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Major Employers<\/h3>\n
\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Company<\/th>Local Employment<\/th>Product\/Service<\/th>Year Founded Locally<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
United Parcel Service<\/td>25,090<\/td>Package delivery, transportation and logistics<\/td>1963<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jefferson County Public Schools<\/td>14,484<\/td>Education<\/td>n\/a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norton Healthcare<\/td>13,828<\/td>Health care services<\/td>1886<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ford Motor Co. (2 plants)<\/td>13,020<\/td>Automotive production<\/td>1913<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Humana Inc.<\/td>12,360<\/td>Health and well-being<\/td>1961<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UofL Health<\/td>12,000<\/td>Health care services<\/td>2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Kroger Co.<\/td>9,300<\/td>Retailer<\/td>1928<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baptist Healthcare System Inc.<\/td>7,346<\/td>Health care services<\/td>1924<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walmart Inc.<\/td>6,650<\/td>Retailer<\/td>1988<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of Louisville<\/td>6,000<\/td>Research university, education<\/td>1798<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GE Appliances, a Haier company<\/td>6,000<\/td>Home appliances<\/td>1953<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amazon.com<\/td>5,700<\/td>Logistics and customer service<\/td>2005<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government<\/td>5,646<\/td>Metropolitan government<\/td>1778<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spectrum<\/td>2,330<\/td>Call center, cable, Internet <\/td>1998<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manna Inc.<\/td>2,300<\/td>Quick service & casual dining restaurants<\/td>1996<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LG&E and KU Energy LLC<\/td>2,240<\/td>Gas and electric generation and distribution<\/td>1838<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Archdiocese of Louisville<\/td>2,202<\/td>Catholic schools, churches, agencies<\/td>1808<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
U.S. Census Bureau<\/td>2,113<\/td>Government<\/td>1958<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robley Rex VA Medical Center<\/td>1,922<\/td>Health care services<\/td>1952<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bullitt County Public Schools<\/td>1,753<\/td>Education<\/td>n\/a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oldham County Public Schools<\/td>1,710<\/td>Education<\/td>n\/a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
U.S. Postal Service<\/td>1,691<\/td>Mailing and shipping<\/td>1775<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samtec Inc.<\/td>1,601<\/td>Electronic connectors and micorelectronics<\/td>1976<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rawlings Group<\/td>1,531<\/td>Health insurance subrogation and audit services<\/td>1977<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Texas Roadhouse<\/td>1,452<\/td>Food Service<\/td>1993<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corp.<\/td>1,414<\/td>Education<\/td>1956<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brown-Forman Corp<\/td>1,300<\/td>Producer & marketer of alcoholic beverage brands<\/td>1870<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Papa John's International Inc.<\/td>1,485<\/td>Pizza restaurants<\/td>1984<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greater Clark County Schools Corporation<\/td>1,251<\/td>Education<\/td>n\/a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield<\/td>1,320<\/td>Health Insurace<\/td>1938<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Caesars Southern Indiana<\/td>1,200<\/td>Hospitality<\/td>1998<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Faurecia<\/td>1,200<\/td>Exhaust systems, interiors and seat systems<\/td>1978<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JBS USA<\/td>1,200<\/td>Pork products<\/td>1875<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kindred Healthcare Inc.<\/td>1,185<\/td>Health care services<\/td>1985<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clark Memorial Health<\/td>1,063<\/td>Health care services<\/td>1922<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BrightSpring Health Services<\/td>1,058<\/td>Health and human services provider<\/td>1974<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ADP Inc.<\/td>1,000<\/td>Healthcare management, call center<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Churchill Downs<\/td>1,000<\/td>Racing, gaming and online entertainment<\/td>1875<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
Source: Business First, December 2020<\/div>\n

Top Publicly Traded Companies<\/h3>\n
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Company<\/th>Total Revenue<\/th>Products and Services<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Humana Inc.<\/td>$64.89 billion<\/td>Health and supplemental benefits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yum Brands Inc.<\/td>$5.60 billion<\/td>Quick-service restaurants, including the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell Brands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brown-Forman Corp.<\/td>$3.36 billion<\/td>Bourbon and spirits producer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Texas Roadhouse Inc.<\/td>$2.76 billion<\/td>Full-service, casual dining restaurant chain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Papa John's International<\/td>$1.62 billion<\/td>Operates and franchises pizza delivery and carry-out restaurants<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Churchill Downs Inc.<\/td>$1.33 billion<\/td>Racing, gaming, and entertainment company<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charah Solutions Inc.<\/td>$545.87 million<\/td>Ash-management provider for the coal-fired electric utility industry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turning Point Brands Inc.<\/td>$361.99 million<\/td>Manufactures and markets smokeless and smoke tobacco products<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Republic Bancorp<\/td>$311.13 million<\/td>Bank holding company<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stock Yards Bancorp Inc.<\/td>$175.00 million<\/td>Bank holding company<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sypris Solutions Inc.<\/td>$87.89 million<\/td>Provider of technology-based outsourced services and specialty products<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First Savings Financial Group Inc.<\/td>$83.94 million<\/td>Bank holding company<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Limestone Bancorp Inc.<\/td>$41.27 million<\/td>Bank holding company<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First Capital Inc.<\/td>$37.02 million<\/td>Bank holding company<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creative Realities<\/td>$31.60 million<\/td>Digital marketing technologies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
Source: Business First, December 2020<\/div>\n

Top Private-Sector Companies<\/h3>\n
\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Company<\/th>Total Revenue<\/th>Local Employment<\/th>Product\/ Service<\/th>Year Founded<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
BrightSpring Health Services<\/td>$4.86 billion<\/td>1,114<\/td>Health and human services provider<\/td>1974<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kindred Healthcare LLC<\/td>$3.20 billion<\/td>1,197<\/td>Health care services<\/td>1985<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steel Technologies LLC<\/td>$2.37 billion<\/td>191<\/td>Steel and aluminum flat-rolled processor<\/td>1971<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Signature HealthCARE LLC<\/td>$1.13 billion<\/td>1,263<\/td>Skilled nursing, rehabilitation and therapy services<\/td>2007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
American Commercial Barge Line LLC<\/td>$974.30 million<\/td>180<\/td>Barge transportation, towing, barge cleaning and repairs<\/td>1915<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Material Handling Systems Inc.<\/td>$963.18 million<\/td>744<\/td>Engineer, builder and installer of conveyor and automated sortation systems<\/td>1999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samtec Inc.<\/td>$750 million<\/td>1,300<\/td>Electronic connectors and micorelectronics<\/td>1976<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mercer<\/td>$602.50 million<\/td>290<\/td>Transportation company<\/td>1977<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ISCO Industries<\/td>$500 million<\/td>140<\/td>High density polyethylene pipe distributor<\/td>1962<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manna Inc.<\/td>$500 million<\/td>2,300<\/td>Quick service & casual dining restaurants<\/td>1996<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
Ranked by Revenue\nSource: Business First, December 2020<\/div>\n

Top 10 Manufacturing Companies<\/h3>\n
\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Company<\/th>Employment<\/th>Product\/Service<\/th>Date Est. in Area<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Ford Motor Company (2 plants)<\/td>13,020<\/td>F-series Super Duty Pickup trucks, Expeditions, Navigators and Escapes<\/td>1913<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GE Appliances, a Haier company<\/td>6,000<\/td>Home appliances<\/td>1953<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samtec Inc.<\/td>1,601<\/td>Electronic connectors and microelectronics<\/td>1976<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brown-Forman<\/td>1,300<\/td>Producer and marketer of beverage alcohol brands<\/td>1870<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Faurecia<\/td>1,200<\/td>Exhaust, interior and seat systems<\/td>1978<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JBS USA<\/td>1,200<\/td>Pork products<\/td>1875<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beam Suntory<\/td>631<\/td>Bourbon and spirits producer<\/td>1795<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heaven Hill Brands Inc.<\/td>600<\/td>Producer and marketer of alcoholic beverage brands<\/td>1935<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
American Fuji Seal, Inc.<\/td>593<\/td>Plastic labels and multi-pack carriers<\/td>1968<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tower Automotive Bardstown Inc.<\/td>536<\/td>Automobile stamping and assembly<\/td>1994<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
Source: Business First, December 2020<\/div>\n
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