While the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) is located in western McCracken County, Ky., its economic impact stretches further.  The counties included in PACRO are McCracken, Ballard, Marshall, Graves and the Southern Illinois county of Massac, which were the counties representing the major source of employees at the plant.

In turn, the communities are taking a hit with the PGDP closure and part of PACRO’s mission is to help soften the blow through job creation and regional development. Representatives from each of PACRO’s five counties sit on the Executive Committee and help make decisions pertaining to that mission.