Northern Kentucky Employers: Headquarters
The Northern Kentucky area is host to two Fortune companies, Ashland and General Cable. The most important location factors for headquarters relocating or expanding in Northern Kentucky are:
- Concentrations of business services,
- Low intra-urban commuting times,
- Good airline connections,
- Low cost of living,
- Low real estate costs,
- Good K-12 education,
- High worker productivity, and
- Urban amenities and a high quality of life.
Additionally, a number of headquarters appear to originate as entrepreneurial and are owned by local residents. The Commonwealth of Kentucky promotes entrepreneurialship through the Kentucky Economic Initiative Act (KEIA).
Top Northern Kentucky Headquarter Employers
(Listed Alphabetically) |
| Company |
Product |
| Ashland Inc. |
Worldwide HQ, Petroleum industry |
| Clear Channel Corporation |
U.S. HQ, Communications |
| Columbia Sussex Corp. |
U.S. HQ, Hotel & casino management |
| COMAIR |
U.S. HQ, Airline |
| Disabled American Veterans |
U.S. HQ, Veterans services |
| Drees |
U.S. HQ, Single family home construction |
| Fidelity Investments |
Regional HQ, Financial operations |
| General Cable |
U.S. HQ, Telecommunication cables |
| Griffin Industries |
U.S. HQ, Corp. Office, R&D, Mfg. |
| Mazak |
U.S. HQ, Composite Tape Machinery |
| Messier-Bugatti USA |
U.S. HQ, Aircraft components |
| Nielsen Market Decisions LLC |
HQ, Market research |
| Omnicare |
U.S. HQ, Pharmaceutical services |
| Ticona |
HQ, R&D, Mfg., polymers |
| Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing NA |
NA HQ, R&D, Support services |
| WILD Flavors Inc. |
U.S. HQ, Flavorings |
| (Source: Business Courier, 2008 Book of Lists, Harris Directory, 2008) | |