Tennessee Valley Authority Economic Development
Number of sites ready for data center development grows to 20
TVA has added two sites in Warren County, Tennessee, to its inventory of prime locations ready for data center development. TVA works with local power companies and other economic development partners to actively market these sites as part of its global target industry recruitment efforts. Read more.
TVA helps businesses invest $4.9 billion in 2011
Through its technical services, financial assistance and other economic development programs, TVA helped spur investment and attract or retain 43,000 jobs across the region. Read more.
Site Selection ranks TVA among top 10 utilities
for sixth straight year
TVA’s economic development achievements for 2010 have once again placed it among Site Selection magazine’s top 10 utilities in North America. TVA has earned the distinction for the sixth year in a row, based on its partnership efforts in attracting and retaining jobs and leveraging capital investment. Read the Site Selection story.
Mann-Hummel USA will set up Tennessee production facility
The international automotive and mechanical engineering supplier will locate its Southern operations in Dunlap, Tenn. The company is expected to employ 150 by 2013. Read more.
Carpenter to build steel plant in northern Alabama
Carpenter Technology Corporation has announced plans to invest $500 million in a state-of-the-art steel plant in Limestone County, Ala., that will create more than 200 jobs. Read more.
Business Xpansion story features TVA data center program
An article in Business Xpansion Journal on the potential for growth in the data center industry features TVA's program identifying prime candidates for data center development. The article stresses the importance of local, state and regional partnerships in such initiatives. Read more.
Two sites deemed ready for data center development
Huntsville, Ala., and Adairville, Ky., have joined an elite group of locations identified as being ready for data center development by TVA through a recent Deloitte Consulting study. These sites have favorable locations and accessibility, strong telecommunications infrastructure, and the availability of reliable electric power. Read more.
TVA program identifies sites for data center development
A Tennessee Valley Authority economic development program has identified sites in the Southeast as prime locations for developing the region’s growing data center industry. Read more.
Amazon announces fulfillment centers in East Tennessee
Online retail giant Amazon.com will construct two one-million-square foot plants near Chattanooga and Cleveland, Tenn. Amazon is planning to invest a combined total of $139 million in the two facilities and create up to 1,400 new jobs in the next three years. Read more.
