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Owensboro
Daviess County


	Summary of Recent Locations and Expansions, 2005-Present

		Reported
	Companies	Jobs	Investment
Manufacturing Location	1	47	$4,817,000
Manufacturing Expansion	24	349-448	$103,313,540
Supportive/Service Location	1	15	$115,500
Supportive/Service Expansion	3	200-215	$9,689,740

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Note: Totals include announced locations and expansions.
Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (01/015/2008).


	Employment by Major Industry by Place of Work, 2006

	Daviess County		Labor Market Area
	Employment	Percent	Employment	Percent
All Industries	43,060	100.0	217,556	100.0
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	121	0.3	543	0.2
Mining	127	0.3	1,797	0.8
Construction	2,273	5.3	12,648	5.8
Manufacturing	6,646	15.4	39,004	17.9
Trade, Transporation, and Utilities	9,506	22.1	44,545	20.5
Information	507	1.2	3,502	1.6
Financial Activities	2,158	5.60	8,649	4.0
Services	13,760	32.0	75,443	34.7
Public Administration	1,406	3.3	5,243	2.4
Other	26	0.1	NA	NA

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.


	Major Business & Industry

Firm	Product(s)/Service(s)	Emp.	Year Established
Owensboro
Audubon Area Community Services	Social Services Agency	488	NA
Barton Brands Ltd	Whiskey, gin, vodka, wines, brandy & cocktail bottling	204	1869
BellSouth Telecommunications	National directory call center (1+411)	200	1997
Dana Corporation	Steel pickup truck frames (Tundra and Sequoia)	380	1997
Daramic Inc	Automotive deepcycle & Industrial battery separators	264	1959
HON Co	Wooden office chairs	260	1945
Kimberly-Clark Corp	Tissue paper & towels	342	NA
Miles Farm Supply LLC	Agricultural distribution center	175	1973
MPD Inc	Commercial tubes & components, microwave & police radar equipment, breath analyzers, ceramics & ceramic to metal seals	264	1987
Omico Plastics Inc	Blow molded plastic parts	185	1964
Plastech	Plastic blow molded automotive parts	200	1974
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline Inc	Headquarters	456	2002
Specialty Foods Field Packing Division	Processed meat products	600	1915
Swedish Match North America	Smokeless tobacco products	356	1973
Texas Gas Co	Headquarters, pipeline co.	400	1960
Toyotetsu Mid America LLC	Stamped and welded metal automotive parts	561	2002
Unifirst	Uniform distribution	327	1998
Unilever Foods North America	Pasta and simmer sauces	393	1974
US Bank Home Mortgage	Loan processing and underwriting service center, loan servicing center	685	1992
Yager Materials LLC	Ready-mixed concrete, crushed limestone, sand & gravel	192	1917