Editing Madisonville, Kentucky (section)

==Economy==
Because of its location near important roadways, Madisonville is a leading manufacturing hub for western Kentucky. Industrial and factory production has revitalized the local post-coal economy. [[GE Aviation]], [[Jennmar]], [[International Automotive Components Group (IAC)]],  [[Ahlstrom]],  [[Land O' Frost]], [[Carhartt]] Cutting in Madisonville, [[Carhartt]] RCV Distribution in nearby [[Hanson, Kentucky]] and other corporations have operations in the area.

During the 1970s, the Regional Medical Center (RMC) and Trover Clinic were built by the Trover Foundation. RMC, now owned by Baptist Healthcare System and operated as Baptist Health Madisonville is a 410-bed hospital that offers services typically found in larger cities (such as [[life flight (disambiguation)|life flight]], [[women's health]] centers, and a comprehensive cancer center).

Madisonville is a [[Dry county#Dry counties in Kentucky|wet city]] in the county of [[Hopkins County, Kentucky|Hopkins County]]; making it a [[moist county]], one of only sixteen in the state.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.ky.gov/LISTWetDryCountiesinKentucky.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701205752/http://www.abc.ky.gov/LISTWetDryCountiesinKentucky.htm |url-status=dead |title=Office of Alcohol and Beverage Control|archive-date=July 1, 2007}}</ref>
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