Category Archives: industrial site

Cheatham County Industrial Park earns AT&T Fiber Ready designation

As part of AT&T’s continuing efforts to drive economic development and investment in Tennessee, company representatives, elected officials and members of the Cheatham County Joint Economic and Community Development Board announced on February 26, 2016 that the Cheatham County Industrial … Continue reading

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County board funds new website

“During December 2011 this site will become the web voice of the Industrial Development Board of Hickman County Tennessee,” states the website, www.idbhickman.org, which was brought online by the Hickman County Industrial Board several weeks ago.  After months of work by them, … Continue reading

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Time to move for success

Here’s another story about manufacturing making a comeback in the United States, “Making Things in America” by Paul Krugman of The New York Times. If it is true, it will take a little time to absorb the excess inventory of quality … Continue reading

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Strategically Seeking Solar

Yesterday, I attended the Solar Symposium in Nashville, TN. The meeting was attended by solar and renewable energy companies and economic development experts to learn more about how the communities near the Hemlock Semiconductor and Wacker Chemie industrial sites can … Continue reading

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Community Challenges

This article, “Shuttered Factories Pose Big Challenges to Communities“, presents some of the challenges to communities’ economic development efforts in industrial recruitment and attraction. Bulging inventories of vacant industrial buildings along with the difficulty of polishing a failed plant into … Continue reading

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L.A. International Airport, they won’t see him anymore….

“Rival states hope California’s economic woes will send businesses their way” – The Sacramento Bee. Balanced budget, efficient & stable state government, business friendly, rural work ethic – should I go on? Whether your business is from California or Calcutta, … Continue reading

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Bring Out the Popcorn, It’s an Economic Development Film

In my neverending quest for knowledge, I ran across a YouTube video from the economic development experts at WTIA (West Tennessee Industrial Association). It really is a nice, concise video that shows how attractive the West Tennessee area can be … Continue reading

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Industrial Sites, Great and Small

Not every manufacturer employs hundreds of people. At Hickman County Economic & Community Development Association, we never forget that small manufacturers are important, whether we can help them grow or sustain their current level. Hickman County provides a quality workforce … Continue reading

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Chattanooga Area Prepares for Volkswagen

Tennessee Department of Economic Development and Chattanooga are moving fast in making Chattanooga ready for Volkswagen. For smaller companies in the site selection process, Hickman County has industrial buildings available in the 50,000 to 150,000 square feet range. Tier III … Continue reading

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Available Industrial Building 120,000 sq.ft.

The former YKK facility is 120,000 sq. ft. of well-maintained, masonry wall industrial and/or warehouse/distribution space. NAI Global is listing the property and it is officially on the market and available for sale. YKK Snap Fasteners produced products for the … Continue reading

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Things Change or.. Economic Development Develops

Like everything else, economic development has changed. It dawned on me the other day that I do not use the fax machine as much as I once did. With scanners and email and the high speed connectivity, my fax is … Continue reading

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Another Industrial Building Almost Ready!

Another industrial building is almost ready for lease or sale. This 115,000 sq. ft. building was owned by Levi Strauss until 2000 and has been predominately used for warehouse space since that time. A new owner is doing repairs and … Continue reading

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