News and Media from Eastern Kentucky

If you are an HR Manager working for a company in Eastern Kentucky, we want to hear from you! Please take ten minutes to complete our business survey. The survey is confidential and will give our Industry Liaison the important information she needs to provide support to your business, an...Continue Reading

One East Kentucky has made business retention and expansion a top priority. Though most people may know of the organization as an engine for attracting new businesses to the community, we understand how important it is to support existing businesses. Our Industry Liaison, Christi Brown, is in place to hel...Continue Reading

We want to learn more about your business, what your needs are and how we can support you! Please complete this short survey. Tell Us More About Your Eastern Kentucky Business Operations One East Kentucky hired an Industry Liaison to provide support to companies operating in eastern Kentucky. To learn more abou...Continue Reading

Christi Brown is an industry liaison with One East Kentucky - meaning that she is your resource for all forms of business help. If your business needs assistance with anything, she should be your first call! How Christi can help your business: Liaison to area workforce training and education providers Introductions and coordinatio...Continue Reading

East Kentucky has available manufacturing sites near automotive OEMs that are ideal for manufacturers in the supply chain, full scale automotive manufacturing operations and electric vehicle manufacturers. “We already have a strong metalworking cluster in East Kentucky. Companies such as R/S Godwin, Johnson Industries and Logan Corporation are located her...Continue Reading

One East Kentucky to conduct national search for new leader as two key employees prepare to make their next moveContinue Reading

One East Kentucky to conduct national search for new leader as two key employees prepare to make their next move PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (March 22, 2022) – One East Kentucky President and CEO Chuck Sexton, along with Director of Regional Development, Ivy Stanley, have both tendered their resignations effective April 1, 2022...Continue Reading

Latest Build-Ready-certified tract highlights continued investment in Eastern Kentucky HAGER HILL, Ky. (March 18, 2022) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear joined local officials in Johnson County to announce the addition of a new Build-Ready site at Hager Hill Industrial Park, positioning the location to attract new business to the region. The tract...Continue Reading

It makes sense to expand manufacturing operations where the workers are, rather than needing to convince more people to move to the site of your current plant. “It’s simply too much work to convince people to move when there’s another option on the table - bring your manufacturing plant t...Continue Reading

Increase your speed-to-market and build quickly in East Kentucky. With easy zoning guidelines and the support of One East Kentucky’s team, we can get projects pushed through quickly so your manufacturing operation can be up and running in months - not years.  Fast Approval Times for Manufacturing Projects in East Kentuck...Continue Reading

In Eastern Kentucky we have sites with 300+ acres for manufacturing and distribution projects. Our sites are developer ready and financial incentives are available on a project-by-project basis. “Any company who is looking for a large site, either to create a campus or to have a center manufacturing and distributio...Continue Reading

Development and expansion projects are being delayed throughout the country due to the high cost of materials, labor and real estate. Not the case in East Kentucky. Even with rising costs, real estate and labor are affordable and well below the national average here. “Anyone who has put their expansio...Continue Reading

One East Kentucky helps businesses by providing site selection assistance and helping them to secure financial incentives once a sight has been found. “Our services are all encompassing, based on what a business requires. We are on deck to make projects successful,” said Chuck Sexton, President & CEO of On...Continue Reading

International companies looking to come to the United States may have difficulty finding industrial properties in the U.S. without the red tape of local regulations to stall the project. The reality is that there are places in the U.S. that no longer want industrial projects, preferring to pursue corporate headquarter...Continue Reading

Businesses looking for a fast speed-to-market on their expansion project should head to East Kentucky. “We have taken steps to make it faster and easier to build here. With shovel-ready sites and existing buildings for sale and lease, we have the product businesses need,” said Chuck Sexton, President & CE...Continue Reading

International companies in search of a U.S. location should consider East Kentucky’s four regional industrial parks. The industrial parks offer certified sites with utilities in place. “Supply chain issues and logistics delays are causing more and more international companies to open a U.S. location. Our industrial parks have everything the...Continue Reading

Executives asking, “Where can I build and hire workers quickly?” should come to East Kentucky. East Kentucky has the highest concentration of skilled workers actively seeking local employment than anywhere else in the United States. With mine closures and a decline in the energy industry these workers know how t...Continue Reading

Plant managers asking, “Where can I find certified sites?” should come to East Kentucky. We have sites that are ready for development and a central location that makes it easy to access the majority of the U.S. population within a day’s drive.  “East Kentucky is in the automotive corridor, near automotiv...Continue Reading

PAINTSVILLE, Ky. – Opportunity East Kentucky is One East Kentucky (OEK)’s comprehensive initiative for diversifying Appalachian Kentucky’s post-coal economy. This initiative will build on OEK’s success-driven economic development strategy for Appalachian Kentucky. Established in 2015 as eastern Kentucky’s first-ever 100-percent privately funded regional economic development organization, OEK has announced over $15...Continue Reading

In an effort to create jobs and improve economic development opportunities in Eastern Kentucky, Congressman Hal Rogers announced a $1.2 million grant has been awarded to One East Kentucky for a new industrial growth initiative called "Opportunity East Kentucky."Continue Reading

PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (June 22, 2020) – The EKYWorks 2.0 workforce study will focus on gathering valuable information about Eastern Kentucky’s future talent pipeline and updating critical quantitative data gathered during the region’s first-ever comprehensive workforce study conducted in 2016. The EKYWorks foundational study was spearheaded by One East Kentucky i...Continue Reading

One East Kentucky and the Hazard Perry County Economic Development Alliance partner to ensure local representation for economic development activityContinue Reading

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 7, 2020) – Dump truck bed manufacturer Logan Corporation will expand its Eastern Kentucky plant with a $1.2 million investment, setting the stage for improved workflow, greater employee retention and increased production volume. “Logan Corp. reinvented its business model when faced with a market shift, and the company’...Continue Reading

Canada-based supplier selects Perry County for first US operation FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 10, 2019) – Gov. Matt Bevin today announced Dajcor Aluminum Ltd., a Canadian manufacturer of extruded and fabricated aluminum products, plans to create up to 265 full-time jobs as it invests nearly $19.6 million to locate its first US operatio...Continue Reading