Cabinet for Economic Development highlights some of the thousands of Kentucky-made products

State is home to 4,460 manufacturers

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 13, 2016) — Thousands of recognizable products and brands are produced in the commonwealth, according to the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development The state is home to 4,460 manufacturers, which employ approximately 241,000 Kentuckians.

Through September there have been 79 new location or expansion announcements made by manufacturers, resulting in a projected 4,367 jobs and nearly $1.5 billion in investments. Combined with the new jobs announced by service and technology-based businesses and Kentucky has announced more than 10,500 new jobs in 2016.

As part of Kentucky’s celebration of National Manufacturing Month, the Cabinet for Economic Development is highlighting some of the state’s manufacturers, brands and products.

Here are just a few:

• Charcoal briquettes – If you grill, you likely know the Kingsford and Cowboy brands of charcoal. With a Cowboy plant in Albany and Kingsford facilities in Burnside and Summer Shade, there’s a good chance your charcoal came from Kentucky.
• Snuggle fabric softener – Thanks to the Sun Products plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky-made Snuggle has helped keep clothing and linen comfortable for more than two decades.
• White Castle frozen burgers – The miniature hamburgers made famous by the fast food chain are also available at your local grocery store. The frozen versions of the burger are produced at facilities in Covington and Louisville.
• Gorilla Glass – With the rise of mobile devices, the need for increasingly durable materials is clear. Gorilla Glass, used for mobile phone screens, is made at the Corning Inc. facility in Harrodsburg.
• Smucker’s Uncrustables – The ready-to-eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches popular in school cafeterias are produced at the J.M. Smucker Co. in Scottsville.
• Zero Turn pumps – If you own a Zero Turn lawnmower, its Zero Turn pump and hydrostatic transmission may have been produced at Hydro-Gear in Princeton.
• Commercial and military aircraft  parts – GE Aviation produces jet engine parts at its facility in Madisonville. Meggitt, in Danville, and Safran Landing Systems, in Northern Kentucky, supply the industry with carbon brakes and assembled braking systems.
• DirecTV satellite dishes – The majority of DirecTV’s satellite dishes are produced at Highlands Diversified Services in London.
• Ragú – The well-known pasta sauce is produced at Mizkan Group in Owensboro.
• Duct tape – Berry Plastics’ facility in Franklin is the largest duct tape manufacturer in the U.S.