Hopkins County - Business and Industry
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Summary of Recent Locations and Expansions,
2004-Present |
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Reported |
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Companies |
Jobs |
Investment |
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| | Manufacturing Location | 2 | 545 | $47,870,000 | | | | Manufacturing Expansion | 9 | 370 | $27,391,000 | | | | Supportive/Service Location | 1 | 192 | $3,141,850 | | | | Supportive/Service Expansion | 1 | N/A | $25,000 | |
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Note: Totals include announced locations and expansions.
Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (4/4/2007). |
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Employment by Major Industry by Place of Work,
2005 |
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Hopkins County |
Labor Market Area |
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Employment |
Percent |
Employment |
Percent |
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All Industries |
18,324
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100.0 |
88,808
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100.0
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Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting |
52
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0.3
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438
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0.5
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Mining |
1,100
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6.0 |
2,220 |
2.5
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Construction |
531
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2.9
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2,995 |
3.4
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Manufacturing |
3,023
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16.5
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18,716
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21.1
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Trade, Transporation, and Utilities |
3,307
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18.0
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16,525
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18.6
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Information |
176
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1.0
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801
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0.9
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Financial Activities |
549
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3.0
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2,727
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3.1
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Services |
5,801
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31.7
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25,970
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29.2
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Public Administration |
1,013
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5.5
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4,895
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5.5
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Other |
4
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0.0
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N/A
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N/A
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
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Major Business & Industry
(Manufacturing & Supportive
Service Firms Only) |
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Firm |
Product(s)/Service(s) |
Emp. |
Year
Established |
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| | Hanson | | | | Carhartt Customer Service Center | Distribution | 400 | 1999 | | | | Madisonville | | | | Ahlstrom Engine Filtration LLC | Filter paper - roll goods | 135 | 1974 | | | | Autoliv ASP Inc | Automotive seat belts | 315 | 2001 | | | | Carhartt Inc | Pocket set operation for various products in the Carhartt product line, i.e. jeans, dungarees, coats, jackets, bibs. | 40 | 1980 | | | | Electro Cycle Inc | Aluminum recycling | 40 | 1989 | | | | Fort Knox National Company | (process payments for customers) processor of consumer to business electronic payments | 34 | 2005 | | | | GE Aircraft Engine Div | Aircraft engines, turbines, blades & vanes | 824 | 1980 | | | | Gemtron Corporation | Manufacturing of appliance components | 130 | 2000 | | | | Glitterwrap Inc | Manufacturer & distributor of wrapping papers & related products | 70 | N/A | | | | Hibbs Electromechanical | AC & DC motor electric | 47 | 1991 | | | | KI Kentucky | Residence hall and library wood furniture for universities, colleges, schools, and local/state/federal governments. | 58 | 1939 | | | | Lear Operations Corporation | Plastic automotive components and head liners | 454 | 1994 | | | | McCoy & McCoy Laboratories Inc | Environmental laboratory - Providing testing services for Safe Drinking Water, Waste Water, Site Remediation, Landfill Ground water and RCRA / TSCA, CERCLA programs. | 67 | 1953 | | | | Rexam Closures & Containers | Molded plastic container closures | 88 | 2002 | | | | Royal Crown Bottling Co | Soft drinks | 35 | 1916 | | | | Summitt Molding & Engineering | Molded plastic parts | 30 | 1990 | | | | The Messenger | Newspaper compling and distribution | 26 | 1917 | | | | Trace Industries Inc | Sheltered workshop: wooden tables & chairs | 26 | 1982 | | | | Tri-Valley Millennium Plastics Inc | Plastic injection molding and blow molding | 50 | 2002 | | | | UC Milk Co LLC | Liquid milk, cultured buttermilk, fruit juices & plastic milk jugs | 163 | 1927 | |
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Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (4/4/2007). |
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