Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce

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  Summary of Recent Locations and Expansions, 2006-Present  
    Reported  
    Companies Jobs Investment  
 Manufacturing Location 128 $25,000,000 
 Manufacturing Expansion 26411-439 $133,834,540 
 Supportive/Service Location 218 $8,115,500 
 Supportive/Service Expansion 2100-300 $14,700,000 
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Note: Totals include announced locations and expansions.
Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (6/10/2009).
 
  Employment by Major Industry by Place of Work, 2007  
    Daviess County Labor Market Area  
  Employment Percent Employment Percent  
  All Industries 43,824 100.0 217,879 100.0  
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 121 0.3 594 0.3  
  Mining 167 0.4 N/A N/A  
  Construction 2,248 5.1 13,335 6.1  
  Manufacturing 6,525 14.9 37,313 17.1  
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 9,729 22.2 44,920 20.6  
  Information 534 1.2 1,288 0.6  
  Financial Activities 2,253 5.1 8,617 4.0  
  Services 14,841 33.9 76,551 35.1  
  Public Administration 1,381 3.2 5,189 2.4  
  Other 25 0.1 N/A N/A  
  Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.  

 

  Major Business & Industry (Manufacturing & Supportive Service Firms Only)  
  Firm Product(s)/Service(s) Emp. Year
Established
 
 Owensboro 
 AT&TNational directory call center (1+411)2001997 
 Constellation Spirits dba Sazerac North AmericaWhiskey, gin, vodka, wines, brandy & cocktail bottling1851869 
 Daramic IncAutomotive deep cycle & Industrial battery separators2641959 
 HON CoWooden office chairs2181945 
 JCIM LLCPlastic blow molded automotive parts2001974 
 Kimberly-Clark CorpTissue paper & towels342N/A 
 Miles Farm Supply LLCAgricultural distribution center1751973 
 MPD IncCommercial tubes & components, microwave & police radar equipment, breath analyzers, ceramics & ceramic to metal seals2401987 
 Omico Plastics IncBlow molded plastic parts1981964 
 Owensboro Grain Company LLCSoybean crude oil & meal, biodiesel1591906 
 Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline IncHeadquarters4562004 
 Specialty Foods Field Packing DivisionProcessed meat products4501915 
 Swedish Match North AmericaSmokeless tobacco products3321973 
 Texas Gas Transmission LLCHeadquarters3001960 
 Toyotetsu Mid America LLCAutomotive stampings and welded assemblies5402002 
 UnifirstUniform distribution3281998 
 Unilever FoodsPasta sauces and frozen foods4451974 
 US Bank Home MortgageLoan processing and underwriting service center, loan servicing center8151992 
 Yager Materials LLCReady-mixed concrete, crushed limestone, sand & gravel1921917 
 Philpot 
 Premium Allied Tool IncPrecision metal stampings, deep draw stampings, wire forms & strip forms2501966 
  Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (6/10/2009).  
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