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Gadsden County economic development director outlines $82 million pipeline, wins $500,000 EPA brownfields grant
Summary
TJ Lewis, the county’s director of economic development, told commissioners the office has 15 active projects worth about $82 million in prospective investment, highlighted a landed green‑manufacturing project and said the county won a $500,000 EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant to fund countywide site evaluations.
TJ Lewis, Gadsden County’s director of economic development, told the county commission on Wednesday that his newly formed office is pursuing 15 active projects with a combined potential investment of about $82 million and an estimated 350 prospective jobs.
Lewis said the department, established in 2023, has focused on making site data and permitting information available via a new portal, gadsdenbiz.com, and on packaging incentives and analytics to make the county easier for site selectors to evaluate. ‘‘We offer market intelligence and permitting resources,’’ Lewis said, summarizing tools that his office has…
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