The Owensboro Magazine 2009

INDUSTRY Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. 4700 Kentucky 56 Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 852-5000 Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline Inc. is an interstate natural gas transmission system spanning more than 6,000 miles in the Midwest and Mid-continent regions of the United States with headquarters in Owensboro, Ky. Southern Star’s 460 employees and its pipeline facilities are located throughout Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri, Wyoming, Colorado and Texas. It serves major markets such as the Kansas City metropolitan area, Wichita, Kansas and the Joplin/Springfield, Missouri areas. Southern Star is a locally managed private company owned by GE’s Energy Financial Services business and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Southern Star has provided over 100 years of continuous, quality service since its formation in 1904. Highly sought after due to its consistently strong performance, desirable location in America’s heartland, and quality of service, Southern Star has enjoyed various owners and undergone several name changes over the last century. Specialty Foods Group 6 Dublin Lane Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 926-2324 Specialty Foods Group, Inc. (SFG) is a leading U.S. producer and marketer of a wide variety of premium branded and private-label processed meat products, including the Field brand. SFG products are available through a wide-range of outlets including national and regional supermarkets, independent food retailers, delicatessens, club stores, convenience stores and food service distributors. SFG currently operates two modern manufacturing facilities, located in Illinois and Kentucky, with a total capacity of over 200 million pounds per year. Established in 1914 in Owensboro, Ky., the Field brand represents traditional values of times long past. A company founded on service and quality, Field continues to produce exceptional products made with select cuts of meat and all natural spices just as it was nearly 100 years ago. By observing these old time recipes and craftsmanship, Field delivers consistent customer satisfaction. Field products include wieners and franks, bacon, smoked sausage, fresh sausage, ham and a variety of lunch meats. During 2008, SFG received $2.7 million from the Kentucky Economic Development Authority, $1 million from the state Agricultural Development Board and $1,000 in county agriculture money each from McLean, Casey and Jefferson counties and to help expand production in Owensboro. Swedish Match 1121 Industrial Drive Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 685-7200 Swedish Match is one of the worlds largest producers of chewing and pipe tobacco and one of the major players in the growing value-priced segment for American snuff. The Swedish Match North America Division manufactures and markets snus and snuff, machinemade cigars, chewing tobacco and pipe tobacco for the U.S. market. The products are manufactured in Owensboro, Ky. and Dothan, Ala. In 2009, Louisville-based National Tobacco Co. will move production of 39 of its products to Owensboro under a long-term agreement with Swedish Match North America. The new products will bring seven to 10 jobs with them. The company has about 350 employees in Owensboro now. All of National Tobacco’s loose-leaf tobacco brands will be produced in Owensboro in the future. Those brands include Beech-Nut and the value-priced Durango. Swedish Match produces such brands as Red Man and Timber Wolf in Owensboro. 32 OWENSBORO 2009

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The Owensboro 2009 From our Chair Contents Buffalo Trace Brings History to Owensboro Environmental Education Blooms in the Garden Owensboro Arts and Cultural Events Making the Grade Building Opportunity In the Swim Economic Development through Placemaking Sister Cities brings International Benefits Embracing Innovation to spur Economic Development Creating a Pool of Skilled Workers Expanding Transportation Options One-Stop Business Licensing Robot Doctor Building a Locally-Based Food Economy Welcome to the Neighborhood Luxury Living on the River Moving In Trendy Excursions Evolves with the Times The Crème Brews Comfort Downtown Growing with the Community Family Business Boasts Longevity, Good Barbecue Entrepreneurial Spirit Comes Home Capturing the Broadway Market Ministering to Church Leaders Community at-a-Glance By the Numbers Dining & Catering Guide Advertiser Index

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