Jabil eyes Northern Kentucky for new location, hundreds of jobs

A global manufacturer is looking at opening a new facility in Northern Kentucky that would create hundreds of new jobs.

Jabil Inc., an electronics manufacturing company headquartered in St. Petersburg, is exploring plans to open a second location in Kentucky to provide additional U.S. manufacturing capacity, according to a report released by the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority. The new facility would be located in Florence.

Officials with Jabil (NYSE: JBL) did not respond to requests…