American manufacturing is having a complicated moment. More than $1.7 trillion in domestic manufacturing investments have been announced since the start of 2025. Reshoring and foreign direct investment created 244,000 jobs in 2024, the second-highest total on record. Tariffs, supply chain realignment and geopolitical risk are pushing companies to rethink where they make things — […]
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From Scrap to Steel: How the Circular Economy Is Reshaping American Manufacturing
The story of how scrap metal becomes the foundation of a more sustainable future — and why it matters for every community. Look around Northern Kentucky. The bridges spanning the Ohio river, the buildings rising along the riverfront, the cars filling the parking lots, much of the steel that built this region started as something […]
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Proposed $37 million Covington airline food plant gets approval
A new airline food production facility will be built on the former site of Covington’s old White Castle plant. The company behind the project, MarfoFMA, received financial incentive approvals from Kenton County Fiscal Court late last month. It is expected to move into the old White Castle facility on Rolling Hills Drive. The location will […]
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To compete, region must lean into assets
What you need to know America’s economy is rapidly changing, and Northern Kentucky’s business leaders don’t want to be caught with their heads in the sand. Automation, artificial intelligence, educational changes, trade wars and other looming challenges threaten to upend the status quo, as transformative technologies and geopolitical conflicts become part of everyday life. While […]
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Manufacturing CEOs share passion for industry with deeps roots in Northern Kentucky
With more than 50,000 people employed in advanced manufacturing in Northern Kentucky, this industry and its employees are a major contributor to the region’s economy. The advanced manufacturing sector led BE NKY Growth Partnership’s project wins, announced jobs and capital investment in 2024, project wins and announced jobs in 2023, and project wins and capital […]
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Building Success: October’s Manufacturing Month Spotlights Kentucky’s Key Industry
Kentucky’s manufacturing industry stands as one of the driving forces behind the commonwealth’s economic strength and recent historic momentum. From advanced automotive production to aerospace technology, agritech and health care, Kentucky manufacturers are fueling growth, creating well-paying jobs and shaping the future of the state. The commonwealth plays an outsized role in the nation’s manufacturing […]
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North American Stainless in Carroll County announces $244M expansion
North American Stainless, a stainless steel production company, along with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, announced a massive 4.4 million square foot expansion to their mill located in the northern Carroll County town of Ghent. The expansion costs a total of $244 million and is projected to create 70 full time jobs. The project represents the […]
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Manufacturing in Northern Kentucky: ‘We make stuff here’
“We make stuff here,” Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce CEO Brent Cooper said this week when discussing the region’s manufacturing prowess. Northern Kentucky comprises 20% of Greater Cincinnati’s population, but is approximately 35% of its manufacturing base, Cooper said at January’s Eggs ‘N Issues, a monthly business series looking at the state of economics in […]
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$1.75 million warehouse facility, high-wage jobs coming to Boone County
As Kentucky rebounds economically from the COVID-19 pandemic, Boone County is now a beneficiary of the Commonwealth’s continued efforts to invest in Northern Kentucky. On May 9, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear congratulated Flottweg Separation Technology Inc., a manufacturer of centrifuges and other liquid-solid separation equipment, which will commit $1.75 million to create a new warehouse […]
