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The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development announced Wednesday that Overton County and DeKalb County are among the four counties selected to participate in the latest round of the

Communities with shovel-ready sites are prepared for companies to quickly relocate or expand to their region and begin building immediately.

Counties include Fayette, Haywood and Unicoi PEP originates from TNECD’s Select Tennessee Certification Program.

WBBJ TV April 29, 2021 Those counties are Bedford, Greene, Hamilton and Hardin, according to a news release. These four counties are some of the 60 to have participated in the Property Evaluation Program since it began in 2015, the release says. The program helps to improve and evaluate industrial sites and buildings across the state, and advise counties on where improvements and investments might be beneficial. The four counties were chosen based on need for industrial properties and ability t...

The Daily Herald The Columbia Tennessee Rail Site is now "shovel-ready" after earning key certifications that could get the property on track for future development. CTRS has earned dual certification from CSX and the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, opening the doors for developers to take notice.  Dual certification means that the 225-acre publicly-owned property located off U.S. Highway 412 is now certified as a "shovel-ready" site for any large manufacturer r...