Columbia Brands Brings More Jobs to Right to Work Kentucky

Columbia Brands USA is expanding soon in Right to Work Henderson County, Kentucky. In order to do this the company is investing $3.7 million toward the project. As a result, this will also create 175 new jobs. So this is exciting news for the area’s economy!

From Area Development Magazine:

“Our distribution center in Henderson County continues to advance new processing capabilities. [“¦] Investment in this area will help us achieve our goal to get our products into the hands of our customers and consumers in the timeliest manner possible.”

To encourage investment and job growth in the community, the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA) today preliminarily approved a 10-year incentive agreement with the company under the Kentucky Business Investment program. The performance-based agreement can provide up to $2.2 million in tax incentives based on the company’s investment of $3.7 million and annual targets of creation and maintenance of 175 Kentucky-resident, full-time jobs across 10 years.

“This is an exciting day for both 4 Star Industrial Park and Columbia Sportswear. [“¦] Columbia has been a tremendous corporate citizen and to see this capital expansion job creation exemplifies what we have known for many years.”

AREA DEVELOPMENT MAGAZINE

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