Manufacturing Excellence Key in Building a Better Kentucky
1 Dec 2021
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Low business costs, robust supplier networks, a highly skilled workforce and world-class logistics capabilities helped establish Kentucky as a national leader in manufacturing. Now, the state's production prowess will play a key role in rebuilding the Bluegrass State's economy even stronger and more sustainable than before.
Even amid the global COVID-19 pandemic and all the hardship it continues to inflict, recent developments within the state's powerful manufacturing scene point to a brighter economic future. For example, one of the world's largest packaging companies is carrying forward with building a $147 million, state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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