[CPEO-BIF] Chattanooga, Tennessee

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

New jobs at old sites: Chamber eyes brownfields for industrial prospects

By Mike Pare
Chattanooga Times Free Press (TN)
July 1, 2012

With industrial park space in Hamilton County at a premium, economic  
developers are looking to the past as a way of growing Chattanooga's  
future business prospects.

The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce is crafting a list of former  
industrial properties with the aim of having some tracts potentially  
readied for redevelopment.

"There are quite a few," said Chamber Vice President of Economic  
Development Charles Wood about brownfield sites in the city. "They  
offer an opportunity with infrastructure already in place."

...

Enterprise South had about 6,000 acres at one time, but now less than  
60 acres are uncommitted or not under option. Volkswagen, Amazon,  
Archer Daniels Midland and other companies have moved in over the  
past three years. Also, about half of the former Volunteer Army  
Ammunition Plant space was deemed too hilly for business and turned  
into park space or buffer.
 ...

For the entire article, see
http://timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jul/01/new-jobs-at-old-sites- 
chamber-eyes-brownfields/

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