From June 1, 2012, to May 31, 2013, companies made 355 economic development announcements in Kentucky, a total investment of $4.055 billion, according to the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development. More than 2,400 jobs were saved and nearly 15,000 jobs were created. By comparison, from May 2011 to May 2012, $2.4 billion in economic development projects were announced.
AT&T Kentucky
Headquarters, customer call center
Jefferson/Louisville
Investment: $800,000,000
GE Consumer & Industrial
Manufacturing major household appliances: dryers, washers, refrigerators, dishwashers and heat pump water heaters
Jefferson/Louisville
Investment: $649,800,000
Initial jobs: 1,214
Total jobs: 1,214
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky
Manufacture Avalon, Avalon-hybrid, Camry, Camry-hybrid, Lexus (beginning in 2015), Venza; auto components
Scott/Georgetown
Investment: $531,000,000
Initial jobs: 750
Total jobs: 750
Westlake Vinyls Inc
Commodity chemicals
Marshall/Calvert
Investment: $217,000,000
Berry Plastics
Manufacturer of plastic closures
Hopkins/Madisonville
Investment: $96,000,000
Initial jobs: 420
Total jobs: 420
Florida Tile Inc.
Produce ceramic and porcelain tile. Import and distribute ceramic, porcelain and stone
Anderson/Lawrenceburg
Investment: $77,557,000
Initial jobs: 63
Total jobs:123
US Fuel Corp.
Coal to liquid fuel
Muhlenberg/Central City
Investment: $76,000,000
Initial jobs: 50
Total jobs: 50
Metalsa Structural Products Inc.
Stamping/forming, hydro forming and assembly of the Ford F-150, Lincoln Navigator, Ford Expedition frames, stampings for Toyota frame components
Hardin/Elizabethtown
Investment: $72,211,466
Initial jobs: 245
Total jobs: 245
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products LLC
Aluminum forging plant
Warren/Bowling Green
Investment: $66,000,000
Initial jobs: 100
Total jobs: 100
ZF Steering Systems LLC
Steering gears for car and light truck market
Boone/Florence
Investment: $59,200,000
Initial jobs: 192
Total jobs: 192
Newly Weds Foods Inc.
Cracker and bread crumbs, batter mixes and other food products
Boone/Erlanger
Investment: $57,200,000
Initial jobs: 115
Total jobs: 115
Pilkington North America
Automobile windshield & side and back window glass paned sunroofs
Woodford/Versailles
Investment: $55,259,000
Initial jobs: 56
Total jobs: 56
Jif Plant
Peanut butter processing
Fayette/Lexington
Investment: $43,700,000
Jobs retained: 279
Mark West Energy Applachia LLC
Natural gas processing & hydrocarbon extracting
Floyd/Langley
Investment: $42,500,000
L’Oreal USA
Manufacturer of hair and skin care products
Kenton/Florence
Investment: $42,100,000
Initial jobs: 211
Total jobs: 211
Toyota Boshoku Kentucky LLC
Automotive interior parts manufacturing-headliners, silencer material
Marion/Lebanon
Investment: $37,008,175
Initial jobs: 38
Total jobs: 46
McLane Foodservice
Food/paper product distribution
Boone/Hebron
Investment: $34,250,000
Initial jobs: 48
Total jobs: 48
Metalsa Structural Products Inc.
Automobile frames
Christian/Hopkinsville
Investment: $32,328,903
Initial jobs: 144
Total jobs: 144
Carbide Industries LLC
Manufacture calcium carbide and related products and co-products
Jefferson/Louisville
Investment: $30,000,000
Initial jobs: 9
Total jobs: 9
Jobs retained: 122
iHerb
Distribution of health food
Boone/Hebron
Investment: $29,789,360
Initial jobs: 100
Total jobs: 600
Mazak Corp.
Machine tools; administration, personnel, receiving
Kenton/Florence
Investment: $29,000,000
Initial jobs: 75
Total jobs: 75
Hill’s Pet Nutrition Inc.
Pet food (canine and feline)
Warren/Bowling Green
Investment: $25,000,000
Jobs retained: 150
Gibbs Die Casting Corp.
Aluminum and magnesium die castings, headquarters
Henderson/Henderson
Investment: $22,832,700
Initial jobs: 133
Total jobs: 160
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Law firm global services center
Fayette/Lexington
Investment: $22,589,098
Initial jobs: 118
Total jobs: 250
Alpla Inc.
Plastics blow molding operation
Warren/Bowling Green
Investment: $22,423,567
Initial jobs: 72
Total jobs: 72
Hitcents.com Inc.
Solutions in web design, software programming/development, technology support, more
Warren/Bowling Green
Investment: $22,000,000
Osram Sylvania
Manufacturer and assembly of tungsten halogen lamps and LED lamps
Clark/Winchester
Investment: $21,000,000
Domtar Paper Co. LLC
Fine paper and mills bleach pulp
Hancock/Hawesville
Investment: $20,000,000
Jobs retained: 452
NHK Spring Precision of America Inc.
Precision springs for the automotive industry
Jefferson/Louisville
Investment: $19,164,359
Initial jobs: 50
Total jobs: 50
Nasty Gal
Distribution and call center for clothing
Bullitt/Shepherdsville
Investment: $18,000,000
Initial jobs: 80
Total jobs: 300
ZF Boge Elastmetall LLC
Rubber and metal bushings
Boone/Hebron
Investment: $17,980,000
Initial jobs: 20
Total jobs: 60
NCS Healthcare of KY / Omnicare
Pharmaceutical repackaging center
Barren/Glasgow
Investment: $15,700,000
Initial jobs: 34
Total jobs: 42
US Bank Home Mortgage
Mortgage processing
Daviess/Owensboro
Investment: $15,275,000
Initial jobs: 208
Total jobs: 332
Nelson Brothers LLC
Manufacutrer of blasting agents
Lewis/St. Paul
Investment: $15,000,000
Initial jobs: 65
Total jobs: 65
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