A Corridor of Commerce in the Heartland

Within 100 miles of the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky metro region is an accumulation of diverse businesses and economic assets that is the nation’s leading region for the entire value chain of commerce.

But a catalyst is needed to fully realize this generational opportunity.

A regional strategy to deploy capital oriented to this growth is necessary to develop and promote new technologies that will stimulate and sustain this expansion. We believe this is an urgent imperative needed to fully leverage these assets and to capture the growth that will develop in the near-term.

This white paper will provide a detailed outline of the major value chain assets in the corridor of Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky, Louisville, Columbus (Ohio), and Indianapolis. It will take a closer look at noteworthy examples of leaders in digital transformation and will close with a series of recommendations we believe are needed to ignite growth. It is intended to be a living document that will evolve with the market.


New White Paper

The Corridor of Commerce in the Commonwealth: Kentucky as the operational core of American commerce.

Building on the original Corridor of Commerce framework, this Kentucky-focused white paper shows how the Commonwealth has quietly become one of the most strategically important logistics and advanced manufacturing platforms in the United States. Within a one-day truck drive of most of the U.S. population, Kentucky is home to UPS Worldport in Louisville, DHL's Americas Global Superhub and Amazon Air's national air hub at CVG, and Toyota's largest vehicle plant in the world.

The paper makes the case for a coordinated statewide strategy centered on infrastructure, workforce, innovation, federal alignment, and capital formation to organize, market, and scale this advantage.

Supported by CVG, eGateway Capital, OneNKY Alliance, and Game Change.


This research is presented by eGateway Capital, a growth equity and M&A advisory firm headquartered in Greater Cincinnati. The firm invests in tech-enabled businesses that are driving digital commerce and is committed to filling the gap of growth stage capital needed to bring startups from early-stage development into scale. eGateway has a portfolio of high-growth enterprises that are revolutionizing how things are produced, marketed, transacted, and distributed.

For more information, visit egatewaycapital.com

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