肯塔基州：Niagara Bottling 在 Kenton County 的1.41亿美元新厂开业 新增60个全职岗位
肯塔基州州长 Andy Beshear 10月22日宣布，饮料制造商 Niagara Bottling 位于 Kenton County Elsmere 的新厂正式开业，项目投资额达1.41亿美元，新增60个全职岗位。
该项目于2024年9月首次宣布时投资额为1.298亿美元，本次公布的投资较当时增加逾1,100万美元。工厂位于 C5 Airport East Logistics Center，占地52英亩，厂房面积436,800平方英尺，从事饮料生产与分销。
Niagara Bottling 为家族企业，1963年创立，总部位于加州 Diamond Bar，生产瓶装水、气泡水、运动饮料与即饮茶饮等产品。据肯塔基州经济发展部门2024年公布的协议，该项目曾获最高110万美元的绩效税收激励，岗位平均时薪（含福利）目标为45.17美元。（GSM 据肯塔基州州长办公室与肯塔基州经济发展内阁发布）
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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图片来源：图：Kenton County 法院（Independence）。照片：CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / The Kenton County Courthouse in Independence. Photo: CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
