Professional Office

Northern Kentucky’s Professional Office Sector Drives Economic Progress

Northern Kentucky’s business environment successfully supports many types of office needs, including corporate headquarters, regional sales offices and technical support centers. The community is rich with companies that have made a tremendous commitment to the Northern Kentucky region, including Citi, Fidelity Investments, Toyota Boshoku America, and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing N.A. Industry sectors representing professional, scientific and technical services and administrative support services have successfully contributed to the current and future growth of Northern Kentucky. Each of these companies have found excellent real estate product, a willing and capable workforce and a thirst for innovation and progress.

The Cincinnati MSA is home to nine Fortune 500 companies, and two of these companies, Ashland and General Cable, are located in Northern Kentucky. Additionally, several companies are headquartered in Northern Kentucky:

  • Ashland Inc.
  • Columbia Sussex Corp.
  • Drees
  • Fidelity Investments
  • General Cable
  • Griffin Industries
  • Mazak
  • Messier-Bugatti USA
  • Ticona
  • Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing NA
  • WILD Flavors Inc.
  • P.L Marketing, Inc.
  • Harlow-HRK Sales & Marketing

These professionals, representing more than 250 companies have found a location in Northern Kentucky, a community offering numerous amenities including:

  • A lower cost of doing business, nearly 10% lower than the national average
  • Convenience of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, located in Boone County
  • The personal amenities of living in the Cincinnati MSA, including cultural arts, professional sports teams, regional night life and a variety of excellent restaurants
  • A wide variety of housing options, from riverfront locations and urban living to suburban communities

Recent economic development announcements from Northern Kentucky professional office companies include:

  • Harlow-HRK Sales & Marketing and P.L Marketing, Inc., which provide marketing services in the grocery industry, will consolidate their operations into one location in the City of Newport in Northern Kentucky, creating 77 new jobs and $4 million in capital investment.
  • Plaza Associates, an accounts receivable management company, has acquired Northern Kentucky firm ABC American, a collection agency, merging to form the new company Plaza Recovery and creating 250 new jobs and $2.5 million in capital investment.
Top Ten Northern Kentucky Office Employers (Ranked by Full-Time Employees)
Company Employees Product
Internal Revenue Service 4,100 Tax return processing
Fidelity Investments 3,900 Regional HQ, investments
Citi 2,290 Regional HQ, credit cards
Delta Air Lines 2,150 Hub, airline
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, N.A. 1,389 NA HQ, R&D, support services
Convergys 600 Customer service & tech support
Pomeroy IT Solutions 600 HQ, computer equipment
WILD Flavors 464 HQ, food flavorings
General Cable 362 HQ, computer equipment
ACB American 250 Debt collection processing
Source: Kentucky Business & Industry Information System (KBIIS), 2012; Business Courier, 2013 Book of Lists

Occupation (Occ. Code) Employment Median
Hourly Wage		 Mean
Hourly Wage		 Mean
Annual Wage
Chief Executives (11-1011) 2,010 $82.61 $86.39 $179,700
General and Operations Managers (11-1021) 9,340 $46.50 $56.05 $116,570
Computer and Information Systems Managers (11-3021) 2,610 $52.49 $53.39 $111,050
Network and Computer Systems Administrators (15-1142)
 3,040 $31.69 $32.05 $66.670
Computer Specialists, All Other (15-1799)
 1,740 $38.57 $38.50 $80,090
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping (43-4161) 930 $18.40 $18.97 $39,460
Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists (13-1078)
 4,040 $23.32 $26.18 $54,450
Human Resources Managers (11-3121)
 640 $47.99 $50.20 $104,420
First Line Supervisors/Managers of Office Support (43-1011) 9,890 $22.60 $24.00 $49,920
Receptionists and Information Clerks (43-4171) 6,120 $11.90 $12.22 $25,410
Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (43-6011) 7,300 $20.14 $20.98 $43,640
Data Entry Keyers (43-9021) 2,920 $14.81 $15.04 $31,290
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators 1,070 $13.87 $13.76 $28,620
Customer Service Representatives 18,300 $14.27 $15.43 $2,1000
Source: U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2011 (Accessed December 2012)

For more information on expansion and relocation opportunities for professional office operations in Northern Kentucky, please contact Karen Finan, Senior Vice President, Northern Kentucky Tri-ED.

For more information on available properties in Northern Kentucky, please visit the Northern Kentucky Tri-ED Sites & Buildings database and Northern Kentucky Tri-ED’s Sites & Buildings catalog.