Press Release Archive
2022
- Avelo Airlines lands at Lexington’s Bluegrass Airport this Fall
- Funai Lexington Technology Corporation to Expand Operations With $3.8 Million Investment in Fayette County
- Catalent Inc. to Expand in Winchester, Create 277 Well-Paying Jobs With $175 Million Investment
- Kinetic breaks ground on new Kentucky headquarters
- Valvoline Expands Service Strategy to Include Heavy-Duty Vehicles
- Lexmark Break Ground on Solar Panel Array at Lexington HQ
- Kentucky Companies Receive $900,000 in Grants To Support High-Wage Jobs, Technology Development
- High-tech manufacturing startup ElectraMet expands Lexington operations
- Total Quality Logistics Expands Lexington-Louisville-Boone County, Kentucky, Offices
- Vector Corrosion Technologies to Create 20 Full-Time Jobs With New Lexington Facility
2021
- Universal Piping Industries to Relocate, Expand in Georgetown
- SendCutSend Celebrates Opening of Paris Operation
- Helpware to Add 300 Jobs Across Two Kentucky Locations
- Lexington-based construction firms team up for Town Branch Park project
- Central Motor Wheel of America Opens 145-Job Expansion in Paris
- Startup Distiller E.J. Curley & Co. to Create 52 Jobs at Camp Nelson in Jessamine County
- Longship Cuts Ribbon on Lexington Expansion, Creating 155 Well-Paying Jobs
- Local Officials Cut Ribbon on Richmond Build-Ready Tract
- AppHarvest breaks ground on two more facilities, Berea
- James E. Pepper Distilling Co. breaks ground on new warehouse
- Thoroughbred Aviation Maintenance opens new HQ at BG Airport
- Top Economic Development Groups: 2021 Mac Conway Awards | Site Selection Magazine
- Georgia-Pacific to Expand Dixie Capacity in Lexington, Ky.
- Woodford Reserve to Expand Versailles Distillery
- Amazon opens new state-of-the-art delivery station in Lexington
- Rubicon Expands Lexington, Kentucky Presence with Opening of New Global Corporate Headquarters
- Hitachi creating 200 jobs in Berea to build electric vehicle motors
2020
- Lexington companies win national recognition
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Bluegrass Distillers Announces $3.9 Million Expansion & Move to Historic Woodford County Farm
- Who got the money? Central Kentucky’s entrepreneurial economic impact detailed on new website
- Amazon planning to add delivery center in Lexington
- AppHarvest Breaks Ground on Second High-Tech Greenhouse
- Framebridge to Open Lexington Facility, Create 240 Manufacturing Jobs in Central Kentucky
- Summit Biosciences to Create 78 Full-Time Jobs in Lexington
- Launch Blue Helps Accelerate Success for Tech Start-Ups (June)
- Summit Biosciences Inc. retained to develop and supply nasal spray for clinical study (May)
- Commerce Lexington Inc. Recognized Among Top Economic Development Groups Nationally (May)
- Blue Equine Pharmaceuticals Celebrates Grand Opening (February)
- African American Owned Kentucky Bourbon Distillery to Create 25 Jobs in Lexington (February)
- Blue Equine Pharmaceuticals Launches Equine Redox Health, EQUINErx (January)
2019
- CLARK Material Handling Company Completes Expansion Of Lexington, Kentucky Assembly Facility (December)
- SPARK recognizes entrepreneurial community for creating 260 jobs and raising $74.4 million in investment (November)
- Engi-Mat’s Marvite Materials Earn R&D 100 Award (October)
- AgTech Scientific Celebrates Grand Opening of 271-job Industrial Hemp Operation in Paris (October)
- Commerce Lexington Inc.’s Economic Development Team is Growing (October)
- Anixter to Add 100- plus Jobs at Lexington Sales Office (August)
- Faneuil to Create 450 Jobs with Customer Service Call Center in Lexington (July)
- LBX Unveils Lexington Customer Experience Center (June)
- Wise Bird Cider Co. Opens in the Popular Pepper Distillery District (June)
- Toyota to Add Hybrid Version Production of RAV4 and Lexus ES in Georgetown (March)
- CLARK Material Handling Celebrates Groundbreaking on Third Expansion at Lexington Campus in Four Years (March)
- Bullard Center Opens in Lexington (February)
2018
- Awesome Center for Entrepreneurship to Lead New Central Ky. Innovation Hub (November)
- SPARK Recognizes Entrepreneurial Community for Creating 287 Jobs and Raising $107.5 Million in Investment (November)
- Gov. Bevin Applauds Groundbreaking for AgTech’s Industrial Hemp Operation, Support for Local Farmers, Creation of 271 Jobs (October).
- Tech company Fusioncorp and Gamifi by Fusioncorp opens new headquarters and unveils new VisitLEX app (October)
- Webasto to Grow Lexington Operation by 183 Jobs for Next Generation Roof System (August)
- Zelios to Expand Lexington Facility, Create 44 Jobs (August)
- Hippo Manager, thriving Lexington startup, opens new headquarters (July)
- LBX Breaks Ground on Customer Experience Center in Lexington (June)
- AgTech’s Diversified, Farmers-First Industrial Hemp Operation to Create 271 Jobs in Bourbon County (January)
- Tru-Tone E-Coating Facility Locating in Lexington will Create 120 Jobs (January)
2017
- EnerBlu to Create Nearly 1,000 Jobs with Operations in Pikeville and Lexington (December)
- Tech Company Fusioncorp Spins Out New Startup Adding New Jobs (November)
- SPARK Recognizes Entrepreneurial Community for Creating 270 Jobs and Raising Over $57.1 Million (November)
- Toyota Announces $121M Investment in Georgetown Plant (September)
- New Blue Grass Stockyards Opens (September)
- Tech company Fooji expands Lexington headquarters, adding new jobs (August)
- MosquitoMate expands Lexington operations, adding new jobs (June)
- Gov. Matt Bevin, Valvoline Celebrate Opening of New HQ in Lexington (May)
- Toyota’s $1.33 Billion Investment in Georgetown Plant ‘Rebirth’ will Keep it on Cutting Edge (April)
- Kentucky Places Second in National Rankings for 2016 Economic Development Success (March)
2016
- LGC Expands Lexington, KY, Anti-Doping Facility (November)
- SPARK Recognizes Entrepreneurial Community for Creating 307 Jobs and Raising Over $65.3 Million (November)
- Commerce Lexington Inc. Economic Development Receives Silver Excellence In Economic Development Award (September)
- Commerce Lexington Inc. Economic Development Receives Bronze Excellence In Economic Development Award (September)
- Audio Authority Celebrates 40 Years of Electronics Manufacturing in USA (September)
- Blue Grass Stockyards Breaks Ground on New Home in Lexington (September)
- ArchVision Celebrates 25 Years, Creates Groundbreaking New Business (July)
- James E. Pepper Whiskey to Rebuild the Historic James E. Pepper Distillery in Lexington, KY (May)
- Scientific Products and Services Startup Hera BioLabs to Invest $1.8 Million in New Headquarters (April)
- More Than A Bakery to Locate in Versailles, Kentucky (February)
- Blue Grass Stockyards Plans to Rebuild in Fayette (February)
- Piramal Pharma Solutions to Invest $10 Million and add 40 Jobs at Coldstream Laboratories (February)