In 2007, 54 new companies announced and 263 expansion projects announced resulting in 13,471 jobs and $1,962,007,393 investment.

• In Site Selection magazine November 2007, Kentucky ranked eighth in their 2007 Top 10 State Business Climate Rankings.
• Kentucky ranks fourth among the states in the Site Selection 2007 Competitiveness Award, according to the May 2008 issue of the magazine. The Competitiveness Award is based on 10 quantifiable criteria for measuring business expansion activity.
• The March 2008 issue of Forbes ranks the Lexington metro fifth in their annual survey of Best Places for Business and Careers.

Thirteen companies on the Fortune 25 largest U.S. corporations have facilities in Kentucky. Why?

One reason is the excellent business climate, due in part to our reasonable rates and award winning service, Kentucky's low relative business costs and an abundant supply of affordable labor.

Take a look at some of the major corporations in Kentucky:

United Parcel Service Ford Motor Company General Electric Ashland Inc. Toyota Yum! Brands Inc. Humana Inc. E.ON U.S.

Brown-Forman Corp. Papa John's International Inc. General Motors Corp. DuPont & Company International Paper Company Dow Corning - a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Lexmark International Group RR Donnelly & Sons Company

Eight Fortune 1000 companies have their corporate headquarters in Kentucky:

Humana Ashland Yum! Brands Omnicare

Lexmark Kindred Healthcare General Cable Brown-Forman

City	Distance (mi)
Atlanta	394
Chicago	200
Cincinnati	96
Cleveland	351
Detroit	360
Indianapolis	112
Memphis	369
Nashville	176
Pittsburgh	400
St. Louis	264

Kentucky is served by two international airports, Louisville International Airport and Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, which are air cargo hubs for UPS and DHL, respectively.

Five major interstate highways provide access to all North American markets. More than 2,500 miles of railroad track are used by Norfolk Southern, CSX, Paducah & Louisville, and Illinois Central. With more than 1,100 miles of commercially navigable waterways and six public ports on the Mississippi River, Kentucky offers low-cost intermodal transportation.

The May 2007 edition of North American Business Cost Review, 13th edition, measures the cost of doing business within a state for unit labor cost, tax burden, and energy cost.

The index utilized to measure the overall cost of doing business within a state ranks Kentucky as the state with the 5th lowest cost overall with a state index of 92. The national average index is 100.0