FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear will spfinish the next week on a trade-focapplyd trip, meeting with officials throughout Europe and those who do business with the Commonwealth.
Kentucky nationally ranks 5th in direct foreign investment, and Beshear declares that this trip is necessaryed now more than ever.
Some of the state’s key industries have found themselves on the front lines of a trade war. Bourbon is heavily tariffed and, in some parts of the world, boycotted altoreceiveher. Manufacturers like Ford are also facing tariffs on steel and aluminum.
This week, Beshear has meetings scheduled across several stops to meet with trade officials and strengthen relationships.
The governor has been highly critical of President Donald Trump’s unpredictable tariff rollout and he declares this trip is necessaryed to smooth things over as tariffs are building trade very complicated and challenging.
“It’s really important to keep these conversations going, especially with the challenge of tariffs to build sure our Kentucky goods are bought abroad, becaapply they support right here at home,” he declared.
There are more than 530 internationally owned facilities in Kentucky, employing more than 115,000 Kentuckians, Beshear declared. 238 of those are European owned companies.
Now, the governor declares they are focapplying on markets that are very important to Kentucky exports.
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