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HUB International Limited (HUB) has acquired the employee benefits assets of HORAN Health, creating a new regional hub called HUB Heartland. We are thrilled to gain national expertise and product expansion, while maintaining local autonomy!
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“This acquisition provides growth opportunities for our employees and a new level of support for our clients.”
-Valerie Bogdan-Powers, President of
Cincinnati, Ohio
THE ONLY CONSTANT IN LIFE IS CHANGE, THE IDEA THAT ONE CAN STAND pat and not embrace change is foolhardy at best and destructive to progress at worst. Throughout my global travels, I have been fortunate to interact with a diverse group of people who all had their own ways of doing things in business, personally and culturally, but there are certain commonalities that ring true in each experience. Those include treating people with respect, being welcoming and open to collaboration, not being afraid to learn new skills and accepting the wisdom of others while also standing up for what one truly believes.
Fortunately for the sake of both our economy and community, the Northern Kentucky Metro region is filled with innovative individuals that continue to push our region forward – and this issue is a showcase of their efforts.
Our cover feature on Perfetti Van Melle takes an in-depth look at how the company’s Erlanger plant is not only committed to innovation but the ways in which that manifests itself throughout its business. While many may only know the company for its sweets (which I love, by the way, especially Mentos), our feature reveals just how much thought and creativity goes into making them available and how innovation drives every industry. This month’s Small Business Spotlight on Tickety-Boo Treats in Newport sticks with the “sweet innovation” theme as it details how its owner created a way for others with dietary restrictions to enjoy cheesecakes. Their stories prove innovation can occur in any field, for any business of any size and that our region can be as innovative (if not more so) as any other.
Additionally, this issue explores how some of our local institutions of higher learning are working to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs and how several companies are thinking of new ways to attract and retain talent. As both are important to the current and future economic health of our region, the work they are doing is noteworthy, vital and a good read to say the least. Likewise, our “Spotlight on Innovation” feature details how some of our recent Business Impact Awards finalists are delivering new thinking in the marketplace.
New ideas, methods, devices and/or the simple introduction of something that has yet to exist that improves life as we know it: This is the definition of innovation and the spirit that defines Northern Kentucky. This issue reflects that truth, which I hope inspires you to be creative and strive to achieve in ways that may have once seemed not possible. In doing so, our narrative continues to grow – and show just how innovative the place we call home truly is. Whenever there is significant growth, some will push against it as if it is a bad thing. However, in my experience, growth is a sign of progress and if you are not growing you are dying. Of the 120 counties in the state of Kentucky, 63 are losing population density and Northern Kentucky (Boone County in particular) is growing at 15% per year. This is something we should celebrate. It is reflective of a vibrant community that is becoming more inclusive. We should embrace this growth as we prepare the Northern Kentucky Metro region to be a regional growth leader for industry, innovation and education and a model for bringing the community together for other regions to follow. NKY
