New Jobs At Old Site: Chamber Eyes #Brownfields for Industrial Prospects

By Mike Pare
Chattanooga Times Free Press (TN)
July 1, 2012

With industrial park space in Hamilton County at a premium, economic developers are looking to the past as a way of growing Chattanooga's future business prospects.

The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce is crafting a list of former industrial properties with the aim of having some tracts potentially readied for redevelopment.

"There are quite a few," said Chamber Vice President of Economic Development Charles Wood about brownfield sites in the city. They
offer an opportunity with infrastructure already in place."

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Enterprise South had about 6,000 acres at one time, but now less than 60 acres are uncommitted or not under option. Volkswagen, Amazon, Archer Daniels Midland and other companies have moved in over the past three years. Also, about half of the former Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant space was deemed too hilly for business and turned into park space or buffer.

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Asheville, NC - 372 Depot brings new blood to River District

From the outside, it’s not obvious what’s so special about 372 Depot, a new mixed-use development in Asheville’s River Arts District. Sited on a former brownfield, the 90,000-square-foot brick structure seems like just another new building with street-level retail space and apartments above. In fact, this innovative project represents a number of significant firsts for Asheville.


Years in the making, 372 Depot cost about $8.5 million to build, including roughly $1.3 million in federal housing assistance and loans from the city’s Housing Trust Fund. The nonprofit developer, Mountain Housing Opportunities, says the completed Glen Rock Depot project should boost the area’s total tax base by $15 million within the next five years. [MORE]

KY - DCA to Host LEED Certification Training Workshop

Have you wondered what Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, is? Are you considering using LEED standards for your building? If you answered yes, the Division of Compliance Assistance will be hosting a half-day workshop on LEED. Representatives of Kentucky's chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council will discuss what LEED is and share case studies. Representatives from the Green Building, a LEED-certified building in Louisville, will also discuss their experience in applying for LEED certification for buildings. The workshop will be held on Dec. 7, 2010, at the DEP Training Center, 300 Fair Oaks Lane, Frankfort, KY 40601. To register for this event, visit http://dca.ticketleap.com/.

KY-Exploring Community Revitalization in Central Appalachia - 11/03/10

All too often, communities in Appalachia are faced with properties that cannot be redeveloped or reused due to real or perceived contamination. On Nov. 3, 2010, at the Greenbo State Resort Park in Greenup, Ky., the Kentucky Brownfield Program invites you to participate in a first-ever event to explore how federal, state and local programs, both governmental and nongovernmental, can work together to turn these properties into productive areas that can revitalize a community. Participants will enjoy a one-day event of interaction, engagement and active problem-solving. If you are passionate about your community and want to engage with others, please join us at Greenbo Lake State Resort Park. Registration is free and open to the public, however voluntary donations to support this effort and others like it are greatly appreciated. Check out the agenda for the event.