Kentucky Business- from Horse Breeding to Manufacturing

Kentucky is a medium-sized state with a population ofuniversities, and five private colleges in the city. The
over 4 million, in the south-eastern United States.surrounding Bluegrass Region is home to
Kentucky is known for its bourbon whiskey, andKentucky�s famous horse breeding farms,
thoroughbred horses, but also manufactures cars. Itsbut there is manufacturing in Lexington as well. Leading
agricultural sector produces cattle, tobacco, dairy, hogs,companies in the area include Affiliated Computer
corn, and soybeans, and breeds horses. Kentucky in itsServices (ACS), Lexmark International, and United
eastern portion has large coal fields. In variousParcel Service. ACS is an information technology and
Kentucky towns, Ford, GM and Toyota have caroutsourcing company. Lexmark is a leading
production and assembly plants. Hope this gives youmanufacturer of printers used with personal
some ideas for your Kentucky Incorporation.computers and has a plant and its headquarters in the
The track at Churchill Downs is the site of the annualcity. Toyota�s auto manufacturing plant is
Kentucky Derby horserace in Louisville, Kentucky.nearby in Georgetown, Kentucky. Bowling Green, a
Louisville is the largest city in Kentucky, with aboutcity of 56,000 in central-western Kentucky is the home
700,000 people in its metropolitan area in Kentucky,of a GM auto-manufacturing plant, and also of
and another 500,000 in neighboring Indiana. Louisville isWestern Kentucky University.
on the Ohio River, by the Falls of the Ohio. The FallsMammoth Cave National Park is a U.S. National Park in
continue to be the location of a hydroelectric plant.central Kentucky, which is the home of the famous
Historically, a canal was built around these falls. TheMammoth Cave, part of the longest cave system in
McAlpine locks around the Falls are still used, but arethe world. The park is quite large at 52,000 acres in
undergoing a major rehabilitation. Louisville continues toEdmonson County, centered on the Green River.
be a transportation hub, with its airport used as a hubLake Cumberland, in South-east Kentucky has marinas
by the UPS delivery service.on its shores, and many water-sports can be enjoyed
Another major industry in the Louisville area is thehere, from waterskiing to fishing. Lake Cumberland
brewing of whiskey. The Brown-Foreman Company isResort Park has a wide variety of places to stay at
the brewer of Jack-Daniels, and also producedthe lake, which despite a dry season, still covers over
Southern Comfort and Early Times Kentucky35,000 acres. The lake is known for its fish, including
Whiskey. The company employs about 1,300 workersvarious types of bass, including largemouth and
in Louisville. Also partly in the Louisville area is thesmallmouth. Also available to enjoy are horseback
famous Fort Knox, the home of U.S. Gold reserves.riding and hiking trails. In general, Kentucky is known for
Recently, in 2006, Kentucky removed its taxes onits large number of bodies of water and navigable
bonds, notes, trusts and other intangible personalrivers. Or try some of the horse farms in the
property.Bluegrass Region. Claiborne Horse Farm in Paris,
The second largest city is Lexington, with over 260,000Kentucky has horse riding and tours, and the
people, and also the home of the University ofheadstone of Secretariat, the 1973 Triple Crown
Kentucky, in Eastern Kentucky. There are three publicWinner, and one of the greatest horses ever.