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Giles County economic development office reports steady unemployment, site-development grant cleared for bids; energy needs limit some prospects
Summary
The Giles County Economic Development update reported a 3.6% unemployment rate, new business inquiries including potential data-center interest that could require large energy upgrades, and a state-approved grading plan for a site-development grant that will go out to bid March 14.
Mister Reese, speaking for the county economic development office, told the Giles County Board of Commissioners that the county's unemployment rate remained about 3.6% and that overall labor-force figures were little changed for December.
The update focused on business inquiries and infrastructure constraints. Reese said three of four recent state-led project requests required only buildings, limiting Giles County's ability to submit bids; the fourth requested a roughly 100-acre site and would require an immediate electricity…
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