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Andy Beshear: “Earth Breeze invested $5.9 million, creating 226 jobs [in…”

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Gov. Andy Beshear - Team Kentucky Update 7.16.26

Published July 16, 2026 | Video Starts at 14:12

I want to thank them and their former interim CEO for making that choice. Sumitomo's electric wiring system, $17 million expansion creating 75 jobs. Then you got Mercer county, where Earth Breeze invested $5.9 million, creating 226 jobs [in Mercer County]. And Apple made a commitment to over $2.1 billion to make sure all the glass of iPhones is made in the United States and and they intend to make it at Corning in Mercer county. (14:12–14:20)

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