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Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Barren County Industrial Reports for Kentucky Counties 1-1999 Industrial Resources: Barren County - Glasgow Kentucky Library Research Collections Western Kentucky University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/barren_cty Part of the Business Administration, Management, and Operations Commons, Growth and Development Commons, and the Infrastructure Commons Recommended Citation Kentucky Library Research Collections, "Industrial Resources: Barren County - Glasgow" (1999). Barren County. Paper 24. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/barren_cty/24 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in Barren County by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Resources For Economic Development BarbQui vJiH' Bu inrd Cour Ba'-GSfown • Bocn-r rerp.i Sov.'!":g Groen • Bc>d Greeru.; Ccun:ir3;3. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page GLASGOW,KENTUCKY - A RESOURCE PROFILE 5 LABOR MARKET STATISTICS 3 Population 3 Population Projections 3 Estimated Labor Supply 3 Labor Force Characteristics of Residents, 1997 ^ Work Force Commuting Patterns (1990) ^ Selected Components of Nonagricultural Employment by Place of Work, 1997 4 Per Capita Personal Income ^ Average Placement Wages ^ Average Weekly Wages by Industry by Place of Work, 1997 7 EXISTING INDUSTRY ® Glasgow Manufacturing Firms, Their Products and Employment 8 Major Glasgow Supportive/Service Employers 10 Labor Organizations in Barren County 10 Selected Industrial Services - Within 50 Miles of Glasgow 11 TRANSPORTATION 12 Highways 12 Truck Service 12 Rail 14 Air 14 UTILITIES.... IS Electricity IS Natural Gas IS Public Water Supply 10 Sewerage 10 CLIMATE 17 LOCAL GOVERNMENT 18 Structure 18 Planning and Zoning 18 Local Fees and Licenses 18 Sales and Use Tax 18 State and Local Property Taxes 18 EDUCATION 20 Primary and Secondary Schools 20 Colleges and Technical Schools 21 OTHER LOCAL FACILITIES 23 RECREATION 24 APPENDIX A - DEFINITIONS 26 111 GLASGOW,KENTUCKY - A RESOURCE PROFILE Glasgow, the county seat of Barren County, is located in the heart of south-central Kentucky near Mammoth Cave National Park and Barren River Lake State Resort Park. Glasgow, with a 1996 estimated population of 13,379, is located 96 miles northeast of Nashville, Tennessee; 96 miles south of Louisville, Kentucky; and 193 miles southwest of Cincinnati, Ohio. Barren County covers a land area of 491 square miles and had an estimated 1997 population of 36,770 persons. "Perhaps the most sophisticated broadband fiberoptics system in operation in America today is in Glasgow, Kentucky," according to the June 1996 issue of Area Development magazine. "The Glasgow Electric Plant Board, the community's municipal utility, has wired the community's 13,000 plus residents with a 120-mile coaxial-based telecommunications network. That offers residents a variety of cyber services unmatched anywhere in America. The system connects customers to a city-wide computer and data network that links residential, school, local government, library, business, and medical computers in a virtually seamless web." The Economic Framework - Barren County firms employed 17,691 people in 1997. Contract construction firms provided 1,059 jobs; mining and quarrying firms in the county employed 48; manufacturing firms in the county reported 6,756 employees; wholesale and retail trade provided 3,615 jobs; 3,392 were employed in the service industry; and stale and local government accounted for 1,876 jobs. Labor Supply - There is a current estimated labor supply of 35,115 persons available for industrial jobs in the labor market area. In addition, from 1999 to 2003, approximately 12,676 young persons in the labor market area will become 18 years of age and potentially available for industrial jobs. Transportation - Glasgow is served by the Cumberland Parkway, U.S. Highways 3IE and 68, and Kentucky Route 90. Interstate 65 is located only eleven miles northwest. Twenty-one trucking companies provide Glasgow with intrastate and/or interstate service. CSX Transportation provides rail service to Glasgow. Moore Field in Glasgow maintains one 4,586 paved runway. The nearest scheduled commercial airline service is located at Nashville Internationa! Airport, 96 miles southwest of Glasgow and the Louisville International Airport, 96 miles north of Glasgow. Power and Fuel - Electric power is provided to Glasgow by the Glasgow Electric Plant Board, which is supplied by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Barren County is provided electric power by the Farmers Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation. Natural gas service is provided to Glasgow by the Western Kentucky Gas Company. Education - Glasgow Independent, Cavema Independent and the Barren County school systems provide primary and secondary education to Glasgow and Barren County. Five colleges and universities are located within 60 miles of Glasgow. The nearest state technical colleges are Bowling Green Technical College Glasgow Campus in Glasgow and the Bowling Green Technical College in Bowling Green. The nearest area technology centers (ATC) are Barren County ATC in Glasgow; Monroe County ATC in Tompkinsville; and Green County ATC in Greensburg. Labor Market Area Maps vritucky Metcalii Indiana nimoB West Vuginia Mssoun Vliginia Note: To obtain detailed topographical and general highway maps contact Maps and Publications at 502-564-4715, or for industrial site maps contact the Site Evaluation Division at 502-564-7140. LABOR MARKET STATISTICS The Glasgow labor market area includes Barren County and the following additional counties: Allen, Edmonson, Hart, Metcalfe, Monroe, and Warren. Population 1980 1990 1996* 1997* Labor Market Area 167,166 171,960 185,666 187,911 Glasgow 12,958 12,777 13,739 N/A Barren County 34,009 34,001 36,221 36,770 Notes: * Population estimates. N/A: Not available. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Population Projections 2000 2010 2020 Labor Market Area 191,602 203.768 212,495 Barren County 36,296 37,387 37,851 Note: Population projections are from High Growth Series forecast. Source: University of Louisville, Urban Studies Center, State Data Center. Estimated Labor Supply Available Labor, 1997 Future Labor Potential Becoming 18 years Labor Under of age Total Unemployed Supply employed 1999 through 2003 Labor Market Area 35,115 5,945 3,018 26,151 12.676 Barren County 6,478 982 717 4,778 2,443 Note: Unemployed - people not working but actively seeking work. Potential Labor Supply - represents the number of persons not in the labor force, but would like a job (based on national estimates). Underemployed - people employed in wholesale/retail trade and non-professional services. See Appendix for further explanation. Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Future Labor SuddIv Becoming 18 Years of Age. 1999 through 2003. Labor Force Characteristics of Residents, 1997 Barren County Labor Market Area Civilian Labor Force 18.535 100,335 Employed 17,553 94,390 Unemployed 982 5,945 Unemployment Rate(%) 5.3 5.9 Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Work Force Commuting Patterns(1990) Workers commuting out of Barren County 2,535 Workers commuting into Barren County 2,905 Working and residing in Barren County 11,620 Source: University