Kentucky: Niagara Bottling Opens $141 Million Plant in Kenton County, Adding 60 Full-Time Jobs
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Oct. 22 announced the official opening of Niagara Bottling's new plant in Elsmere, Kenton County, a $141 million investment adding 60 full-time jobs.
The project was first announced in September 2024 at $129.8 million; the figure announced at the opening is more than $11 million higher. The plant sits in the C5 Airport East Logistics Center on a 52-acre site and includes 436,800 square feet of manufacturing space for beverage production and distribution.
Niagara Bottling is a family-owned company founded in 1963 and headquartered in Diamond Bar, California. It produces bottled water, sparkling and flavored water, sports drinks and ready-to-drink teas and coffees. Under the agreement published by Kentucky's Cabinet for Economic Development in 2024, the project was approved for up to $1.1 million in performance-based tax incentives tied to the 60 jobs, at a target average hourly wage of $45.17 including benefits. (GSM, based on releases from the Kentucky governor's office and the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development)
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Photo: 图：Kenton County 法院（Independence）。照片：CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / The Kenton County Courthouse in Independence. Photo: CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
