Area Development
Auto supplier American Howa Kentucky Inc. is investing $11.5 million and creating 86 jobs in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The company will expand its existing 138,000-square-foot plant by 56,000 square feet.

"We are very pleased to continue doing business in the Kentucky Transpark and to increase our investment with this expansion," said American Howa President Hiroshi Senga. "We look forward to even more success here in South Central Kentucky."

The company will receive up to $900,000 in tax incentives through the Kentucky Business Investment program.

American Howa produces sun shades and dash insulators for Toyota and other auto makers. The company is related to the Japanese firm Howa.