Why develop in Kentucky?
- Lowest energy costs east of the Rockies
- Average Industrial Costs = 5.6 cents per kilowatt hour
- Award winning customer service
- Statewide resource
- Community partnerships
- Government coordination
- Foreign trade zones
- Kentucky business incentives
- Available labor
- Seventh lowest cost of doing business in the Nation
- 100 of American Fortune 500 companies have facilities in Kentucky
- Kentucky ranks fourth in U.S. Automotive Production — three of top eight sellers manufactured in Kentucky
- Kentucky exceeds national average for productivity by 34%
- Two International Airports
Louisville International Airport
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport - 5 Major Interstate Highways
- 2500 miles of railroad
- 1100 miles of commercially navigable waterways
- 6 ports on the Mississippi & Ohio Rivers
- Low cost intermodal transportation
- 27 Universities and Senior Colleges
- 54 Vocational Institutions
- United Network of Community Colleges
- A day's drive to 67% of the U.S. population
- Affordable housing
- Moderate Climate
- Low crime rate
- Minor League Baseball - Louisville Riverbats & Lexington Legends
- Kentucky State Park System
- Churchill Downs
- Keeneland
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