By Abigail WrightNKyTribune reporter
Local and state leaders gathered Thursday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Commonwealth Center for Biomedical Excellence, a first-of-its-kind project that will bring legal and medical education together under one roof in downtown Covington.
The center, located at 11 East Rivercenter Blvd., will become the future home of Northern Kentucky University’s Salmon P. Chase College of Law and the University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus, with construction expected to reach completion by the end of 2028.
The project is the result of a partnership among NKU, UK, Kenton County and the Northern Kentucky Port Authority and was funded by the Kentucky General Assembly in 2024, according to a Kenton County press release…