Age is just a number, right? Yes, but sometimes that number is worth celebrating. That just happens to be the case with the Toyota Kentucky plant which just turned 30!
The announcement to start building the plant came in late December of 1985 and thirty years later, that same plant has grown to employ 8,000 people and covers 169 football fields.
“Toyota has had a powerful impact on Kentucky’s economy over the past 30 years,” said Governor Matt Bevin. “Continued investment in the Georgetown plant, including the production line for the first Lexus made in the U.S., has put the Commonwealth on the map as a top state for automotive manufacturing. Add to that the more than $120 million invested in local communities, there is no doubt Toyota is a strong community partner. We are truly grateful to have them in Kentucky.”
Read the full article from Toyota here and check out the video above and the photo below that captures the groundbreaking all those years ago.
“30 Years After Groundbreaking, Toyota Kentucky Proves Age Is Only a Number | Corporate.” 30 Years After Groundbreaking, Toyota Kentucky Proves Age Is Only a Number | Corporate. Toyota USA Newsroom, 8 June 2016. Web. 15 June 2016.
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