Mayor: Somerset in Running for New Manufacturing Plant

SOMERSET, Ky. (WTVQ)- A big economic boon could be on the way for a town in Pulaski County.

The Commonwealth Journal reports Somerset mayor Eddie Girdler says the city is in the running to be the new home of a manufacturing plant.

The Journal says the city is in final negotiations with a Texas based firm. The paper quotes the mayor as saying Somerset’s gas service would use the new plant to convert natural gas into another product.

The mayor added the new facility would create a significant number of jobs.