Summary of Recent Locations and Expansions, 2007-Present

			Reported
		Companies	Jobs	Investment
	Manufacturing Location	0	0	$0
	Manufacturing Expansion	8	370	$56,535,583
	Supportive/Service Location	3	79	$5,029,553
	Supportive/Service Expansion	2	10	$150,000

Click here for detailed location and expansion information. 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

		Simpson County		Labor Market Area
		Employment	Percent	Employment	Percent
	All Industries	8,743	100.0	595,281	100.0
	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	73	0.8	495	0.1
	Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Construction	248	2.8	28,203	4.7
	Manufacturing	3,773	43.2	56,955	9.6
	Trade, Transportation, and Utilities	1,474	16.9	115,262	19.4
	Information	0	0.0	14,653	2.5
	Financial Activities	258	3.0	32,060	5.4
	Services	1,779	20.3	247,651	41.6
	Public Administration	191	2.2	45,230	7.6
	Other	0	0.0	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
	Franklin
	Arvinmeritor Industries	Braking systems for heavy vehicles	50	1996
	Berry Plastics	Pipeline coatings; industrial, athletic & consumer adhesive tapes & bandages	675	1957
	Camping World East Coast Distribution Center	Distribution center	45	2005
	Danafilms Inc	Polyethylene films	29	2000
	Equity Group - Kentucky Division LLC	Poultry hatchery / feed mill	120	N/A
	Franklin Favorite WFKN LLC	Commercial offset printing & newspaper publishing	20	1857
	Franklin Precision Industry Inc	Assembly of automotive throttle bodies & charcoal canisters, injection molding, fuel delivery components.	375	1990
	HBAS Manufacturing Inc	Digital and analog audio automotive equipment	300	2000
	Integrated Pharmaceutical Packaging LLC	Packaging of pharmaceutical products	27	2008
	Keystops LLC	Corporate office & warehouse	75	1969
	Luvata Franklin Inc	Welded copper tubes	150	1966
	Mahle Engine Components	Piston rings and transmission sealing rings	103	1972
	New Mather Metals	Stabilizer bars for the North American OEM Automobile Manufacturers	304	2002
	Packaging Unlimited of Southern Kentucky	Corrugated boxes, corrugated pallets, foam fabrication, thermoforming, contract packaging	45	1997
	Philmo Industries Inc	Adhesive tapes eco friendly duct tape	40	1998
	Silgan Plastics Corp	Plastic bottles	90	1978
	Toyo Automotive Parts	Automotive anti-vibration rubber parts: engine mounting, strut mounting, bush, member mounting, insulator, damper, boot for CVJ	205	2001
	Vermont Thread Gage LLC	Manufacturers threaded gage products for industries such as aerospace, automotive, electrical, fastener, and medical tooling	60	2001
	Worldcolor (USA) LLC	Catalog & retail insert rotogravure printing; saddle stitch binding	425	1979
	Worldwide Technologies	2d and 3d die sets and die forms to primarily service automotive market	45	2010

Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (8/15/2010).