One month after winning re-election, Governor Andy Beshear announced $160 million in new business investment is coming to the Commonwealth. Eleven companies, whose industries range from manufacturing to bourbon to information technology, will generate 740 new, full-time jobs for Kentuckians through these investments.
Wayne County will see its largest job-creation investment since 2010 with Optomi, an information technology firm who is building a $3 million facility in Monticello.
To date, the Beshear administration has announced more than 930 projects totaling over $28.3 billion in investment and 50,466 new full-time jobs for Kentuckians.
Investments announced on December 7 include:
- American Welding and Gas: investing nearly $9.7 million in Scott County, creating 10 new jobs.
- Chaney’s Dairy Barn Inc.: investing more than $2.6 million in Warren County.
- Four Roses Distillery: investing nearly $60 million in Bullitt County.
- Kanbol: investing more than $10 million in Logan County, creating 40 new jobs.
- Kentucky Oak Capital: investing over $6 million in Ohio County, creating 30 new jobs.
- LB Manufacturing: investing over $3 million in Washington County, creating 20 new jobs.
- Marksbury Farm Foods: investing $3.3 million in Garrard County, creating 30 new jobs.
- Midea America Corporation: investing over $35.6 million in Jefferson County, creating 110 new jobs.
- Optomi: investing $3 million investment in Wayne County, creating 200 full-time jobs.
- P.L. Marketing: investing more than $1 million in Campbell County, creating 180 new jobs.
- Webasto Roof Systems: investing more than $25.6 million in Fayette County, creating 120 jobs.
For more information on the latest economic investments, visit kentucky.gov.
