Louisville enjoys a rich tradition of excellence in manufacturing, and this tradition provides the foundation for our global leadership in a new era of flexible, advanced manufacturing.

Our strong manufacturing environment makes it easy for new companies to establish a profitable presence in Louisville with a labor pool that works - and with world-class R&D facilities and a one-of-a-kind makerspace/ micro-factory, Firstbuild, the future of manufacturing is made in Louisville. Make it here and ship it anywhere thanks to our road, river, and global air logistics reach.

With Louisville’s concentration of headquarters, back office support centers, financial services talent, and robust tech pipeline, we are the next breakout mid-size market.

Our Business Services cluster supports B2B across many sectors from accounting to human relations consulting to Information Technology. Thanks to digital capabilities on a global scale, work can be done from nearly anywhere, and with a high quality of life coupled with a competitive cost structure, Louisville gives businesses and workforce the advantage by locating here.

Louisville is a hub for food and beverage companies of all sizes, from local to global, including headquarters, marketing, production, manufacturing, beverage development, distribution and growth and acquisition support.

From concept to consumer, a start-up or mid-sized company can develop a beverage concept at Flavorman, utilize food color innovation at D.D. Williamson, buy locally sourced ingredients, test product safety at Eurofins, purchase equipment at Winston Industries, and design packaging at Premier Packaging – all without leaving the city limits. No other city can offer you this density of resources and talent like Louisville.

Imagine all the opportunities that would come from being in a city recognized as a global leader of your industry. As the home of the nation’s largest concentration of aging care headquarters operations, Louisville has built a knowledge center and culture of innovation that has brought companies like ScionHealth to our city. Louisville also boasts a robust health innovation startup scene that helps accelerate, incubate, and showcase solutions for health and aging technology.

Add UPS Worldport’s unique medical logistics value proposition to that, and the possibilities are endless.

Imagine being able to provide world-class delivery service to your customers around the world. Turn imagination into reality by locating your business in Louisville.

As a city founded on the banks of the Ohio River in 1778, Louisville has long been a logistics hub. Today, we are strategically located at a 21st century crossroads with river, road, rail, and runway. With unrivaled access to the interstate system and daily overnight flights to more than 25 countries through UPS Worldport, companies located here can provide best-of-class supply chain and logistics service to customers around the world.