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Iron County economic development director reports seven committed industrial projects, expanded inland port and small-business grants
Summary
Economic development director David Johnson told the Iron County Commission that regional outreach, an expanded Utah Inland Port footprint and a county small-business grant program produced a string of leads and several committed projects during the last year.
David Johnson, Iron County economic development director, told the commission on Monday that a year of proactive outreach has resulted in seven projects that have committed or purchased property in the county and wider regional coordination intended to help recruit additional employers.
Johnson said the Utah Inland Port expansion and adjacent industrial parks have grown from roughly 900 acres to about 2,300 acres by adding Silver Hills Industrial, Lakeside Industrial and an adjacent turf farm; the port functions like a redevelopment area for newly generated revenue and can be used together with state incentives.
The impetus for the report, Johnson said, was to summarize fiscal-year outreach and retention work. "We responded to about 20 state RFIs," he said,…
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