Nitto to open new multimillion-dollar manufacturing facility in Kentucky
Nitto has announced plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Frankfort, Kentucky. The company, which specializes in products and services for automotive, electronics, aerospace and other industries, will locate the new plant at 120 Fortune Drive in Franklin County’s Industrial Park 3 and create 220 new jobs for the surrounding area. According to the company, the new facility will provide Nitto with additional production space and a better location to assist the company to deliver a wide range of products to their customers. Production at the new plant is expected to begin in spring 2025.
What people are saying
In a recent quote, Yukihiro Horikawa, president of Nitto Inc., said, “Nitto is excited to put down roots in the capital city and to welcome our team to the area in 2025. The access to our customers is unparallelled in the Bluegrass region. We are enthusiastic about the community and excited to invest in Frankfort.”
Governor Andy Beshear added, “The economic momentum Kentucky is seeing is a direct result of tremendous growth among our largest and most vital industries, and manufacturing, automotive and aerospace are at the center of that growth. We continue to see quality companies like Nitto expanding to meet growing customer demand, and that is a recipe for long-term success for our economy. I want to thank Nitto’s leadership for this new investment and look forward to their continued growth in our state.”
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Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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