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Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corporation

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  Summary of Recent Locations and Expansions, 2007-Present  
    Reported  
    Companies Jobs Investment  
 Manufacturing Location 128 $25,000,000 
 Manufacturing Expansion 22286-310 $93,686,540 
 Supportive/Service Location 13 $8,000,000 
 Supportive/Service Expansion 4100-300 $14,748,475 
  Click here for detailed location and expansion information.
Note: Totals include announced locations and expansions.
Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (1/10/2010).		  
  Employment by Major Industry by Place of Work, 2008  
    Daviess County Labor Market Area  
  Employment Percent Employment Percent  
  All Industries 43,644 100.0 217,838 100.0  
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 126 0.3 575 0.3  
  Mining 174 0.4 N/A N/A  
  Construction 2,150 4.9 13,156 6.0  
  Manufacturing 6,312 14.5 35,936 16.5  
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 9,558 21.9 44,439 20.4  
  Information 512 1.2 1,241 0.6  
  Financial Activities 2,263 5.2 8,505 3.9  
  Services 14,996 34.4 79,954 36.7  
  Public Administration 1,331 3.0 5,204 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 
 Dana CorporationSteel pickup truck frames (Tundra and Sequoia)1601997 
 Dart Polymers IncPolystyrene pellets & EPS1401983 
 HON CoWooden office chairs1451945 
 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 seals2131987 
 Owensboro Grain Company LLCSoybean crude oil & meal, biodiesel1591906 
 Sara Lee Bakery GroupBreads & rolls1501959 
 Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline IncHeadquarters4842004 
 Specialty Foods Group Inc aka Field Packing DivisionProcessed meat products4501915 
 Swedish Match North AmericaSmokeless tobacco products3541973 
 Texas Gas Transmission LLCHeadquarters2501960 
 Toyotetsu Mid America LLCAutomotive stampings and welded assemblies5402002 
 UnifirstUniform distribution3361998 
 Unilever FoodsPasta sauces and frozen foods4451975 
 US Bank Home MortgageLoan processing and underwriting service center, loan servicing center9501992 
 Yager Materials LLCReady-mixed concrete, crushed limestone, sand & gravel1921914 
 Philpot 
 Premium Allied Tool IncPrecision metal stampings, deep draw stampings, wire forms & strip forms2501966 
  Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (1/10/2010).  
  • 200 East 3rd Street
  • P.O. Box 782
  • Owensboro, Kentucky 42302-0782
  • 270.926.4339