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Summary of Recent Locations and Expansions, 2008-Present       Reported       Companies Jobs Investment     Manufacturing Location 1 28 $25,000,000     Manufacturing Expansion 21 454-458 $107,507,986     Supportive/Service Location 1 3 $8,000,000     Supportive/Service Expansion 6 222-835 $33,690,075     Click here for detailed location and expansion information. Note: Totals include announced locations and expansions. Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (8/30/2011).     Employment by Major Industry by Place of Work, 2009       Daviess County Labor Market Area     Employment Percent Employment Percent     All Industries 42,309 100.0 210,025 100.0     Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 123 0.3 617 0.3     Mining 167 0.4 N/A N/A     Construction 1,997 4.7 11,430 5.4     Manufacturing 5,547 13.1 32,012 15.2     Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 9,379 22.2 41,575 19.8     Information 504 1.2 3,305 1.6     Financial Activities 2,315 5.5 8,389 4.0     Services 14,645 34.6 77,752 37.0     Public Administration 1,347 3.2 5,228 2.5     Other 8 0.0 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&T National directory call center (1+411) 158 N/A     Boardwalk Pipeline Partners Headquarters 228 1960     Daramic Inc Automotive deep cycle & Industrial battery separators 175 1959     Dart Polymers Inc Polystyrene pellets & EPS 140 1983     Glenmore Distillery Whiskey, gin, vodka, wines, brandy & cocktail bottling 185 1869     Kimberly-Clark Corp Tissue paper & towels 337 N/A     Metalsa Structural Products Inc Steel pickup truck frames (Tundra and Sequoia) 240 1997     MPD Inc Commercial tubes & components, microwave & police radar equipment, breath analyzers, ceramics & ceramic to metal seals 230 1987     Omico Plastics Inc Blow molded plastic parts and assemblies 136 1964     Owensboro Grain Company LLC Soybean crude oil & meal, biodiesel 159 1906     Sara Lee Bakery Group Breads & rolls 150 1935     Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline Inc Headquarters 457 2004     Specialty Foods Group Inc aka Field Packing Division Processed meat products 450 1915     Swedish Match North America Smokeless tobacco products 354 1973     Toyotetsu Mid America LLC Automotive stampings and welded assemblies 389 2002     Unifirst Uniform distribution 341 1998     Unilever Foods Pasta sauces and frozen foods 475 1975     US Bank Home Mortgage Loan processing and underwriting service center, loan servicing center 1,022 1992     Yager Materials LLC Ready-mixed concrete, crushed limestone, sand & gravel 192 1914     Philpot     Premium Allied Tool Inc Precision metal stampings, deep draw stampings, wire forms & strip forms 250 1966     Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (8/30/2011).

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