Ashland Plant to Retain 500 Jobs in Calvert City

WKMS | By Whitney Jones

Published January 30, 2013 at 2:03 PM CST

A chemical and technology company plans to retain 500 full-time jobs with a $15 million investment at its Calvert City plant. Ashland Incorporated provides specialty chemicals and technology for consumer and industrial markets internationally.

The company plans to add three high-efficiency steam generators to the plant, reducing emissions and improving energy efficiency. The new generators replace a coal-fired burner and an aging gas-fired broiler and can support the plant during power outages.

Installation of the generators is set for March with operations beginning by spring 2014. The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority approved Ashland for up to $5.5 million in tax incentives for the upgrade.

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Whitney Jones

Whitney grew up listening to Car Talk to and from her family’s beach vacation each year, but it wasn’t until a friend introduced her to This American Life that radio really grabbed her attention. She is a recent graduate from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., where she studied journalism. When she’s not at WKMS, you can find her working on her backyard compost pile and garden, getting lost on her bicycle or crocheting one massive blanket.

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