Kentucky Transpark

The Transpark can accommodate heavy and light industrial manufacturing operations and also offers planned unit development sites for commercial and retail establishments.

Under the leadership of Warren County Judge Executive Michael O. Buchanon, the Transpark has now become a regional cooperative effort involving eight partner counties and three partner cities as financial contributors.

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Transpark Companies

The Transpark is home to several automotive companies

• American Howa Kentucky, Inc. located an 84,000-square-foot facility on 24 acres of land at the Transpark, creating 61 new jobs and an economic investment of $10.55 million. American Howa Kentucky announced its first expansion in 2008. The expansion added an additional 56,000 square feet to the current facility, representing an economic investment of more than $12 million.
• Bowling Green Metalforming, a subsidiary of Cosma International Group of Magna International, Inc., constructed a 900,000-square-foot facility bringing 1,100 new jobs and a capital investment of over $200 million to Bowling Green.
• Cannon Automotive Solutions, Inc. a subsidiary of The Electromac Group, located a facility on 14 acres of land. This location created 100 jobs and an economic investment of $13.1 million.

National Recognition

In 2005, the Transpark received both state and national award re cognition for excellence in regional economic development efforts and commitment to environmental protection. In April, the Transpark received the LG&E Energy Corporation Community Award for Innovation and in July, the County Courthouse Award sponsored by the National Association of Counties.

History of the Transpark

The original concept for the Transpark was developed in August 1998 when a site evaluation and market strategy report was first conducted. Shortly thereafter, the Transpark received $6 million in state legislative funding in January 1999. An incremental bond issue totaling $25 million was issued by Warren County Fiscal Court in 2003, 2004 and 2005 to purchase land and complete infrastructure. Additional state grants were received in December 2004 in the amount of $650,000 for the construction of the internal roads of the Transpark, a second state grant in the amount of $550,000 was received in June 2005, also for the construction of the internal roads of the Transpark. A state grant in the amount of $2.5 million is also currently pending and contingent upon the location of future economic development clients in the heavy industrial portion of the Transpark.