State |
Nearest City |
Site Name |
Acreage |
Notes |
Contact |
Alabama |
Athens |
Limestone Co. I-65/Hwy 31 |
2,010 |
possible dual rail; no zoning required; 3 private owners |
Tom Hill (256) 232-2386 |
|
Childersburg |
Childersburg Industrial Park |
2,001 |
water; rail; partially cleared |
L. Calvin Miller (256) 245-8332 |
|
Mobile |
Tensaw Tract |
3,467 |
zoned heavy industrial; river port; rail; 4-land access to U.S. Hwy 43 |
Green Suttles (251) 431-8648 |
|
Opelika |
NE Opelika Industrial Park |
1,093 |
partially cleared; dual electric; rail |
Al Cook (334) 705-5114 |
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The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama maintains a robust database of some 600-plus sites that includes approximately 20 that are 1,000 acres are larger near communities such as Huntsville, Talladega, Decatur, Phenix City and Bay Minette. Those not included above have been marked for their industrialpotential, but stand at varying levels of preparedness, i.e. not cleared, no Phase 1 environmental assessment, lack of one or more utilities or verbal commitments only from owners. For more information visit www.edpa.org. |
Arkansas |
Helena/W. Helena |
|
3,110 |
Hwy. 20; rail spur; slack water harbor;
all utilities in place |
Martin Chaffin (870) 338-8327 |
|
Marion |
Entergy Site |
1,750 |
cleared; all utilities in place; UP intermodal adjacent;
near I-40 and I-55, across river from Memphis; 4-college
work force training consotium |
Danny Games (501) 377-4468 |
|
Little Rock |
Little Rock Port Authority |
996 |
Entergy Select Site; rail; 6 mi. to I-40 and I-30 |
Danny Games (501) 377-4468 |
|
Mississippi Co. |
Entergy Site 34 |
2,000 |
Entergy Site; 34 mi. to Memphis; fronts I-55;
BNSF line less than 1/2 mile to east, can be extended |
Danny Games (501) 377-4468 |
California |
Victorville |
Southern California Logistics Airport |
4,000 |
most relaxed air quality control standards in state; plans in place to connect I-15 with I-5; LAMBRA enterprise zone; U.S. Customs Port of Entry, FTZ |
Collette Hanna, City of Victorville (760) 243-6324 |
Colorado |
Fountain |
Christian Ranch Ind. Park |
2,800 |
I-25 access; rail on the way; to be annexed into
city as planned industrial district |
Lisa Cochrun (719) 322-2056 |
|
Fruita |
Fruita Greenway Bus. Park |
1,800 |
farmland; all utilities in place; dual rail; zoned industrial;
9 land owners; borders state park, Colo. River |
Ann Driggers (800) 621-6683 |
|
Limon |
I-70 Econ. Dev. Area |
200,000 |
"pre-zoned" industrial/commercial; BNSF rail |
Van W. Sands (720) 344-3792 |
Florida |
Jacksonville |
Cecil Commerce Center |
1,853 |
former airfield to be reactivated as industrial park |
bizrelo@ jacksonvillechamber .org |
|
Bartow |
CF Industries site |
1,000 |
former phosphate site; 250 acres of unmined phosphate
land on rail; truck scale, silos, R&D lab, office, warehouse |
Mark McDuff Polk County (863) 534-2513 |
|
Immokalee |
Florida Tradeport |
1,400+ |
2 runways; FIS facility; permitting almost complete; utilities |
Theresa Cook (239) 642-7878 ext. 35 |
|
Crawfordville |
Opportunity Park |
2,200 |
partially cleared; partial industrial zoning |
W.T. Gaupin (850) 926-7811 |
|
Auburndale |
Polk Commerce Center |
2,000 |
access road to I-4 |
Mark McDuff (863) 534-2513 |
|
Fort Pierce |
St. Lucie Co. Research & Education Park |
1,650 |
Infrastructure for 800+ acres with expansion to rest of park planned; zoned for research and agriculture |
Don Root, EDC of St. Lucie Co. |
|
Palatka |
Williams Property |
1,202 |
on-site wells and treatment req.; 35 miles from Interstate |
C.W. Larson (386) 328-1503 |
|
Williston |
Williston Municipal Airport & Industrial Park |
2,000+ |
2-runway general aviation airport; equidistant from Ocala and Gainesille |
James Coleman (352) 528-3060 |
|
Jacksonville |
Woodstock |
1,515 |
Agriculture zone; Interstate Dev. Node; 2 mil frontage
on I-10 eligible for expedited permit review process |
bizrelo@ jacksonvillechamber .org |
|
Panama City |
West Bay Sector |
4,000 |
part of major new airport plan
seeking final zoning approvals (Dec. '03) |
Nathan Sparks (850) 636-3200 |
|
Crestview |
Shoal River Ranch |
11,000 |
adjacent to Eglin Air Force base; CSX rail |
Larry Sassano (850) 651-7374 |
Georgia |
Pooler |
Pooler |
1,560 |
cleared; pad-ready; zoned and permitted
juncture of I-16 and I-95 |
Jim Ewing (404) 962-4018 |
|
Augusta |
former Augusta Corp. Park |
1,700 |
utilities on site, incl. NS rail and water tank; fronts 5-lane
highway; 9 mi. to I-520; 7 mi. to airport |
Walter Sprouse (706) 821-1321 |
Illinois |
Hennepin |
H&H Farms Site |
2,000 |
EZ status; gas and power on site, water/sewer 1 mi. west;
NS/CSX spur to property |
Illinois Valley Area Chamber (815) 223-0227 |
|
Fithian |
Fithian Site |
1,192 |
dual rail access; I-74 immediately to north;
15 minutes to U of I; near Ind. state line; state permits done |
Vicki Haugen or Tracy Wahlfeldt (217) 442-6201 |
|
Dupo |
Discovery Business Park |
2,000 |
new I-255 interchange; near St. Louis;
TIF, FTZ, EZ incentives; UP Intermodal; barge port |
Tom Hutfless hutfless@ claycorp .com |
|
Rochelle |
Rochelle Industrial Park & Commerce Center |
3,000 |
dual rail; I-39 and I-88 proximity; 30 minutes to Rockford; UP Intermodal; EZ pending on expansion |
Jason Anderson (815) 562-7595 |
|
Zion |
Trumpet Park |
1,200 |
main grid, but adjacent methane gas generation;
Phase I now being dev. on 500 acres |
Rick Delisle (847) 812-8180 |
Indiana |
South Bend |
New Carlisle Dev. Area |
5,295 |
rail; foreign trade zone may be extended
into park |
John Devereaux (574) 234-6590 |
|
Charlestown |
rocket plant site |
1,546 |
zoned heavy industrial |
www. hughesdevelopmentllc .com |
Kentucky |
Calvert City |
Marshall Co.-Calvert City Industrial Park |
1,855 |
secondary rail; river site |
Bill Butler (270) 527-2009 |
|
Manchester |
Elk Hill Regional Park |
1,021 |
no rail, 8 mi. to Interstate |
Joe Swafford (606) 598-1754 |
|
Henderson |
AEP Secondary Site |
1,024 |
on Ohio River |
Kevin Sheilley (270) 826-7505 |
|
Glendale |
Glendale Site |
1,551 |
finalist for Hyundai; rail; Interstate exit |
Rick Games (270) 737-0300 |
|
Hawesville |
Hawesville Site |
1,020 |
on Ohio River; ag zoning; CSX through site |
Jim Fallin (270) 927-6121 |
|
Henderson |
AEP Secondary Site |
4,705 |
on Ohio River; close to 3 national truck routes; no rail |
Kevin Shelley (270) 826-7505 |
|
Hopkinsville |
Interstate 24 Industrial Park |
2,098 |
Certified TVA Megasite; river access |
Mike Baker (270) 885-1499 |
|
Lewisport |
Lewisport Site |
1,109 |
on Ohio River; water at site; 23 mi. to Interstate; no rail |
Jim Fallin (270) 927-6121 |
|
Mayfield |
Purchase Area Regional Industrial Park |
2,220 |
largest tract is 1,220 acres |
Jim Butts (270) 472-1753 |
|
Paducah |
RiverportWest Site |
1,300 |
on Ohio River; ind. zoning; rail adj; water and gas on site |
George Harben (270) 575-6633 |
Louisiana |
Holly Ridge |
Franklin Farm |
1,400 |
owned by state; 4,500 additional acres avail., one owner;
I-20 interchange; dual rail (KCS and NS); three univ. within
40 mi.; federal Renewal Community incentives; utilities in place |
Tana Trichel (318) 757-3033, ext. 11 |
Maryland |
Baltimore |
Baltimore Crossroads @ 95 |
1,000 |
partially dev. park 2.9 mi. from I-95; 700 acres remaining |
Mike Carothers (301) 657-4848 |
|
Perryville |
Principio Business Park |
1,000 |
40 mi. NE of Baltimore in Cecil Co.; EZ status |
Mike Vaughan (410) 642-3074 |
Michigan |
Alpena |
Alpena Co. Regional Airport |
1,000+ |
adjacent to airport |
James Peltier (989) 354-9587 |
|
Muskegon |
MuskegonWastewater |
2,400 |
regional disposal facility; targeting biodiesel, dairy,
greenhouse, ag use |
Jim Edmondson (231) 724-3172 |
Mississippi |
Columbus |
Crossroads Megasite |
1,800 |
Certified TVA Megasite; airport on site |
Joe Max Higgins (662) 328-8369 |
|
Grenada |
Grenada site |
1,175 |
on I-55; 275-acre wetlands; split between Entergy and
TVA territories; failed TVA Megasite labor pool req. |
Philip Heard (800) 373-2571 |
|
Holly Springs |
Chickasaw Trail |
2,600 |
7 owners; logistics facilities already on site;
part of 44,000-acre Chickasaw Trail ED Area near Memphis |
Marshall Co. IDA (662) 252-3916 |
|
Tupelo |
PUL Alliance-Wellspring |
1,700 |
Certified TVA Megasite; future I-22 route |
David Rumbarger (662) 842-4521 |
|
Tunica |
Tunica Metro Mega Site |
2,221 |
Certified Entergy Mississippi Premiere Site |
Lyn Arnold (662) 363-2865 |
Nebraska |
Grand Island |
Energy Park |
1,203 |
dual rail; parcels available |
Gary Hedman (308) 384-2350 |
N. Carolina |
Rocky Mount |
Mid-Atlantic Business Center |
1,688 |
adjacent to I-95, plans to extend; CSX rail spur |
Jeremy Stratton (252) 442-0114 |
Ohio |
Delaware |
Delaware Business Center |
1,045 |
reinvestment area; EZ |
Rick Trott (614) 410-5627 |
Oklahoma |
Pryor Creek |
MidAmerica Industrial Park |
9,000 |
quick parcel assembly available; three on-site
power plants; airport |
Don Berger (918) 825-3500 |
|
Owasso |
unnamed site |
2,660 |
just NE of Tulsa, "ready for development" |
ok. commercialsearch .com |
Pennsylvania |
Hanover Township |
Starpointe Business Park |
1,250 |
uncleared; small biz park adjacent;
new interchange and connector highway |
Barry Josowitz (412) 231-1000 |
S. Carolina |
Aiken |
Sage Mill East Industrial Park |
1,340 |
utilities in place; 4 mi. to I-20; NS rail; half timber cleared |
S.C. Dept. Commerce (803) 737-0400 |
|
Bowman |
Whetsell |
1,239 |
on I-26 |
Brad Snellgrove (803) 536-3333 |
|
Lancaster |
Lansford (Foster Crossroads) |
3,395 |
site under development |
Keith Tunnell (803) 726-8127 |
|
Richburg |
L&C Tract A |
1,151 |
1 mi. from I-77 |
Rick Moorefield (803) 377-1216 |
|
Timmonsville |
Young Lands |
1,422 |
near Florence; 3 mi. to I-95, 9 mi. to I-20; no rail |
Barry Tomlinson (843) 676-8796 |
|
Turbeville |
I-95 Megasite |
1,295 |
2 mi. from I-95; no rail or gas |
John Truluck (803) 435-8813 |
Tennessee |
Chattanooga |
Enterprise South |
1,623 |
1,400-acre expansion planned; 2nd I-75 interchange
under construction; dual rail; Certified TVA Megasite |
Charlie Giffen (423) 763-4364 |
|
Jackson |
West Tennessee Auto Park |
2,100 |
Certified TVA Megasite; Interstate access; CSX mainline |
Frankie McCord (731) 696-5120 |
|
Clarksville |
Clarksville-Montgomery Co. |
1,364 |
I-24 frontage; Austin Peay Univ.; newest TVA Megasite |
Michael Evans (931) 647-8011 |
|
Memphis |
Frank C. Pidgeon Ind. Park |
1,436 |
CSX-CN super terminal; Mississippi River access |
Donald McCrory (901) 948-4422 |
|
Vonore/Knoxville |
Morganton Peninsula |
1,555 |
Juts into Tellico Reservoir; CSX rail;
river and state hwy. adjacent |
Ron Hammontree (865) 673-8599 |
|
Stanton |
I-40 Advantage Auto Park |
2,735 |
JTVA Megasite; expandable to 3,250 acres;
50 mi. to Memphis |
Franklin Smith (731) 772-1432 |
Utah |
Brigham City |
Fuller Property |
1,700 |
I-15 and airport on boundary; unzoned; may annex to
Brigham City; some wetlands |
Paul Larsen (435) 734-6603 |
Texas |
Denton Co. |
|
7,000 |
AllianceTexas; ready for development |
Bill Burton, Hillwood, (817) 224-6014 |
Virginia |
Chesterfield |
Meadowville Tech. Park |
1,300 |
adjacent to I-295; all utilities |
Faith McClintic (804) 768-6503 |
|
Isle of Wight Co. |
Windsor Mega Site |
1,600 |
conditional ind. zoning; NS owned; 25 mi. to
Hampton Roads port |
Steven Wright (757) 365-6251 |
|
Henrico Co. |
White Oak Technology Park |
1,300 |
adjacent to Infineon and Hewlett Packard |
Frederick Agostino (804) 501-7654 |
Mexico |
Mexicali |
Silicon Border |
10,000 |
targeted at semiconducor/electronics |
www. siborder .com |
France |
Plaine L'Ain |
Rhone-Alpes region |
1,038 |
20 min. to Lyon Airport; 70 cos. in park nearby |
www.erai.us |
Source: Site Selection survey and research, November/December 2006 |