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Artisans Inc., una empresa fabricante de prendas personalizadas con sede en Wisconsin, inauguró su primera instalación en Kentucky con una inversión de 8.4 millones de dólares que generará 55 nuevos empleos en la región, tras adquirir Tri-Five Holdings de Lexington en 2024. La compañía, fundada en 1963 y de propiedad 100 por ciento de sus empleados, se especializa en técnicas de decoración de prendas como serigrafía, bordado y sublimación para resorts, universidades y organizaciones de conservación. Esta expansión refleja una tendencia más amplia de inversión manufacturera en Kentucky, donde en los últimos cinco años se han anunciado aproximadamente 800 proyectos de ubicación o expansión de instalaciones con una inversión de capital reportada de 28 mil millones de dólares y más de 37 mil empleos adicionales.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Custom apparel manufacturer Artisans Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its first Kentucky location, a $8.4 million facility that is expected to create 55 new jobs in the region, according to an announcement from the Office of the Governor.
The Wisconsin-based company, which acquired Tri-Five Holdings of Lexington in 2024, has established its manufacturing presence in the commonwealth through the expansion of its newly acquired operation. The facility will focus on producing custom decorated apparel, headwear and accessories for destination resorts, colleges and conservation organizations.
Artisans Inc., founded in 1963 and headquartered in Glen Flora, Wisconsin, is a 100 percent employee-owned company. The organization specializes in screen printing, embroidery, sublimation and other apparel decoration techniques.
The Lexington facility marks a significant expansion of Artisans’ manufacturing footprint beyond its primary Wisconsin operations. The company operates a 150,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Glen Flora and serves more than 3,000 customer accounts across the country.
The new Kentucky location represents part of a broader trend of manufacturing investment in the state. Over the past five years, Kentucky manufacturers have announced approximately 800 facility location or expansion projects with a reported capital investment of $28 billion and more than 37,000 additional jobs.
Sources
- Office of the Governor
- Ladysmith News article about Artisans’ acquisition of Tri-Five Holdings
- Artisans Inc. official website
- Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development manufacturing statistics
This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from Office of the Governor, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=2811.
