Southern Advantage

Amherst, VA – Bucking Common Wisdom

“Our lowest freight costs nationwide are in Amherst, Virginia.” We didn’t expect to hear that on our recent visit to Glad Manufacturing. However, unexpected bonuses are becoming the norm in this community nestled in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Located near Lynchburg and Charlottesville at a hub of American conveying and

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Meigs County, TN – Packed with Amenities

The welcome mat is out in Meigs County. Four pad ready sites have been prepared to immediately accommodate new industries. Meigs County is the smallest county in Southeast Tennessee, but it is packed with amenities like lakefront sites on Watts Bar Lake and the Hiwassee River, creating an exceptional quality

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Twiggs County – Ready to Grow in the Center of Georgia

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Twiggs County’s first major new industry located in the I-16 Industrial Park created over 400 jobs and they are now a major partner in economic development within the community. Being centrally located in Georgia an equal distance from Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Atlanta and the

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WELCOME, FICOSA!

In Cookeville, TN on June 9, 2015, a large crowd gathered to celebrate breaking ground on the new consolidated and expanded US manufacturing facility of 264,000 SF for Ficosa North America. The City of Cookeville, Putnam County, Ficosa and The Hollingsworth Companies worked together for two years to develop the

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