ISCO Industries Doubles Its Riverport Footprint: 50 New Manufacturing Jobs in Southwest Louisville

LOUISVILLE, KY — ISCO Industries has been making pipe in Louisville since 1962, and it just doubled down on its hometown. The family-owned company cut the ribbon on a $12.75 million facility on Transport Court in the Riverport industrial area, a project that doubles its Louisville footprint and comes with 50 new full-time jobs.

Fifty new manufacturing jobs in southwest Louisville, from a hometown company with a state wage target of $27.25 an hour, benefits included.

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Business	ISCO Industries
Opened	Ribbon cut July 2026
Location	Transport Court, Riverport industrial area, southwest Louisville
Size	Doubles the company's Louisville space
Investment	$12.75 million
Concept	High-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe and fabricated structures
Owners	The Kirchdorfer family; Mark Kirchdorfer is president
Industry	Manufacturing and fabrication
New jobs	50 full-time

🏆 A Louisville Company Growing at Home

Jim Kirchdorfer Sr. started ISCO in 1962 to supply underground golf course irrigation. Today his sons run it, the headquarters is still on Witherspoon Street, and the company operates more than 30 locations across the U.S. and Canada. Its fabrication shop moved to Riverport in 2007 and employed about 75 people there when the expansion was first announced in December 2024.

The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development announced the ribbon cutting in late July, with Gov. Andy Beshear and Mayor Craig Greenberg both on the record. Greenberg called ISCO a Louisville-born company that keeps reinvesting in its hometown, and the numbers back that up: the new building doubles what the company had here before.

💼 What the Riverport Plant Does

ISCO works in HDPE, the tough black plastic pipe used for water mains, mining, energy and municipal projects. Beyond straight pipe, the company fabricates heavy structures out of the same material: manholes, tanks, fittings and geothermal vaults. When the project was first announced, the state said it would expand the company's fabrication capabilities.

That makes this shop-floor work. Fabrication is the core of the operation, so fabricators, production operators, forklift and shipping staff, and maintenance techs are the natural fit. ISCO has not published a breakdown of which of the 50 jobs are filled and which are still open, so treat the count as the target, not a list of current vacancies. Check the ISCO careers page for what is posted right now.

💵 What the Jobs Pay

Under its incentive agreement with the state, ISCO has to create and keep 50 full-time Kentucky jobs paying an average of $27.25 an hour, and that figure includes benefits. It is an average across all the new positions, not a starting wage for every role, so entry-level fabrication pay will sit below it and skilled or supervisory roles above it. The company's careers page lists health coverage, retirement benefits and paid time off, including time to volunteer.

ISCO has been out recruiting, too. It was on the employer list for the Bluegrass and Hoosier Hiring Expo at the Kentucky Fair & Expo Center in October.

📋 How to Get in the Door

Apply online first. ISCO takes applications through the job search on its careers page, and Louisville is its home base.
Lead with shop experience. Welding, fusion work, reading a tape and a drawing, or running a forklift all translate to fabrication.
Be open about shifts. Manufacturing roles often run second and third shift, and saying yes widens your options.
Get free help if you need it. The Kentucky Career Center at the Goodwill Opportunity Campus, 2820 W. Broadway, offers no-cost job placement help. Call (502) 388-3010.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the new ISCO Industries facility?

On Transport Court in the Riverport industrial area of southwest Louisville.

How many jobs is ISCO adding in Louisville?

Fifty new full-time jobs, under an agreement with the state that requires the company to create and keep them.

What does ISCO pay?

The state agreement targets an average of $27.25 an hour, including benefits, across the new jobs. Individual roles will pay above or below that average.

Is ISCO hiring right now?

The company recruited at a Louisville hiring expo in October, but it has not said how many of the 50 jobs remain open. Check its careers page and set a job alert so new postings reach you.

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