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olina Department of Commerce. Clinton Park Corporate Center is currently in the certification process. All utilities are either within or border the parks. The county has several buildings ready for immediate occupancy. One of them is a 31,600-square-foot spec building with 28- to 33-foot ceiling heights in Woodfield Industrial Park in Fountain Inn, SC. The building was completed during the first quarter of 2007. Also available is an 85,000square-foot building in Gray Court, SC previously occupied by BBA Non Woven. The building is located on 20 acres and has six silos and a rail spur. In addition to the industrial parks, the county has numerous stand alone sites, many of which are also rail served. One such site is the almost 1,500-acre Fleming Smith site. It is located at the intersection of Interstate 385 and U.S. Highway 221 in Laurens County. The site is rail served by CSX. Laurens County also offers a very attractive cost of operation. The Laurens County Council is pro-business and offers aggressive tax reductions. For example, on a $5 million investment, the county can reduce the assessment ratio, thus reducing taxes by over 40% for a period of 20 years. In addition, the county also has the ability to offer a Special Source Revenue Credit that further reduces taxes for a period of 10 years. Laurens County is classified as a “level two” county by the state, meaning state incentives are also readily available to prospective companies. In addition to these incentives, the county’s average wage is below the state average, resulting in an even lower cost of operation. The state of South Carolina also offers one of the nation’s best training programs with the ReadySC program. Why locate in Laurens County? It offers an excellent location with easy accessibility to many Tier 1, 2 and 3 automobile suppliers. The county also offers a skilled, available workforce, low cost of operation, and a vibrant rural community close to metropolitan areas. For more information, visit the county at www.laurenscounty.org. Transportation Sector Going Strong in Roanoke Valley When it comes to transportation and automotive manufacturing, the Roanoke Valley in Virginia is running smoothly. Since the mid1990s, the nine-government region in southwest Virginia has seen a number of expansions and relocations in that sector. In fact, between 2000 and 2006, employment in transportation manufacturing nearly doubled—a 95% increase. OPELIKA ALABAMA } Laurens County SOUTH CAROLINA We have sites worth seeing. Located in East Central Alabama along Interstate 85 halfway between Montgomery and Atlanta Part of Alabama’s fastest growing metropolitan statistical area Available 1,900 acre fully developed industrial park along Interstate 85 with sites ranging from 10 to 1,200 acres Near Auburn University, with more than 23,000 students and 3,700 engineering students Close to local community college with an excellent industrial training center 9 9 9 9 9 Location, workforce, infrastructure, transportation and training drive our industrial opportunities. Go to www.laurenscounty.org let us help you get there. Alfred F Cook, Jr., CEcD . Director 334.705.5115 www.opelika.org #2109 at www.BusinessFacilities.com LAURENS COUNTY Development Corporation © EHA 2004 OED-0018 864.939.0580 #1501 at www.BusinessFacilities.com A S P E C I A L A D V E RT I S I N G S E C T I O N O F B U S I N E S S FA C I L I T I E S A N D WA R D ’ S A U T O W O R L D A-13 http://www.laurenscounty.org http://www.laurenscounty.org http://www.laurenscounty.org http://www.opelika.org http://www.opelika.org http://www.BusinessFacilities.com http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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