Economic Development
LTADD coordinates the following economic development programs:
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
The eight LTADD counties share historic, social, and economic ties and are closely aligned in terms of economic problems and potential. All eight counties are classified as eligible in the Economic Development Administration Title IX Long-Term Economic Deterioration Program. Self-reliance and traditional attitudes are values strongly held by residents of the region.
The district covers 3,346 square miles with a population density of 84 persons per square mile. The area has several major physiographic regions that exhibit distinct geologic and topographic features. However, the Lincoln Trail Area Development District lies mainly within the Mississippian Plateau Region.
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Local Economic Development Agencies
Breckinridge United Economic Development
PO Box 725
224 Main Street
Hardinsburg, KY 40143
Phone: 270-756-0268
Web Site: www.breckinridgecountyeconomicdevelopment.com
Elizabethtown/Hardin County Industrial Foundation
233 Ring Road
Suite 150
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Phone: 270-737-0300
E-Mail: info@eifky.org
Web Site: www.eifky.org
LaRue County Industrial Foundation
209 West High Street
PO Box 188
Hodgenville, KY 42748
Phone: 270-358-4400
Fax: 270-358-4528
E-Mail: bsims@laruecounty.org
Web Site: www.laruecounty.org/industries.shtml
Lebanon/Marion County Industrial Foundation
223 N. Spalding Avenue
Suite 300
Lebanon, KY 40033
Phone: 270-692-6002
E-Mail: contact@marioncountyky.com
Web Site: www.marioncountyky.com
Leitchfield/Grayson County Industrial Development Corporation
425 S. Main Street
Leitchfield, KY 42755
Phone: 270-259-5587
800-667-5934
E-Mail: dcooper@growgrayson.com
Web Site: www.growgrayson.com
Meade County Industrial Development Authority
79 Broadway
Brandenburg, KY 40108
Phone: 270-422-5627
Fax: 270-422-4705
Web Site: mcbedky.org
Nelson County Economic Development Agency
One Court Square
Bardstown, KY 40004
Phone: 502-348-6402
E-Mail: kimhuston@nceda.net
Web Site: www.nceda.net
North Hardin Economic Development Authority
3939 S. Dixie Blvd.
PO Box 900
Radcliff, KY 40160
Phone: 270-351-6455
866-351-6455 (toll free)
Fax: 270-351-6455
E-Mail: director@nheda.net
Web Site: www.nheda.net
Springfield/Washington County Industrial Foundation (SWEDA)
124 W. Main Street
Springfield, KY 40069
Phone: 859-336-0052
Fax: 859-336-9410
E-Mail: daniel@sweda.org
Web Site: www.sweda.org