Gov. Matt Bevin’s Commitment To Pro-Business Policies Spurs Job Growth In Kentucky

April 27, 2017

Thanks to Republican Governor Matt Bevin’s pro-business leadership, renewed investment in Kentucky is spurring increased job growth for the region. Yesterday, Governor Bevin announced that Braidy Industries will invest $1.3 billion in a new aluminum rolling mill, creating 550 good-paying jobs in Eastern Kentucky. Governor Bevin’s commitment to strengthening the Commonwealth’s job-market, by easing regulations, cutting red tape and signing Right-To-Work legislation, is driving real results and beginning to make Kentucky a top state for jobs.

The Daily Independent published an editorial praising the news:

“It was fitting that the sky was blue and the sun was shining brightly as Gov. Matt Bevin stood in front of the McConnell House and delivered northeastern Kentucky’s biggest economic news in, well, nearly 100 years.

The cloud of darkness and despair that has hovered over our region for far too long has been lifted.

Braidy Industries is bringing an aluminum rolling mill to the riverfront on 380 acres of land near South Shore with a $1.3 billion investment in a state-of-the-art plant that will cover 2.5 million square feet when it is under roof.

Gov. Bevin’s relentless push to make Kentucky a right-to-work state also factored in heavily as did Kentucky Power President Matthew Satterwhite’s incentives and professional dealings with Bouchard.

Bevin showed the confidence he has in the workers of northeastern Kentucky by pushing so hard. He saw pride in the people’s eyes and was inspired to help them get off the deck. In the waning hours of this year’s legislative session, which concluded March 30, Bevin successfully asked lawmakers to approve up to $15 million for a ‘mystery’ economic development project in eastern Kentucky. They obliged with a 98-0 vote, sending a message of confidence themselves to an awaiting industry.

This will be the day that people remember as the start of something that reshapes our region for decades. Not only is it a major boost for Greenup County, but it has ripple effects in every community up and down the Ohio River.”