Lowndes lands new GT megasite

Lowndes County, Miss., has gone through a rigorous process to become home to a third Tennessee Valley Authority Certified Megasite led by McCallum-Sweeney, a national leader in site selection. The 1,144-acre Infinity Megasite is located west of the Golden Triangle Regional Airport, and is part of the Golden Triangle Industrial Aerospace Park, which serves as home to the certified Lowndes County and Crossroads megasites. There are currently nine certified megasites in TVA’s of territory. “(T)his one is Mississippi’s best in class,” said Joe Max Higgins Jr., CEO of the Golden Triangle Development LINK. “(W)e need to act quickly with our partners to identify clients and land a deal.” Infinity is surrounded by roads, adjacent to U.S. highways 82 and 45, and 15 miles from the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and houses rail access on its southern edge. (Source: WTVA 08/19/16)