I was under the impression that this would not affect several Toyota employees in Erlanger, which is why I asked. It makes sense (to me) that 100% of the company would move.

 

There are several different Toyota's so to speak in the Erlanger / Hebron area.

 

TEMA is the primary one people are familiar with as it has the big red TOYOTA sign you see from 275 headed to the airport. This one is moving based on the announcement to 3 locations. Small group to Ann Arbor, slightly bigger group to Georgetown and the biggest chunk to Plano.

 

Toyota Motor Service has the big facility in Hebron. This one is not moving as far as they have announced.

 

Across 275 from TEMA on Dolwick Dr is Toyota Boshoku. The company while it is in the Toyota family is independent from TEMA, run by a separate company in Japan. They have made no announcement as to their intentions. While Toyota business is their biggest chunk of business, they sell parts to many North American Manufacturers, so it is not a given that they will move. If they do, they could go back to Michigan just as easily. Again they have made no announcement.

I feel sorry for all those affected by this. Very, very tough.

My co-worker pointed out this morning, that Toyota's slogan of "Let's Go Places" just took on a whole different meaning to 1600 people.

There are a lot of two income families. It is a tough choice when one spouse has to move or loose his/her job. Much easier choice if you are single with no children.

 

Maybe so, from what I know Toyota pays extremely well. Also how many moved here to take these jobs? We are right across the street and I will tell you a lot of the employees there are not from Erlanger.

Proximity to plants in TX, MS, AL, and KY was a huge factor.

I've got a buddy of mine who is a purchaser for Toyota in Erlanger. His wife has a very good nursing job at Children's that is too hard for them to leave. He's looking elsewhere.

That is true but the cost of living in Texas is cheaper as well. Losing a salary might not effect them as much as what people think. My parents have a 2200sq foot home in Texas (4 bedrooms, 2 baths, formal living and dining room, eat in kitchen with a huge backyard) they will get maybe $150K if they try to sell it, here it is $200K home. Gas is $3.38/gal, food is cheaper as well.

 

Northern Kentucky for what little it has to offer has got to be one of the most expensive areas to live in(gas,housing,food,etc.) I lived on the beach in Sarasota in a 1 bedroom with utilities included for under half of what that would cost in Northern Kentucky. I just don't get it, never have.

Northern Kentucky for what little it has to offer has got to be one of the most expensive areas to live in(gas,housing,food,etc.) I lived on the beach in Sarasota in a 1 bedroom with utilities included for under half of what that would cost in Northern Kentucky. I just don't get it, never have.

 

The proximity to one of the most up and coming cities in the country is a major attraction, I'd guess.

Proximity to plants in TX, MS, AL, and KY was a huge factor.

 

Why are those plants located in those places? :popcorn:

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I think NKY is a rip off too. 1 bedroom apartments are over $600 and that's not in a prime area.

I have lived in several places around the country, and I enjoy my Kentucky home best. However, Kentucky is not a low-cost place to live, especially for a state without major large cities and the infrastructure and diverse opportunities that come with that: The state and local income taxes are the highest of any of the places I have lived (Massachusetts, Michigan, Colorado, Tennessee and Kentucky). The real estate tax is lower than Massachusetts and Colorado, and real estate prices are better generally than MA and CO, but after that not as cheap as one would perceive. Good news/bad news, also the wages in Kentucky are as high as most places in the country if not higher. This is good for the individual, but not good for employment. This experience is shared also by people I have recruited from other areas. Additionally, all of these various taxing authorities place a cost and recordkeeping burden on employers. Historically, cost of electricity was a drawing card to Kentucky due to the coal-fired power plants. This incentive is disappearing with the strong federal fight against coal.

 

The governors office refuses to discuss labor changes such as right to work. This is why large labor intensive businesses that stay in the US are moving to TX, AL, MS, TN where they have a stronger footing and more freedom in labor relations.

 

These are facts that are hampering our economy and the employment outlook in Kentucky.

Correct. They are also very aggressive in bringing out-of-state companies in. Gov Perry's job creation plan was built around increasing the # of jobs by bringing these companies in with incentives and then having ancillary jobs created.

 

I do know another area that Texas/Dallas is good in is getting road work done very quickly with little to no traffic interruption per truck drivers from different companies that come to my workplace. Northern Ky/Cincinnati, the whole state of Illinois and Pittsburgh get the biggest complaints. Truck drivers hate those areas

I do know another area that Texas/Dallas is good in is getting road work done very quickly with little to no traffic interruption per truck drivers from different companies that come to my workplace. Northern Ky/Cincinnati, the whole state of Illinois and Pittsburgh get the biggest complaints. Truck drivers hate those areas

 

I'm not an engineer, but I'm thinking that may be more due to geography, than to politics. I would assume that places like Texas don't have to worry about having such a significant base to their roads, in order to survive any sort of frost heave the way the northern states/cities you listed might. Of course, then you throw politics into the mix, and a bad situation could easily become worse.

I'm not an engineer, but I'm thinking that may be more due to geography, than to politics. I would assume that places like Texas don't have to worry about having such a significant base to their roads, in order to survive any sort of frost heave the way the northern states/cities you listed might. Of course, then you throw politics into the mix, and a bad situation could easily become worse.

 

I would think that the extreme heat they have in Dallas would be almost as bad as the winter's of the northern states when it comes to what goes into the roads and road construction, of course I don't know, just an opinion and don't have the insight of cross country truck drivers. I do know that this area's road projects drag on for what seems like forever

I do know another area that Texas/Dallas is good in is getting road work done very quickly with little to no traffic interruption per truck drivers from different companies that come to my workplace. Northern Ky/Cincinnati, the whole state of Illinois and Pittsburgh get the biggest complaints. Truck drivers hate those areas

 

Many of the new roads in Texas have tolls.

In fact Texas was one of the first states to use the private-public method to construct highways(tolls)