With a $1 million investment, Louisville-based maker of full-spectrum organic hemp products, Cornbread Hemp, plans to grow its business and generate 50 full-time jobs in Kentucky.
Emphasizing the benefit for the local manufacturing and agritech industries, Gov. Andy Beshear commended the company’s choice to expand in the state. “This project adds to the increasing list of Kentucky businesses choosing to reinvest in our communities and is creating quality employment for the Louisville area,” Beshear said.
While serving its growing client base, the expansion will enable Cornbread Hemp to increase its visibility in Kentucky’s manufacturing sector. The additional employment will encompass production, fulfillment, and sales, bringing the company’s total workforce in Kentucky to more than 100 individuals.
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Cornbread Hemp co-founder and CEO Eric Zipperle highlighted state tax incentives as a crucial role in the company’s capacity to scale.
“As a growing company, we are excited to contribute to the commonwealth’s thriving business ecosystem and look forward to the positive impact this partnership will have on our community, our farming partners in Kentucky, and our customers nationwide,” Cornbread Hemp Cofounder and Chief Communications Officer Jim Higdon said to the Lane Report.
Chief Communications Officer Jim Higdon, a cofounder, underlined the company’s wider influence on Kentucky’s economy. “As a growing company, we are thrilled to add to the vibrant business ecosystem of the Commonwealth and look forward to the good impact this partnership will have on our community, our farming partners in Kentucky, and our customers nationwide,” Higdon added.
Established in 2018, Cornbread Hemp specializes in full-spectrum organic CBD formulations derived from hemp flowers farmed in Kentucky. Its product selection includes CBD gummies, oils, capsules, creams, and balms, with the firm boasting the first-ever USDA-certified organic CBD gummies and the first USDA-certified organic THC gummies. A new line of hemp THC beverages is also planned to arrive soon.
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg applauded the company’s expansion as part of the city’s continuous economic growth.
“Last year, companies committed to adding almost 4,600 new jobs in Louisville—the most in a single year since 2017,” Greenberg said, adding that efforts through the newly founded Louisville Economic Development Alliance hope to preserve this momentum in 2025.
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This article appears in Feb 28 – Mar 6, 2025.