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Special Supplement
Rural American South
Rural American South Sponsors
Alabama: Economic Development Partnership of Alabama,
Alagasco.
Arkansas: Arkansas Department of Economic Development,
Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas.
Mississippi: Mississippi Development Authority, Mississippi
Power.
North Carolina: Progress Energy/CP&L, SCANA.
South Carolina: SCANA, Palmetto Economic Development
Corporation, Progress Energy/CP&L.
Tennessee: Tennessee Department of Economic &
Community Development.
Virginia: Virginia Economic Development Partnership,
Old Dominion Electric
What does the Rural South offer to locating industry? Plenty,
if you find the right location. Many of the South's rural
counties -- there are more than 1,000 of them -- are as prepared
for your plant, warehouse, back office or distribution facility
as any major market can be. In fact, there are rural counties
in the South more prepared and attractive than some of the
South's larger markets. It simply depends on what you are
looking for.
If what you are looking for centers on low-cost available
buildings and land in less congested areas of the world's
most attractive region to conduct business, then this edition
is for you. If a work ethic that's second-to-none is important,
no doubt this edition will help you in your site search. If
you would rather work with officials during your site search
who will bend over backwards to accommodate your deal, contact
the folks found in this supplement. They will indeed do that
for you. And finally, if incentives are important, you cannot
find more attractive incentives than those that can be secured
when selecting a rural South location. If those items are
important to you in your site search, this edition should
be of great value.
By studying this edition profiling selected sites and opportunities
in the rural South, you will be introduced to the South's
most dynamic rural counties and regions. We'll be the first
to admit that not all rural areas of the South are attractive
to industry. Many are simply not prepared at all for your
company. That's where this annual section on the Rural American
South comes in handy. We have selected and featured rural
counties that can accommodate your deal. The rural counties
and regions found in the following section have made the necessary
investment in infrastructure, worker training and real estate
to indulge you and your company. Quite simply they are the
cream-of-the-crop rural communities in the South.
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