Region: Central East Region
Capital City: Frankfort
State Governor: Andy Beshear
Principal Cities: Lexington, Louisville, Bowling Green, Owensboro, Covington
Combine a perfect location in the United States with a strong workforce, overnight delivery virtually anywhere in the world, and an abundance of opportunities for growth and profit, and you can see why Kentucky can be your ideal business location in the U.S.
Kentucky is located at the center of a 34-state distribution area in the eastern U.S. Its borders are within 1000 km of more than 65 percent of the U.S population manufacturing establishments.
A number of large European corporations have invested in Kentucky and found prosperity, such as L’Oréal, Nestlé and Unilever, but Kentucky is also home to many European small-to-medium sized companies (especially from the German Mittelstand but also from Great Britain and France) that manufacture their products in environments that are very similar to their starting points in Europe. All of these companies appreciate the unconditional and uncomplicated support they receive from the local communities and the state. Kentucky values your investment whether you create 5 jobs or 5000 jobs. Every job is important to Kentucky, and that’s the way you will be treated. We value your know-how, want to learn from you and help you thrive in the United States. That is why a long, successful and personal partnership is our primary goal. Kentucky only succeeds when you succeed.
Why Kentucky is the best place to bring your business in under four minutes.
We’re in the middle of everything
Unmatched logistics
Effective networking
Cost of Doing Business
Electrifying power rates
We’re training the workforce of the future
Business-minded educational approach
Strong support for innovation and entrepreneurship
Unsurpassed quality of life
Business-friendly attitude
If you are a European company evaluating the United States for a new business location, Kentucky’s European Representative Office should be a resource for you. We are the direct link to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, a state that is highly competitive in offering business sites to European companies. We will give you a first glimpse of Kentucky’s many attributes, before connecting you with our American colleagues at the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development.
The European Representative Office in Hamburg, Germany is your direct link to the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development. The Kentucky Europe team travels frequently across Europe to discuss investment opportunities with companies interested in starting an LLC in Kentucky.
We will be there for your whole Kentucky experience – whether you need assistance on your first trip to Kentucky, a person that introduces you to the right people or government support once your business is established. We know that you must be able to access accurate and timely information from a single source. The Cabinet's Department for Business Development staff is that source. With years of experience in economic development in Kentucky, any member of our highly qualified team can be your single point of contact for the duration of the site selection process.
Kentucky offers a wealth of programs and services designed to cultivate a pro-business climate, including some of the most innovative tax incentives and business development programs in the nation. Kentucky has many other advantages, including low business costs, available and productive workforce, and a central location.
To enhance your understanding of Kentucky's business environment as well as to guide you through Cabinet programs, a project manager is assigned to each company as a single point of contact for the duration of the process. This provides confidentiality for the company, while affording a degree of comfort to the local communities being evaluated. Our support for your site selection in Kentucky includes:
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