OneNKY^TM Summit Initiatives

Picture a healthy, vibrant community through a growth-oriented regional economy driven by educational excellence, social mobility and a united view of the future.

Fast-forward to a community that drives strategic change through action. That recognizes the need for transformation. A community that demands results.

You’ve identified the reason for the OneNKY Summit Series, conducted through outreach to NKY’s growth organizations; community and business leaders, elected officials and other stake holder groups. Quarterly updates began in 2019 and have continued virtually during the pandemic.

The intent is to drive NKY forward through select transformative initiatives that offer tangible, measurable results. And to keep the conversations moving forward as OneNKY becomes an even stronger part of this region and the Commonwealth.

BACKGROUND FROM THE 2019 OneNKY Summit

Goal:	Provide NKY with a unified voice for growth within the CMSA and Frankfort
Initiative:	Fund, Develop and Implement the NKY brand identity
This work will focus on local, regional and state brand outreach as NKY becomes an even stronger part of the CMSA and a unified voice in Frankfort; Professionally addresses the creation of a shared community narrative, inclusive of target audience and measurable objectives while leveraging our position within the Cincinnati region and Commonwealth; The OneNKY Frankfort facility and planned OneNKY HQ in Covington will create opportunities for strategic advocacy, shared services and growth resulting in an ease of business.

Goal:	Increase the pool of available workers in NKY
Initiative:	Strengthen our talent pipeline by providing work-based learning experiences for secondary students within high demand industry sectors
Our branding efforts will impact talent attraction efforts for NKY; The talent who come to NKY for purposes of career advancement, quality of life will also choose to raise families, choose schools, etc. Our talent pipeline is strengthened through the ongoing career development of our secondary school students; Through GROW NKY work-based learning experience, secondary school students will advance through apprenticeships and internships – preparing them for immediate and valuable entry into the workforce or next stage of education.

Goal:	Accelerate real estate development in the urban core and throughout the NKY region
Initiative:	Develop shovel ready sites complete with funding to attract office and industrial businesses to NKY along with supporting residential, retail, hospitality and entertainment developments that enhance the quality of place necessary to attract talent.
Our increased brand identity will attract talent as well as expand businesses, but we need places to put them! Given NKY’s potential for growth, we need developable locations, pad-ready sites, and in some cases, move-in ready product. Spatial data analytics and real estate market intelligence will inform how we address our region’s real estate needs. We will leverage the funding and operational platform already established by the Catalytic Fund to create an additional pool of investment capital for our urban core and to activate the Northern Kentucky Port Authority as a vehicle to extend the Catalytic Fund’s place-based investment program regionally.

Goal:	Make it easy to do business in NKY
Initiative:	Establish a comprehensive intelligence unit to identify data-driven community and business needs and opportunities for growth
We are considering a variety of regional services that make it easy to do business in NKY There are also a variety of (perceived) community needs that should be addressed There are conflicting or non-existent sources of data to base decisions This service will provide access to consistent, supporting data from which to analyze and determine a direction – both public and private

February 24th OneNKY Summit Update

Hilari Wulfeck2021-02-25T15:41:50+00:00February 25th, 2021|

Thank you to those who participated in the February 24th OneNKY Summit Update. Since 2019 we have convened our growth organizations, community, business, and political leaders through six Summits centered around key initiatives that have transformed our community. We are showing results as the need for strategic action is implemented throughout [...]

OneNKY Summit Series: February 24, 2021 Update

Hilari Wulfeck2021-01-26T17:44:15+00:00January 26th, 2021|

This year holds great promise of continued OneNKY partnerships with community and business leaders, our growth organizations, elected officials and all persistently driving the advancement of our community. Please join us on Wednesday, February 24 at 3 p.m. for a OneNKY Summit Virtual Update. To register for our summit, please [...]

1NKY Summit Series: April 22 Update

bethkaiser2020-04-22T14:59:10+00:00April 20th, 2020|

We are excited about the outstanding response received to the 1NKY survey and the attendance at the April 22 1NKY Summit Virtual Update. Supporting materials from the session including the entire 1NKY survey are included in this communication. Participants received the following: Updates from leaders in the public /private sectors including [...]

Resources on How our Cities can Restart Following COVID-19

bethkaiser2020-04-15T17:09:05+00:00April 15th, 2020|

As we prepare for the future of NKY through the April 22 1NKY Summit VIRTUAL Update, please refer to these documents for background. Of specific interest is the article on How Our Cities Can Reopen after the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Ten-Point Preparedness Plan for our Communities by Richard Florida & Steven [...]

Northern Kentucky Regional Alliance holds first 1NKY Summit Series, reporting on its primary initiatives

Hilari Wulfeck2020-02-04T16:27:02+00:00January 30th, 2020|

OneNKYTM Summit Initiatives