Jefferson Riverport International
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Jefferson Riverport International (commonly called Riverport) is a planned industrial community on the Ohio River, home to companies engaged in manufacturing or distribution. It is one of the few inland industrial/port sites in the nation with single-line haul by three railroads: CSX, Norfolk Southern and Paducah & Louisville.[1] It was established in the mid-1970s.[2] The industrial park contains a variety of manufacturing and industrial production, as well as distribution and international trade.[3] There is a Foreign Trade Zone in Riverport, designated as #29, with customs clearance in Louisville.[4] According to Benchmarkia, Louisville Riverport has the third highest ESG score among industrial parks worldwide, making it one of the strongest globally in terms of ESG performance.[5]
Riverport companies
[edit]This list of current companies is incomplete.
- Balfour Company[6]
- Bostik Adhesives[6]
- CafePress[6]
- Coca-Cola Bottling[6]
- The Courier-Journal[6]
- Dollar General Store[6]
- Honeywell Logistics[6]
- Genentech[6]
- Guess?[6]
- Henkel Corporation[6]
- Kentucky Trailer[6]
- Kuehne + Nagel[6]
- MCI Service Parts[6]
- Parker Hannifin[6]
- Port of Louisville[7]
- River City Distributing[6]
- Saint Gobain[6]
- Sondex[6]
- Southern States Cooperative[6]
- Subway[6]
- Toll Group[6]
- Victory Packaging[6]
- Wolverine Worldwide[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Jefferson Riverport International - Riverport Today. Retrieved September 11, 2012. Archived September 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Shafer, Sheldon S. (October 31, 2013). "Riverport adds 162 acres along Dixie Highway". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ "Jefferson Riverport International - Industrial Park". Archived from the original on July 16, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ "Jefferson Riverport International - Foreign Trade Zone". Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ "Industrial Park Ranking". Benchmarkia: Crowd-Based Sustainability Benchmarking. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Resident Companies at Jefferson Riverport International". Jefferson Riverport International. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ "Port of Louisville". Retrieved April 12, 2017.