Summary of Recent Locations and Expansions,
2009
-Present
Reported
Companies
Jobs
Investment
Manufacturing Location
0
0
$0
Manufacturing Expansion
1
1
$110,000
Supportive/Service Location
0
0
$0
Supportive/Service Expansion
0
0
$0
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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
Meade County
Labor Market Area
Employment
Percent
Employment
Percent
All Industries
4,295
100.0
107,973
100.0
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
13
0.3
N/A
N/A
Mining
95
2.2
292
0.3
Construction
505
11.8
6,068
5.6
Manufacturing
329
7.7
16,663
15.4
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
822
19.1
20,008
18.5
Information
112
2.6
1,475
1.4
Financial Activities
275
6.4
4,434
4.1
Services
693
16.1
32,362
30.0
Public Administration
232
5.4
5,124
4.7
Other
5
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
Brandenburg
Arch Chemicals Inc
Industrial organic chemicals and chemical mfg
244
1952
Irving Materials Inc
Ready-mixed concrete
5
1959
Powers Paper Company Inc
Paper cutting & slitting
25
1990
Restorative Medical Inc
Develop, design and fabricate contracture orthosis. Design/development /engineering. Gauge/template/pattern fabrications. 3-axis CNC machine center.
12
1991
Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (
8/15/2010
).