Governor Andy Beshear discussed the accomplishments of an area business during his Team Kentucky update Thursday.
The governor highlighted Kruger Packaging after his visit to their Elizabethtown Packaging Plant last week. Beshear said he was impressed with the $113 million operation.
“The project was announced back in 2021 and now it is up and fully running,” Beshear said. “It was great to check out the operation in person, which is in a 400,000-square-foot facility in the T.J. Patterson Industrial Park.”
Beshear said the Kruger plant is one of the most technologically-advanced plants of its kind, and Kruger’s investment in the E-Town community made 150 new jobs possible.
Beshear said he visited Kruger on its spirit day, and got to see a positive work environment.
“A great culture, great leadership, and everybody I talked to was so excited about this new employer and these new jobs, so I want to thank Kruger Packaging’s leaders as well as partners at LG&E and KU, which is making sure the facility has all the power that it needs.”
The Elizabethtown plant is Kruger’s only American operation, with sister facilities in Ontario and Quebec, Canada.
