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EDC reports new inquiries, site activity and a $97,000 recreational master-plan grant
Summary
Giles County Economic Development staff said unemployment fell in April, multiple state requests for information have arrived, the Evelyn Building is being marketed for a potential $22 million project, Lot 15 was offered for a large distribution/manufacturing prospect, and a $97,000 grant was applied for a countywide outdoor master plan.
The Giles County Economic Development Commission reported several new business inquiries, site activity and planning steps for county assets.
At the meeting an EDC representative said the county unemployment rate fell from 3.9% to 3.5% in April and the labor force remained near 13,000. The office received six state Requests for Information (RFIs) since the last report; four requests sought large acreage that the county does not currently own, while two sought an existing building.
The EDC said it submitted the Evelyn Building (a roughly 70,000-square-foot structure near Bennett Drive and Industrial Boulevard)…
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