Select Sites are properties
identified and vetted as capable locations for future manufacturing facilities
along the CSX network. These sites can be developed quickly since standard land
use issues and comprehensive due diligence items have been previously
addressed.
"Through the Select Site
program, we can significantly reduce the time it takes for companies to
evaluate a competitive site, and ultimately construct their facility and bring
products to market," said Clark Robertson, assistant vice president,
regional development at CSX.
CSX introduced the Select Sites
program in 2012 to better serve new or existing customers on its network. CSX partnered with The Austin Company, a
nationally-known site selection and certification consulting firm, to screen
candidate sites and assist communities with the application and certification
process.
"The recent completion of Pegasus Parkway
through the southern half of the park has opened up several hundred additional
acres for industrial development along CSX's mainline," said
Robertson.
"This site is the result of
good, long-term land planning," said Jonathan Gemmen, senior location
consultant, The Austin Company. "It
is rare to find a rail-served, industrial property close to an interstate with
utility service able to accommodate some of the largest industrial
requirements."
This site is located only nine
miles northeast of KIA Motors Manufacturing Georgia in nearby West Point , Georgia .
Callaway South
Industrial Park is only the second
site in Georgia
to be designated as a CSX Select Site.
"The Development Authority
of LaGrange has a long history of being proactive to prepare for additional
growth. Teaming with CSX and The Austin Company on this designation will open
doors for significant job creation and investment in the future," said
Bobby Carmichael, executive director, Development Authority of LaGrange.
To receive CSX Select Site
designation, the location must meet a rigorous list of criteria, including
infrastructure and utility availability, environmental reviews, appropriate
zoning and entitlement, air quality permitting, rail serviceability, proximity
to highways or interstates, and other attributes. Once certified, the sites are
featured on a new user-friendly web portal that includes press releases,
promotional materials and direct marketing to site selection professionals.
To learn more about CSX Select
Sites online, visit www.csxselectsites.com
About CSX
CSX, based in Jacksonville , Florida ,
is a premier transportation company. It provides rail, intermodal and
rail-to-truck transload services and solutions to customers across a broad
array of markets, including energy, industrial, construction, agricultural, and
consumer products. For more than 185 years, CSX has played a critical role in
the nation's economic expansion and industrial development. Its network
connects every major metropolitan area in the eastern United States ,
where nearly two-thirds of the nation's population resides. It also links more
than 240 short-line railroads and more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports with
major population centers and small farming towns alike. More information about
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About the Callaway
South Industrial
Park and LaGrange ,
GA
The Callaway
South Industrial
Park is a 1,600+ acre industrial park located three miles off
Interstate-85 off Pegasus Parkway
in LaGrange, Troup County , Georgia . LaGrange is situated at the intersection of
Interstates 85 and 185 and is located only 60 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson
International Airport
and less than 50 miles from CSX's intermodal facility in Fairburn , Georgia . The Callaway
South Industrial
Park has direct rail service to the Ports of Mobile and Savannah via CSX.
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Contact:
Kristin Seay
(904) 359-3442