ATHENS-Below is a statement from Limestone County Economic Development Association President & CEO Bethany Shockney.
CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) has announced its latest group of high-ranking properties to receive CSX Select Site designation under the industrial development program. Fourteen sites in eight states have earned a Silver or Bronze rating based on an evaluation of a wide range of site characteristics.
CSX worked with more than 40 communities over the past several months to gather information and identify top candidates for the Select Site program, which connects expanding companies with highly desirable rail-served properties.
“We are very excited to announce this latest round of Select Site designees and congratulate the landowners, counties, and utility partners involved,” said Kellen Riley, CSX Senior Director of Industrial Development. “The information collected for these properties, which will soon be available online through the CSX Prospector listing, will allow site consultants and manufacturers a quick and convenient way to identify premium rail served industrial properties where they can locate new manufacturing facilities—generating new jobs and capital investment.”
The newest Select Sites include:
Silver Level
Montgomery Inland Logistics – Montgomery Alabama Chamber of Commerce, Montgomery, Alabama
Prattville South Industrial Park – City of Prattville, Prattville, Alabama
Androscoggin Mill – Maine Department of Economic Community Development, Jay, Maine
Carleton Advanced Manufacturing Site – City of Newport News Department of Development Authority, Newport News, Virginia
Devaney Site – Limestone County Economic Development Association, Tanner, Alabama
Bronze Level
Bushy Park – Berkeley County Economic Development, Goose Creek, South Carolina
Pierce County Industrial Rail Park – Pierce County Industrial Development and Building Authority, Blackshear, Georgia
Creamer Industrial Park – Escambia County Industrial Development Authority, Brewton, Alabama
Atlantic Gateway Logistics Park – Anson County Economic Development, Lilesville, North Carolina
Mayde Road Rail Site – Berea Industrial Development Authority, Lexington, Kentucky
Florence County Industrial Park South – Florence County Economic Development Partnership, Scranton, South Carolina
Berkeley Rail Park – Berkeley County Economic Development, Russellville, South Carolina
Cumbo Yards – Berkeley County Development Authority, Martinsburg, West Virginia
Mid-Atlantic Advanced Manufacturing Center (MAMaC) – Greensville County Industrial Development Authority, Emporia, Virginia
Complete information on these new sites will be viewable in the CSX Select Site Listing, which includes all Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze sites currently available.
In addition to appearing on the Select Sites list, all sites in the latest group of designees will receive valuable feedback regarding potential areas of improvement. They are encouraged to engage with CSX on how to continually improve their appeal to potential developers.
Media Release/Blake Williams, TMP/Communication & Research Specialist/Limestone County Economic Development Association
