Business View Magazine | October 2020

283 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2020 Cave, accessible only by boat. Founded by pioneers in 1798, Bowling Green was the provisional capital of Confederate Kentucky during the American Civil War and was the subject of the 1967 Everly Brothers song “Bowling Green.” In the 21st century, it is the location of numerous manufacturers, including Fruit of the Loom and General Motors. The Bowling Green Assembly Plant has been the source of all Chevrolet Corvettes built since 1981. Jeff Meisel, City Manager relates, “Bowling Green and Warren County have been the fastest growing area in Kentucky for the last several years. We have a great central location right on I-65 between Louisville and Nashville, and Western Kentucky University with its 20,000 students is an anchor here, as well as one of our larger employers. We have a very diverse economy, with three big healthcare companies here in town. We’re a regional hub for three to four hundred thousand people who come to Bowling Green for healthcare and for retail, to get what they need.” Bowling Green has a lot to offer for “a big, small town” that’s friendly, yet of significant size - and just an hour away from Nashville for those craving big city fun. It is a safe place to live with attractive looking streets, an excellent city and county park system, and an enviable quality of life. Ron Bunch, President and CEO of the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, acknowledges, “Our community has been nationally ranked sixth or higher for seven consecutive years in economic development results among cities our size across the U.S. That’s due in large part to the amazing business climate that our city and county have put together and the support we get for economic development. More recently, we were identified by Global Trade Magazine as number two on the list of Top 20 Manufacturing Cities in the U.S. That is pretty remarkable.” BOWL ING GREEN, KENTUCKY