Targeting Success
Radcliff's location and infrastructure create exceptional opportunities

“We’re only a half hour or so to Louisville International Airport, yet we have all of the natural beauty of Northern Hardin County to enjoy,” said Radcliff Mayor Sheila Enyart. “We also have a great relationship with Fort Knox, which enriches us all.”

Very few cities can claim to have a ready workforce already trained in the latest technology. Yet because of its close and very positive relationship with Fort Knox, Radcliff is home to a large number of military and civil service retirees, many with years of extensive managerial experience.

Not only do Radcliff businesses benefit from its excellent workforce, but new developments in transportation make it an excellent site for business.

“The enlargement of Route 313 is going to change Northern Hardin County,” Enyart said. “This four-lane road shortens the drive to Interstate 65 to just a few minutes. Plans call for the road’s eventual extension through Brandenburg and across the Ohio River bridge there. Traffic will be able to use the road to connect to I-64 without going through Louisville. This could cut hours off of one’s shipping or travel schedule.”

City Economic Development Specialist Jessie Lee agrees. “With Route 313 developed, it’s inevitable that we’re going to grow,” she said. “It’s going to be a direct shot to I-65 and later on, to I-64. It makes Radcliff an excellent site for a wide variety of businesses and industries.”

Both Enyart and Lee are quick to point out the benefits of one of Kentucky’s newest and best-equipped business parks.

“We’re going to have one of the prettiest business parks in Kentucky,” Enyart said. “The Millpond Business Center is 165.5 acres right on Route 313. As you enter the business park,, we’re going to have some beautiful green space, with hiking trails, soccer fields and a scenic bridge over a little creek near the front of the property. Going to work there will literally be a drive through the park.”

As an expert on strategic business locations, Lee says that the Millpond Business Center will easily meet the needs of light to medium manufacturing and service industries. “We will make sure it is a great fit for the businesses that locate there,” she said. “It’s a very business-friendly and, just as important, profit-friendly site.”

If you look at the facts, you will understand why Enyart and Lee are confident.

The Millpond Business Center is only 11 miles from Interstate 65 – a straight shot down Route 313, which is also called the Joe Prather Highway after the former Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives, who is from the area.

The new business park is only 33 miles from Louisville International Airport and less than 10 miles from the Blue Grass Parkway, which connects the area to I-75 and points east. The Millpond Business Center is just a short drive from the Radcliff Industrial Park, a 58.4-acre site through which the four-lane Kentucky Route 1646 passes.

Both business parks have impressive infrastructure. Both parks are on four-lane roads offering short distances to major highways and an international airport. But the good news doesn’t end there. These sites are also close to abundant shopping and dining opportunities and growing neighborhoods with attractive, affordable housing.

Two companies, Nolin RECC and Kentucky Utilities, provide electricity to the business parks. Louisville Gas & Electric has a four-inch line that services the parks. The Hardin County Water District No. 1 serves both sites with a 14-inch line. The water district also serves the Radcliff Industrial park with six, ten and 12-inch lines to the site. The Radcliff Sewer Department has a four million gallon per day capacity, with about half of that amount in excess capacity at this time.

One of the newest residential communities in Hardin County is being built on Route 313, just a short drive from the Millpond Business Center. “We’re almost finished with Hilltop Terrace,” said Toshie Murrell, Principal Broker with Network Realty in Radcliff. “When it’s finished, there will be more than 200 new homes there. Price-wise, they’re very competitive. Similar homes in Louisville, which is a short commute away, cost a good $20,000 more. In the southern part of Hardin County, similar homes can cost $10,000 more.”

“Here you can buy land cheaper than in a larger city,” said state representative and local builder, Mike Weaver. “The result is that housing is cheaper. What’s more, you can’t beat the location.”


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