Kentucky

Ranked #13 of 49 qualifying states by announced manufacturing investment on American Factory Tracker.

American Factory Tracker currently follows 7 manufacturing projects in Kentucky, spanning 5 industries led by Battery Manufacturing and joined by Steel and Paper & Packaging, with announcements dated between 2018 and 2026. Ford & SK On (BlueOval) in Glendale is the largest single announcement at $5.80B.

Total projects
7
Announced investment
$11.32B
Announced jobs
8,355
Geographic Distribution

Projects in Kentucky

Industry breakdown

All industries in Kentucky · 5

Ranked by announced investment

  1. Battery Manufacturing
    $7.80B
    2 proj · 7,000 jobs
  2. Steel
    $2.35B
    2 proj · 470 jobs
  3. Paper & Packaging
    $700.0M
    1 proj · 321 jobs
  4. Food & Beverage
    $355.0M
    1 proj · 450 jobs
  5. Automotive
    $112.0M
    1 proj · 114 jobs
Timeline

Announcement chronology

  1. Sep 1, 2026
    $112.0M
    114 jobs
  2. Apr 13, 2022
    $2.00B
    2,000 jobs
  3. Feb 8, 2022
    Tyson Foods
    Tyson FoodsBowling Green, KentuckyFood & Beverage
    $355.0M
    450 jobs
  4. Sep 27, 2021
    $5.80B
    5,000 jobs
  5. Mar 27, 2019
    Nucor
    NucorBrandenburg, KentuckySteel
    $1.70B
    400 jobs
  6. Sep 7, 2018
    Nucor
    NucorGhent, KentuckySteel
    $650.0M
    70 jobs
Every tracked project

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