[CPEO-BIF] Ford Motor Co. assembly plant, Hapeville, Georgia

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Hapeville Ford plant sale closes
Demolition of old factory could begin next week

By KEVIN DUFFY
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA)
June 12, 2008

Demolition of the old Ford Motor Co. assembly plant in Hapeville could 
begin as early as next week after Ford and Jacoby Development closed the 
sale of the property Wednesday night.

Jacoby plans to redevelop the 122-acre site next to Hartsfield-Jackson 
International Airport into an "aerotropolis" — an aviation-intensive 
business district that might include office, retail, restaurant, hotel 
and airport parking.

The sale price was not disclosed.

"Just as the Ford assembly plant has been an economic engine for the 
region for more than half a century, this redevelopment will build on 
the powerful economic engine that is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta 
International Airport," Jim Jacoby, chairman and CEO of Jacoby 
Development, said.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2008/06/12/jacoby_ford_plant.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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