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Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corporation

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  Summary of Recent Locations and Expansions, 2008-Present  
    Reported  
    Companies Jobs Investment  
 Manufacturing Location 110-12 $14,000,000 
 Manufacturing Expansion 30571-645 $127,881,986 
 Supportive/Service Location 13 $8,000,000 
 Supportive/Service Expansion 11490-1,237 $59,518,075 
 

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Note: Totals include announced locations and expansions.
Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (4/24/2013).

  
  Employment by Major Industry by Place of Work, 2011  
    Daviess County Labor Market Area  
  Employment Percent Employment Percent  
  All Industries 43,568 100.0 215,068 100.0  
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 147 0.3 N/A N/A  
  Mining 137 0.3 1,030 0.5  
  Construction 1,928 4.4 12,557 5.8  
  Manufacturing 5,287 12.1 31,395 14.6  
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 9,363 21.5 42,096 19.6  
  Information 432 1.0 3,134 1.5  
  Financial Activities 2,659 6.1 8,250 3.8  
  Services 15,890 36.5 81,921 38.1  
  Public Administration 1,096 2.5 4,897 2.3  
  Other 6 0.0 N/A N/A  
  Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.  
  Major Business Industry (Manufacturing and Service & Technology Firms Only)  
  Firm Product (s)/Service(s) Emp. Year
Established 		 
 Owensboro 
 Bimbo Bakeries USABreads & rolls1501935 
 Boardwalk Pipeline PartnersHeadquarters; natural gas transmissions company2281960 
 Daramic LLCAutomotive deep cycle & Industrial battery separators1581959 
 Dart Polymers IncPolystyrene pellets & EPS1401983 
 Glenmore Distillery, TheWhiskey, gin, vodka, wines, brandy & cocktail bottling1851869 
 Kimberly-Clark CorpTissue paper & towels330N/A 
 Messenger-InquirerNewspaper publishing, commercial offset printing & typesetting1401929 
 Metalsa Structural Products IncSteel pickup truck frames (Tundra and Sequoia) and cradles (Highlanders & Siera)2101997 
 MPD IncCommercial tubes & components, microwave & police radar equipment, breath analyzers, ceramics & ceramic to metal seals2101987 
 Owensboro Grain Company LLCSoybean crude oil & meal; biodiesel1591906 
 Owensboro Manufacturing LLCMetal stampings, production machining, & fabricated metal products1001966 
 Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline IncHeadquarters4212004 
 Specialty Foods Group Inc aka Field Packing DivisionProcessed meat products4901915 
 Swedish Match North AmericaSmokeless tobacco products3561973 
 Toyotetsu Mid America LLCAutomotive stampings and welded assemblies4012002 
 UnifirstUniform distribution3801998 
 Unilever FoodsPasta sauces and frozen foods5821975 
 US Bank Home MortgageLoan service, processing and underwriting center1,0221992 
 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 (4/24/2013).  
  • 200 East 3rd Street
  • P.O. Box 782
  • Owensboro, Kentucky 42302-0782
  • 270.926.4339