Buffalo Trace parent company has announced they are making a billion investment in Taylor County… Big Dawg news has learned that Sazerac the owner of Buffalo Trace distilleries, know for its popular brands Buffalo Trace, Pappy Van Winkle and other brands is expanding into Taylor County and has sought approval for a tax incentive from Kentucky to support the one billion dollar investment for the Campbellsville plant.

The new Campbellsville plant is expected to hire 50 people with wages around $33.80 an hour. 

The timing on this project comes at a good time, the city of Campbellsville is in the process of running another water line from Green River Lake to meet the supply and demand in the community, the new water line will give the city  Campbellsville over a million more gallons of water.

More details are coming, stay tuned to 99.9 The Big Dawg.