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Henry County EDC reports surge in prospect activity; Nathan Trotter 'Tin Ridge' plant and new shell building draw interest
Summary
Mark Heath of the Martin Hill Henry County Economic Development Corporation told supervisors the county has seen the most prospect activity in two decades and highlighted a planned tin production facility (branded 'Tin Ridge') expected to create 118 jobs, plus a new shell building and graded 150-acre pad now marketed to site selectors.
Mark Heath, president of the Martin Hill Henry County Economic Development Corporation, told the Henry County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 23 that prospect activity has climbed to levels the EDC hasn't seen in about 20 years.
"It's most we've had in 20 years," Heath said, summarizing the EDC's prospect pipeline and marketing work. Heath described recent events that have generated statewide attention for the county, including a manufacturing announcement that local leaders are promoting to site selectors.
Heath and materials shown to the board highlighted a planned facility, presented in news coverage as a Nathan Trotter family-run metals operation and marketed locally under the name "Tin Ridge." The project, according to materials shown to the board, is positioned as a first-of-its-kind tin production and processing site in the region and was said by presenters to support about 118 jobs when operational. Work on the site is expected to proceed toward ground activity by the end of the year; project leaders and the county continue permitting and site-preparation steps.
Heath also showed renderings of a new shell building across from Bassett (described as 100,000 square feet expandable to 400,000) and a 150-acre graded pad (Track 2/Common Crossing) that staff are marketing to larger industrial prospects. He told the board the EDC has applied to renew the county's "Ready Sites" designation through the Site Selectors Guild and is using video and social media to amplify recent site visits.
Ending The EDC asks the board to continue supporting site development and to help sustain infrastructure and workforce messaging as projects advance toward permitting and construction.
