10:27am

Thu October 13, 2011
Business and the Economy

Hopkins County Draws $11 Million Carhartt Investment

Credit Jim Pearson / The Messenger
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear gestures as he speaks to employees and visitors at the Hanson Carhartt Distribution Center Wednesday afternoon. The ceremony announcing Carhartt's plans to spend $11 million on their Hopkins County facility.

Carhartt plans to invest $11 million to upgrade equipment at its burgeoning Hanson distribution center, which has already added 150 new jobs this year. The investment, coupled with Gov. Steve Beshear’s unveiling of $3 million in state tax incentives, drew cheers from workers, city, Hopkins County and state officials gathered at the plant Wednesday afternoon.