Valvoline Global didn’t leave Lexington. We let them go.

By: Ross Boggess

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: September 1, 2026

Words: 621

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago


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Valvoline Global Operations announced Monday that they are moving its global headquarters from Lexington to downtown Cincinnati. Cincinnati’s mayor called it “a huge win… for our local economy, and for the momentum our city and partners have been working to build.”

Their gain is Lexington’s – and Kentucky’s –direct loss.

Valvoline Global is not an isolated loss. Tempur Sealy absorbed Mattress Firm, became Somnigroup, and is putting its corporate headquarters …

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