NKY SCENE BUSINESS IMPACT AWARDS The Northern Kentucky business community gathered on March 28 to honor local businesses at the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Business IMPACT Awards. The Business IMPACT Awards recognize businesses impacting the Northern Kentucky community through innovation, creativity, strong business practices and leadership. This year, more than 100 applications were received across eight categories.
From left: Kevin Jones, Huntington Bank; Alex Perkins, Global Business Solutions; Allie Clegg, Allie’s Walkabout, Best Startup winner; and Brent Cooper, NKY Chamber
The awards were held at Drees Pavilion.
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Best Micro Business (1-10 employees) winner Hudson Eye Center with Jolly Enterprises, Brent Cooper and Kevin Jones
Heritage Award winner St. Tewes Poultry Farm with Strauss Troy, Brent Cooper and Kevin Jones
Kevin Jones, Huntington Bank; Alex Perkins, Global Business Solutions; Paul Ritter, CTI Clinical Trial & Consulting Services, Best Vision winner; and Brent Cooper, NKY Chamber
St. Elizabeth Healthcare won the Community Champions Award.
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TWO-HEADED CALF AWARDS For the eighth year, the Behringer-Crawford Museum in Covington recognized the achievements and community service of some of the region’s most outstanding citizens with its 2018 Two-Headed Calf Awards. The gala awards presentation and dinner took place March 22 in Northern Kentucky University’s Votruba Student Union Ballroom with Local 12 TV’s anchor John Lomax as emcee.
Emily Fricke, Lisa Desmaris and Elizabeth Fricke
Cecilia and Mark Hansel
Two-Headed Calf winners Karl Lietzenmayer, Pat Fox, Judy Clabes, Gene Clabes, Eileen Harper and Ken Harper with BCM Executive Director Laurie Risch and trustee and past president Jack Moreland
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FORCHT BANK EVENTS IN 2017 Forcht Bank had a busy year in 2017. It celebrated its new location in Hamburg, hosted a Pancakes with Santa event for the community and recognized its employees with a recognition dinner. Forcht Bank is headquartered in Lexington, but has branch locations in Burlington, Covington and Crittenden.
Tucker Ballinger, CEO and president of Forcht Bank, topped guests’ pancakes at the annual Pancakes with Santa event in Hamburg on Dec. 9.
Forcht Bank held its annual employee recognition dinner at Rupp Arena with guest speaker Kyle Macy. From left: Eddie Woodruff, Terry Forcht, Kyle Macy, Debbie Reynolds, Tucker Ballinger, Leslie Jarvis, Roger Alsip and Rodney Shockley.
Forcht Bank’s founder and CEO Terry Forcht (center) cut the ribbon during the grand reveal of the newly remodeled Hamburg banking center in October. From left: Houston Hall, Eddie Woodruff, Justin Badeau, Terry Forcht, Tucker Ballinger and Debbie Reynolds.
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