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Covington, Ky.-based Northern Kentucky Tri-ED, a non-profit economic development organization that provides services for Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties in the “Golden Triangle,” has received the E.ON U.S. Community Award for Innovation from the Frankfort, Ky.-based Kentucky Association for Economic Development for its regional approach toward economic development.
The Kansas City, Mo.-based American Public Works Association’s 2008 Top 10 Public Works Leaders of the Year are: Christine Andersen, Long Beach, Calif., airport director; Dwayne Kalynchuk, general manager of Environmental Services for the Capital Regional District in Victoria, British Columbia; Harry Weed, Rockville Centre, N.Y., public works superintendent; Judith Mueller, Charlottesville, Va., public works director; Leslie Henley, Clark County, Nev., public works director; Richard McKinley, Bellingham, Wash., public works director; Ronald Calkins, Ventura, Calif., public works director; Samuel Lamerato, Troy, Mich., fleet maintenance superintendent; Scott Elmer, Missouri City, Texas, public works director and city engineer; and Steven Parkinson, Portsmouth, N.H., public works director.