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Winton Woods City School district receives Outstanding Project Award from Learning by Design

Built on the foundations of trust, respect, and responsibility, the Winton Woods South Campus Elementary provides 1st through 6th-grade students with spaces to explore deeper learning experiences.

Having committed to Project-Based learning in 2011, the district recognized that their kids were the experts on what their new school should be. These student visionaries identified four themes that drove the design of their new school: Community & Culture, Show & Tell, Eat & Learn, and Inside & Outside.

Read more about Winton Woods’ award-winning Elementary School at Learning By Design.

 

UofL Health unveils $144 million project to upgrade, expand downtown hospital

Surrounded by elected officials, UofL Health leaders unveiled the rendering to a new $144 million project Thursday morning inside the Jackson Street outpatient center.

The project is a massive expansion at the downtown hospital.

Speaking to the crowd present, UofL Health CEO Tom Miller said, though the price tag for the project is $144 million, its impact will be priceless.

“Every day, for the last year, we have not been able to meet the need of our patients,” Miller said. “We never say no to anybody in need, but we’ve held 40 patients a day in our emergency room in our emergency unit. [Those are] Patients that are never getting a bed. We had to fix that.”

Photo Credit: University of Louisville

Read more about the University of Louisville’s hospital expansion at WLKY.

REDI Cincinnati Names Five Regional Companies as James A. Wuenker Growth Award Winners

At its annual meeting on Thursday, March 10, REDI Cincinnati recognized five local organizations with James A. Wuenker Growth Awards. Divisions Maintenance Group, Koch Foods, Megen Construction, Nehemiah Manufacturing and Protiviti – Americas Delivery Center were honored for their impact on the Cincinnati Region through investments made during the 2021 calendar year.

Named in honor of James A. Wuenker, a respected economic developer who helped shape the future of the region, the Growth Awards are given annually to projects announced in the previous year that significantly impacted the economic vitality of the Cincinnati region.

“DMG, Koch Foods, Megen Construction, Nehemiah Manufacturing and Protiviti collectively committed to investments in the Cincinnati region that resulted in 1,100 new jobs and in excess of $210M in capital investment,” said Kimm Lauterbach, REDI Cincinnati president and CEO. “The impact of these projects truly captures the spirit of Mr. Wuenker and will have positive lasting effects on the region for years to come. REDI would like to extend our gratitude to each of these companies for investing in our region, supporting job growth and serving our communities.”

Congratulations to Koch Foods for being recognized with the James A. Wuenker Growth Award.

Read more about the award winners at REDI Cincinnati

Chicago Developer Targets NKY for New Spec Building

A Chicago-based real estate company purchased nearly 50 acres of land in Northern Kentucky to build a speculative industrial building.

Brennan Investment Group, a private real estate investment firm that acquires, develops and operates industrial properties, purchased more than 48.6 acres of land along Dixie Highway in Walton from Walton Farm LLC for nearly $2.9 million. There, Brennan plans to develop a state-of-the-art, modern, cross-dock distribution building totaling 575,000 square feet.