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Kentucky

Ranked #11 of 49 qualifying states by announced manufacturing investment on American Factory Tracker.

American Factory Tracker currently follows 5 manufacturing projects in Kentucky, spanning 4 industries led by Battery Manufacturing and joined by Steel and Paper & Packaging, with announcements dated between 2018 and 2022. Ford & SK On (BlueOval) in Glendale is the largest single announcement at $5.80B.

Total projects
5
Announced investment
$9.21B
Announced jobs
6,241
Geographic Distribution

Projects in Kentucky

Largest announced project
Battery Manufacturing

Ford & SK On (BlueOval)

Glendale, Kentucky
Investment
$5.80B
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Largest Announced Job Creator
Battery Manufacturing

Ford & SK On (BlueOval)

Glendale, Kentucky
Expected jobs
5,000
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Composition

Industry breakdown

  1. Battery Manufacturing
    $5.80B
    1 proj · 5,000 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
Timeline

Announcement chronology

  1. Feb 8, 2022$355.0M
    Tyson Foods
    Bowling Green, Kentucky · Food & Beverage
  2. Sep 27, 2021$5.80B
    Ford & SK On (BlueOval)
    Glendale, Kentucky · Battery Manufacturing
  3. Jul 29, 2021$700.0M
    Pratt Industries
    Henderson, Kentucky · Paper & Packaging
  4. Mar 27, 2019$1.70B
    Nucor
    Brandenburg, Kentucky · Steel
  5. Sep 7, 2018$650.0M
    Nucor
    Ghent, Kentucky · Steel
Every tracked project

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