While Hamilton County officials work to land a 1 million-square-foot distribution center, Bradley County also is trying for a like-sized facility that combined could give this area two key business investments and possibly up to 3,000 jobs, state documents show.
Both prospects are code-named “Project Infinity” in permit applications filed by Hamilton County and the Cleveland/Bradley County Chamber of Commerce. Officials won’t name the company.
The Bradley site at Interstate 75 and Lauderdale Memorial Highway could create 1,000 jobs, according to state environmental documents. It would generate an estimated annual payroll of $25 million, state documents show.
The 80-acre Hamilton site is at Enterprise South industrial park, just minutes away, and would create 2,000 jobs, according to officials and documents.
“We’re working well with Bradley County,” said state Rep. Gerald McCormick, R-Chattanooga, whose district includes Enterprise South. “I think whatever helps Bradley County helps us.”
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