Chief Innovation Officer, 1819 Innovation Hub.

12:00 - 1:15 p.m.: LUNCH AT TAFT’S ALE HOUSE IN OVER-THE-RHINE AREA1429 Race Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

1:15 - 1:45 p.m.: TOUR OF FINDLAY MARKET & OVER-THE-RHINESpeaker: Bradley Hill and Craig Maness, Director of Business Operations, American Legacy Tours.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8

Findlay Market is Ohio's oldest continuously operated public market and one of Cincinnati's mostcherished institutions, welcoming more than a million visitors a year. Located just blocks from down-town in Over-the-Rhine, a dense historic neighborhood rich in 19th Century architecture, it remainsthe bustling center of farm fresh, locally sourced, artisanal and specialty foods. Open Tuesdaythrough Sunday year round, Findlay Market is home to more than 40 indoor merchants.


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1:45 - 2:30 p.m.: REVITALIZATION STORY: OTR Economic ImpactRhinegeist Brewery (1910 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH 45202)Speaker: Matt Reckman, Vice President of Property Management, Model Group.

2:30 p.m.: TRAVEL TO ARK ENCOUNTER

3:30 - 4:00 p.m.TOURISM SPOTLIGHT: Ark Encounter Overlook1 Ark Encounter Drive, Williamstown, KY.Ark Encounter is a one-of-a-kind themed attraction creating a wave of economic success for the Commonwealth and boosting tourismin Kentucky by more than 20 percent. Speaker: Patrick Kanewske, Director of Media and Ministry Relations, Answers in Genesis.

4:00 p.m.: DEPART FOR RETURN TO LEXINGTON

4:45 p.m.: ARRIVAL AT LEXINGTON MARRIOTT GRIFFIN GATE RESORT & SPA

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8

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Local Waffle House franchisee, LexiDan Foods, is proud to support theKentucky Regional Tour, which buildsrelationships with People throughoutthe Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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NKY REGION

ABOUT NKY REGIONNorthern Kentucky is comprised ofBoone, Kenton, and Campbell countiesand is centrally located where the northmeets the south, and the Midwest meetsthe Southeast. Northern Kentucky is akey part of the 15-county Greater Cincin-nati region, which is a thriving metrowith multiple Fortune 500 companies,professional sports teams, major artsand cultural institutions, and prominentpublic and private universities. Each year,more than 194,000 students graduatewithin a 200-mile radius of NorthernKentucky and more than 1 million adultslive within a 30-minute commute ofNorthern Kentucky. Greater Cincinnati isfrequently recognized for its numerousexpansive parks, culinary scene, brew-eries and distilleries, and year-roundfamily-friendly attractions.

POPULATIONCincinnati MSA2,157,700

Boone County127,700

Kenton County165,000

Campbell County92,000

THE B-LINE:Northern Kentucky's unique bourbonexperience, The B-Line is a collection ofdistilleries, bars, and restaurants offeringthe freshest tastes in bourbon culinary

delights. Participants can download a LineGuide and collect stamps to earn bourbonswag. Learn more and view itineraries at

findyoursippingpoint.com.

TALENT PIPELINE:There are more than 6,000 engineering graduates per yearwithin 100-miles and rapidly growing manufacturing

technician programs at Gateway Community & TechnicalCollege. Manufacturing degree programs, customapprenticeships and a rapidly growing informatics

program at Northern Kentucky University ensure that theregion’s automotive workforce is equipped with skills andhands-on experience in robotics, maintenance and repair,materials, data analytics and information technology.

REGIONAL LABOR SHEDCincinnati MSA1,105,519

Boone County65,500

Kenton County85,200

Campbell County49,500

TOP EMPLOYERSFidelity Investments

Amazon.com / Amazon Prime AirCitiDHLMubea

Robert Bosch Automotive SteeringCengage Learning

MazakPomeroyConvergys

Tyson Foods (Hillshire Brands)

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