Marquette Transportation announces $5.9 million expansion of Paducah facilities

During Gov. Beshear's Team Kentucky briefing, it was announced that Marquette Transportation Company plans to expand its Paducah facility with an investment of $5.9 million.

The barge towing company will double the square footage of its current operations in McCracken County with a new training center, warehouse and additional office space. 

The project is expected to add 55 new shoreside and vessel jobs, bringing the company's total Kentucky employment to more than 340.