Webster County is one of the "STARS" in the 4 Star Industrial Park, the home of Columbia Sportswear Company. Columbia Sportswear has built a US$40-million, 428,000-sq.-ft. (38,520-sq.-m.) footwear distribution center in Dixon, Ky., that may employ as many as 400 workers.

The West Kentucky Regional Industrial Park is a new concept developed by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, designed to diversify the job opportunities in the area. The 650+ acre park, located 18 miles south of Henderson, KY, benefits a coalition of counties including Henderson, Union, Webster, and McLean. The Commonwealth of Kentucky has prepared the infrastructure for industrial development, making the West Kentucky Regional Industrial Park an ideal site for companies considering expansion in the Bluegrass State. Available Sites Radius Map

The Regional Industrial Park Program is funded through the Local Government Economic Development Fund (LGEDF) from revenue collected through coal severance taxes.  Five parks have been established in strategic locations across the state, with the West Kentucky Park being the first to receive funding.  Each of the four counties that make up the West Kentucky Regional Industrial Park share in the tax revenues generated by the park.  The general idea is to create large blocks of available, accessible, marketable industrial land in an economical way without regard to county boundaries that will result in greater development and more job opportunities for all Kentuckians.

• 800+ acres

• Prime industrial property

• Lowest electricity costs in the nation

• Skilled, hardworking local workforce

• High-speed fiber optic connectivity

• Quickly growing water and wastewater resources

• Centrally located to 66% of the manufacturing production of the United States

• Easily accessible via highway, rail, barge, or air service

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Webster County Strategic Technology Plan

This document provides a “road map” for technology-based growth and economic
development in Webster County. Detailed assessments and recommendations are provided in Tab 1 of this report. The full report provides an overview of ConnectKentucky’s findings and recommendations related to the assessment of Webster County’s technology needs, particularly related to computers, broadband and Information Technology.

Webster County (US Census Bureau)
Dixon
Sebree
Providence
Clay
Slaughters
Wheatcroft

The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development is the primary state agency in Kentucky responsible for creating new jobs and new investment in the state. New business investment in Kentucky in 2002 totaled more than $3.2 billion with the creation of nearly 13,000 new jobs. Information on available development sites, workforce training, incentive programs, community profiles, small business development and other resources is available at www.thinkkentucky.com.

Webster County Economic Development Corp
270-639-7015

4 Star Industrial Park
P.O. Box 674
Henderson, KY 42419