[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: "Hanford [WA] land transfer to be completed Feb. 1"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Hanford land transfer to be completed Feb. 1

BY ANNETTE CARY
Tri-City Herald (WA)
January 29, 2016

The city of Richland and Port of Benton will take possession on Monday of 1,341 acres of unneeded Hanford property released by the Department of Energy.

The land is classified as a “mega site” in industrial terms because of its size. Ideally, a major manufacturer looking for substantial acreage would be recruited to build a plant there. 

The goal is to replace some of the Hanford jobs that will be lost as portions of environmental cleanup at the nuclear reservation are completed.

“We believe that once the property is developed it will have a far reaching impact on the region's economy,” said Carl Adrian, chief executive of the Tri-City Development Council.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article57451313.html

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