Infrastructure Sets Foundation for Kentucky's Thriving Logistics Industry
6 Dec 2021
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Despite the economic difficulties of the past several months, Kentucky continues to attract new job-creating investments and a number of previously announced new-location and expansion projects are moving ahead as well.
As the state reopens, those trends bode well for the commonwealth's longer-term economic prospects. Kentucky's existing advantages - including its ideal geographic location, skilled workforce, strong manufacturing base and a leading distribution and logistics industry - will only add more momentum.
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