During Friday
morning’s meeting at Dresden City Hall, members of the
Dresden Industrial Board discussed new industries coming to
Dresden and providing more jobs for area citizens. They also
approved moving forward with a proposal that would allow a
construction company to build a 50,000 sq. ft. spec building
at Dresden Industrial Park on its own initiative at no cost
to the city.
Greenfield Engineering Building Sold
Dresden Industrial Board Chairman Wendell
Alexander stated that the Greenfield Engineering building
has been sold to Landco International, which is a subsidiary
of Mi-Jack. Alexander and Dresden Mayor Danny Forrester,
along with Weakley County Economic Development Director
Ronnie Price, traveled to Chicago, Illinois to look at their
plant last month and had a very good meeting. Alexander
stated that the firm had purchased the Greenfield
Engineering property in Greenfield, as well as the property
in Dresden. And that there are five companies that have bid
on constructing the firm a new plant at Dresden Industrial
Park adjacent to the National Guard Armory, near the
railroad tracks. “They are a very impressive organization,”
Alexander said. “And I think that this could be one of the
greatest things we could have industrial wise.” Alexander
also stated that the business is expected to provide 75 to
80 jobs when it opens, and could employ as many as 150 to
200 workers within a couple of years.
“If Mi-Jack comes in
and wants a new building, what about the financing on it?”
asked Commissioner James Westbrook.
Alexander responded
by saying that Mi-Jack uses their own bank to finance such
projects, so funding the project would not be a problem.
FedEx Building Under Construction
Mayor Forrester also brought the board up to
date on the status of the new FedEx building under
construction. “FedEx’s overall project manager was here
Wednesday along with Setzer Construction, which is building
the building for FedEx,” Forrester said. “They are supposed
to be hanging metal in two weeks, and be in the building by
December 15. They are right on schedule. And that project is
moving right along.”
Avon Books Building Sold
Mayor Forrester stated that although he
cannot mention any names at the present, “The Avon Book
building has been sold. “We’ll be making an announcement
here in the next couple of weeks,” Forrester said.
Quebecor Building To Be Sold
“Ronnie Price and myself met Sunday with a
gentleman who has signed a letter of intent to purchase the
Quebecor building,” Forrester said. He stated that the next
step is negotiating a contract, which they hope to have
finalized within 90 days. Forrester added that they hope to
be employing workers by spring of 2007. He stated that this
individual has already made contact with Kentucky-Tennessee
Railroad to provide boxcar service that will be needed at
the business.
Forrester stated
that there has also been another inquiry into purchasing the
Quebecor building by another potential buyer. So everything
looks like it’s on track for the sale of the building.
(Read the rest of the story in the
September 6th print edition of the
Dresden Enterprise!)
