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Harnett County economic development office details industrial sites, water constraints and retail interest
Summary
Economic development staff described five active prospect projects, progress on county-owned Harnett 95 property and other site-readiness work, and said water/sewer capacity limits and lack of smaller ready buildings remain constraints.
Steven Marrington, Harnett County economic development lead, briefed the Board of Commissioners on site‑readiness activity, active project prospects, and constraints the county faces when pursuing industrial and retail development.
Marrington said the county currently has five projects it considers active prospects and that the economic development team is submitting a larger share of inquiries than a year ago. “Now we’re submitting about 4 out of 10 project inquiries we received. A year ago, we were at 2,” Marrington said, characterizing that as a substantial increase in submittals.
He outlined several market-ready or near-ready sites the county and private partners are promoting: Harnett 95 Industrial Center (county acquisition of 51 acres plus 14 acres…
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