Saturday, March 27, 2004
TVA wants economic developers in its multi-state service territory to propose 700 to 1,000 acre sites for large scale automotive investments. It is launching a certification program to market these properties.
TVA will use McCallum Sweeney Consulting, a site selection firm based in Greenville, S.C., to establish certification criteria and develop a process to evaluate megasites across the Tennessee Valley. Read more.
Economic developers in Western KY are hoping to convince TVA that their 475 acre site is a good candidate, although its smaller than what TVA wants.
The Pennyrile park is a good example of the type of regional industrial parks that make sense. Five counties -- Lyon, Caldwell, Crittenden, Livingston and Trigg -- reached agreement with former Gov. Paul Patton to take ownership of nearly 475 acres of the land. Read more.
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TVA developing megasites for auto-related investment
