why danville/boyle county, kentucky? because business is better here!
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Why do companies callDanville/Boyle County home?
Because business is better here.CENTRAL LOCATIONLocated in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region, at the geographic center of the U.S. population east of the Rocky Mountains; 47 percent of the U.S. population within 600 miles.
MARKET ACCESSProximity to Interstates 64, 65 and 75; direct Class I rail access via NorfolkSouthern; executive jet access via Danville/Boyle County Regional Airport andclose commercial access via Lexington, Louisville and Cincinnati.
EDUCATED, ABUNDANT WORKFORCEHome to Centre College and campuses of Eastern Kentucky University, Bluegrass Community & Technical College, and National College; available labor supply of393,823 in a 16-county regional labor market with a total population of 804,632.
LOW BUSINESS COSTSCompetitive local wage rates; lowest industrial electricity cost among states east of the Mississippi River and 4th lowest in the U.S. — 25 percent below the national average.
COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CAREServed by Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center — a 222-bed hospital with more than 100 physicians who offer 40 specialties.
CAPACITY TO GROW12 million+ GPD water treatment plant upgrade in process; 2.5 million+ GPD in excess sewer capacity; 485+ acres in available, shovel-ready land — 220 acres of which are rail-served.
QUALITY OF LIFERanked among the top 10 small towns in the U.S. in 2012 by Livability.com, based upon median household incomes, home prices, crime rate, unemployment rate, average commute, and distance to large cities.
DEMONSTRATED RESULTSRanked No. 13 in the U.S. — No. 1 in Kentucky — among 576 micropolitan areas for new/expanding business projects in 2011 by SITE Selection magazine, the 3rd consecutive year among the top 14 national micros and the best-performing in Kentucky.
BOYLE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATIONDanville/Boyle County Economic Development Partnership
www.betterindanville.com
Danville/Boyle County is located within one day’s drive from most major market centers in the eastern United States.
304 South Fourth Street, Suite 201 Danville, Kentucky 40422859-236-2805 [email protected]