Reasons to Choose Eastern Kentucky

  • 128-acre Industrial Park located at the Quillen Chapel Interchange of Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway, near Campton, KY.
  • Low utilitiy rates and access to the largest oil and gas fields east of the Mississippi River.
  • Hard working, dedicated workforce from five counties. 12,000 Labor market within 60 miles. 
  • One hour from the Bluegrass Airport in Lexington, KY and minutes away from two local airports.
  • Outstanding fire departments and civic groups along with supportive governments from Wolfe, Lee, Powell, Owlsey  and Breathitt Counties. 
  • Home of the Red River Gorge Geological area, and Natural Bridge State Park which receives over 500,000 visitors a year.

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Shaping Our Appalachian Region

Out of the Shaping our Applician Region (SOAR) conferences in January and May 2014, Governor Beshear and Congressman Hal Rogers introduced the expansion project for the Mountain Parkway. This project includes a four lane expansion and dark fiber infustructure for high speed broadband availability. 
Mountain Parkway Expansion Awarded $24 Million Federal TIGER Grant to Speed Construction - September 9, 2014

More than one million dollars is on the way to Eastern Kentucky to help with the Shaping Our Appalachian Region, known as SOAR initiative. on July 11, 2014

Look forward, not backward, federal official urges leaders of Appalachian economic effort on  July 11, 2014

SOAR Gains $1.3 Million in Investments, Launches CDC Health Impact Series on July 8, 2014

Available Workforce

Labor market counties are composed of counties which significantly exist within the sixty (60) minute drive range of the originating county’s county seat. 
Labor Market Area 
Total 12,108
Unemployed 7,363
Potential Labor Supply 4,745
Future Labor (Age 18 within 4 years) 9,179
State Incentive Programs
Bluegrass State Skills Corporation (BSSC) – Click on this link to learn more about the Grant-in-Aid and Tax Credit programs for workforce training offered through BSSC.

Kentucky Business Incentives & Financial Programs – Click on this link to learn more about the various tax incentive programs offered by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development. Through the Kentucky Business Incentives (KBI) Program, businesses locating in this county could qualify for enhanced incentives.

Property Tax in Wolfe County
Real Estate : $0.382
Tangibles : $0.134
Motor Vehicles : $0.194