Editing Barren County, Kentucky (section)

==Economy==
Barren County's industry includes these companies:
* [[Walmart]] of [[Glasgow, Kentucky|Glasgow]] - [[Walmart]] operates a full-service super center at the intersection of [[Kentucky Route 90]] (Happy Valley Road) and Veterans Outer Loop on the northwest outskirts of the city.
* Mid-State Recycling - the area's main recycling facility.
* [[Western Kentucky University]]'s satellite campus in [[Glasgow, Kentucky]]
* Glasgow Electric Plant Board - Electric, [[cable television]], and internet service in the City of Glasgow.
* Farmers Rural Electric Cooperative - Electric service for the county.
* South Central Rural Telephone Cooperative - telephone, cable television and internet service.
* T.J. Samson Community Hospital
* Southern States Feed Mill in Park City
* Dakota Elmore Realty and Auction Co.

Cave City's main industry in Barren County's economy is tourism, thanks to its proximity to [[Mammoth Cave National Park]], which is one of the top ten most visited attractions in Kentucky. A number of motels and restaurants are located at the interchange of [[Interstate 65]] and [[Kentucky Route 70|state routes 70]] and [[Kentucky Route 90|90]], which cater to tourists visiting the area or just passing through, thereby making Cave City, and much of northwest Barren County, a tourism hot-spot. The city operates a small convention center that is popular with church groups and other family-related organizations, mainly because of the area's lack of crime and abundance of tourist attractions. Cave City has long been a gateway to Mammoth Cave; in the era of passenger rail travel, trains of the [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad]] would discharge tourists there, who would then be shuttled to the cave. The agricultural industry is also a big factor in the area's economy. For more information, see the Barren County Economic Authority's website (www.BarrenCoEa.com).