This story originally appeared in the Oct. 13 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader.
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This week on the Sunday Story, LINK nky contributor Emma Balcom takes a closer look at how Northern Kentucky is putting an emphasis on life sciences.

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To some, the decision to construct a life sciences lab in downtown Covington may seem like a random choice. It was one that Mayor Joe Meyer certainly hadn’t considered when he sat down in 2021 to assess how to bring more economic value to the city.

According to Meyer, Covington is growing exponentially – in what he defines as a “symbiotic relationship” to Cincinnati’s development across the river – and he wanted to ensure that the city was doing its job to keep up.

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