Mayor Mike Steele launched a campaign to attract young couples and elderly people to his city after announcing a major investment during the annual State of East Ridge address Thursday evening.
Life Care Centers of America, a nationwide nursing home operator based in Cleveland, Tenn., has identified East Ridge as a place that needs additional health care services, so the city’s existing facility will get an expansion, Mr. Steele said.
He said the nursing home company’s founder “believes in this community,” and Mr. Steele said “it will bring an amazing development to the city” when the construction is finished.
PDF: State of the City address
“As the dollars go in from that, that is additional tax base and tax revenue for our community,” Mr. Steele said.