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Glasgow
Barren County
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
Business & Industry
  Summary of Recent Locations and Expansions, 2007-Present  
    Reported  
    Companies Jobs Investment  
 Manufacturing Location 00 $0 
 Manufacturing Expansion 8196 $16,683,000 
 Supportive/Service Location 1581 $3,415,245 
 Supportive/Service Expansion 15 $40,000 
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Note: Totals include announced locations and expansions.
Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (8/15/2010).
 
  Employment by Major Industry by Place of Work, 2008  
    Barren County Labor Market Area  
  Employment Percent Employment Percent  
  All Industries 17,249 100.0 109,401 100.0  
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 34 0.2 174 0.2  
  Mining 51 0.3 N/A N/A  
  Construction 735 4.3 4,694 4.3  
  Manufacturing 4,476 25.9 23,283 21.3  
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 3,147 18.2 18,357 16.8  
  Information 281 1.6 1,131 1.0  
  Financial Activities 467 2.7 4,318 3.9  
  Services 5,473 31.7 32,948 30.1  
  Public Administration 413 2.4 3,133 2.9  
  Other 12 0.1 N/A N/A  
  Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.  

 

  Major Business & Industry (Manufacturing & Supportive Service Firms Only)  
  Firm Product(s)/Service(s) Emp. Year
Established
 
 Glasgow 
 A C K Controls IncAutomotive control cables3961989 
 Akebono Brake GlasgowVehicle brake systems5401995 
 Alcan Composites USAPaper faced foam panels and graphic arts boards671993 
 B R Retreading IncTire retreading591988 
 Bluegrass Dairy and Food LLCDehydrated dairy and non dairy ingredients, custom spray drying and dry blending; cheese manufacturing821995 
 Burkmann Feeds LLCLivestock feed501990 
 Dana CorporationHeavy duty truck axles & brakes1981971 
 Dickerson Lumber CoHardwood lumber and pallets701947 
 Federal-Mogul Products IncHeavy duty truck brake friction blocks for the commercial vehicle industry.1491996 
 Felker Brothers CorpStainless steel pipe, stainless steel pipe and tube 2" thru 24" in diameter.581993 
 J L French Automotives Castings CorpDie cast aluminum automotive parts3001994 
 J L French Automotives Castings CorpAluminum die cast automotive parts-machining facility.2501994 
 Lyons Co IncSheet metal fabricating, mechanical contractors and engineers1141954 
 Madison-Smith Machine & ToolMachine shop: general machining, arc & gas welding, metal fabrication, water jet cutting, machinery moving and installation, rigging, millwright, and plant maintenance service701983 
 Midmark CorporationDental office furniture491987 
 NCS Healthcare of KYPharmaceutical repackaging center981966 
 Ply-Tech CorpArchitectural & furniture plywood1501994 
 R R DonnelleyOffset printing, computer typesetting, saddle stitch & perfect binding11111970 
 Span Tech LLCConveyor systems, for food processing, packing, and manufacturing491977 
 Suntec Industries IncFuel oil pump assembling & testing521987 
  Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (8/15/2010).