By MICHAEL CRIMMINS
Glasgow News 1
Governor Andy Beshear visited Glasgow on Tuesday afternoon to celebrate Tate Inc. with local officials.
The T.J. Health Pavilion Community Center was packed with community members, local officials and Glasgow Scottie Band members on Feb. 3 to further highlight the coming of a new factory alongside Beshear.
“What a great day for Barren County,” Beshear said. “We’re celebrating a better life for our people, we’re celebrating activity coming to this county that is going to persist for decades to come.”
“This [investment] will allow Tate to expand their business as it becomes more important than ever,” he added.
Barren County Judge-Executive Jamie Bewley Byrd and Glasgow Mayor Henry Royse spoke during the press conference, expressing their thanks to Beshear and to Tate.
Brad Kampbell, director of operations and vice president of engineering with Tate, expressed his optimism working in the Glasgow and Barren County community.
“This will be our largest manufacturing facility anywhere in the world…by a significant margin,” Kampbell said. “So it’s a major milestone for us as a company…We looked all over the U.S. [for a site] and we picked this location very intentionally — and Glasgow very intentionally.”
“We think the community reflects the values most important to us, and those are a strong work ethic, pride in craftsmanship [and a] commitment to building something that lasts…We’re excited to grow here, invest here, and build something meaningful together,” he added.
While hinted at by Barren County Economic Authority President and Chief Executive Officer Maureen Carpenter at the Sept. 25, 2025, Industry Impact Awards Banquet, the governor’s office announced the $61.2 million project on Oct. 15. Tate will make “high performing thermal management and airflow solutions engineered to optimize efficiency and reliability in the most demanding of data centers,” a press release stated.
The investment is planned to bring 400 jobs to Glasgow, according to information provided by the governor’s office. Glasgow Mayor Henry Royse said Tate was a “once-in-a-generation” milestone that represents “the largest economic development investment [for Glasgow] in roughly two decades.”
A subsidiary of the Irish company Kingspan Group PLC that has 273 facilities and more than 27,000 employees across 80 countries, Tate recently purchased the former R.R. Donnelley and Sons building for $17.5 million, according to prior Glasgow News 1 reporting.
On Jan. 29, Glasgow city council members approved the issuance of up to $85 million in industrial revenue bonds.
Tate began hiring Glasgow jobs in late January.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear talks to attendees of a press conference at T.J. Health Pavilion Community Center on Feb. 3, 2026. Michael Crimmins/Glasgow News 1
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