The revival of Northern Kentucky's riverfront continues: Two retail service and merchandising firms are coming to One Riverfront Place.
Harlow-HRK Sales & Marketing and P.L. Marketing, Inc. will jointly locate in Newport, bringing 77 jobs and more than $4 million in annual payroll with them.
"We are pleased to welcome Harlow-HRK Sales & Marketing and P.L. Marketing, Inc. to Newport and Northern Kentucky as they consolidate their separate locations to better serve their customers," said Steve Pendery, Chair-Elect of Tri-ED and Campbell County Judge Executive, in a press release. "The talented merchandising workforce of these companies will benefit from the many amenities, general business environment and restaurants found in Newport and at One Riverfront."
The companies, which both focus sales, marketing and merchandising in the grocery industry, wanted to consolidate their operations into one space to improve collaboration and customer service. At One Riverfront, the companies move into 60,000 square feet of Class A office space and will take advantage of a location minutes from the heart of Cincinnati and the entertainment, dining, and business amenities of Newport.
The City of Newport and Campbell County Fiscal Court supported all jobs associated with the project through a jobs development payroll tax abatement in September. In October, the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA) preliminarily approved the company for state and local tax credit incentives for new Kentucky resident jobs as a result of the project. The project was announced in November.
"The attraction of companies to Newport and to the region is incredibly important to the future of Northern Kentucky," said Jerry Peluso, Mayor, City of Newport, in a statement. "We are committed to attracting and retaining a creative and focused workforce and offer a competitive and inviting business environment. Harlow-HRK and P.L. Marketing are welcome additions to the city of Newport’s business roster"
More information about P.L. Marketing, Inc. can be found at
www.plmarketing.net, and Harlow-HRK Sales & Marketing, at
www.harlow-hrk.com. To learn more about locating or expanding your business in Northern Kentucky, contact Karen Finan at 859.344.0040 or
[email protected].
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