List of Kentucky companies
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This is a list of Kentucky companies which includes notable companies that are headquartered in Kentucky, or were previously headquartered in Kentucky.
Companies based in Kentucky
0–9
21c Museum Hotels
A
A&W Restaurants
Alltech
Ashland Inc.
Atlas Machine and Supply, Inc.
Atria Senior Living
B
Baptist Heath
Bearno's
Big Ass Fans
Block Starz Music
Blood-Horse Publications
Bluegrass Brewing Company
Broadbent's
Brown–Forman
Buffalo Trace Distillery
C
C.I.Agent Solutions
CafePress
Caldwell Tanks
Columbia Sussex
Commonwealth Credit Union
Crosley Radio
D
D.D. Williamson
Dippin' Dots
Doe-Anderson Inc.
E
Ebonite International
Equix
Exstream Software
F
Fazoli's
Florida Tile
Forcht Group of Kentucky
Four Roses
Fruit of the Loom
G
GE Appliances
General Cable
Gilliam Candy Company
Graf Brothers Flooring and Lumber
H
Heaven Hill
Heine Brothers'
Hillerich & Bradsby
Hilliard Lyons
Hitcents
Holley Performance Products
Houchens Industries
Humana
I
i-wireless
Intech Contracting
J
Jif
Jim Beam
Joseph & Joseph
Jr. Food Stores
K
Kentucky Peerless Distilling Company
KFC
Kindred Healthcare
Kinetic theTechnologyAgency
Kona Ice
L
Lexmark
LG&E and KU Energy
Lincoln Industries
Long John Silver's
Louisville Bats
Louisville Gas & Electric
Louisville Stoneware
Louisville Water Company
Luckett & Farley
M
Maker's Mark
Mammoth Resource Partners
Marmon-Herrington
Mayfield Consumer Products
N
Naval Ordnance Station Louisville
New Kolb Aircraft
Norton Healthcare
O
Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ouibox
P
Papa John's Pizza
Paxton Media Group
PharMerica
Presbyterian Publishing Corporation
Purple House Press
R
R.J. Corman Railroad Group
Republic Bank & Trust Company
S
Safetran
Sargent & Greenleaf
Shay's Bones and Biscuits (2004), defunct
SHPS
SITEX Corporation
SonaBLAST! Records
Stewart Iron Works
Stites & Harbison
T
Tempur-Pedic
Texas Roadhouse
Themeparks LLC
Thorntons Inc.
Town Branch
Tumbleweed Tex Mex Grill & Margarita Bar
U
Unicomp
United States Playing Card Company
UPS Airlines
W
Waterfront Development Corporation
Westminster John Knox Press
Wild Flavors
Wild Turkey
Willett Distillery
Woodford Reserve
WTII Records
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Y
Yum! Brands
Z
ZFX Inc.
ZOOperstars!
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