The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported today that Volkswagen is close to announcing the location for its new UW automobile assembly plant. Chattanooga has been in contention for the plant because of the suitability of the 3000 acre industrial park, Enterprise South.

Enterprise South was developed in 3 stages on the site of the former Army Ammunitions Plant. It provides good access to I75, and is near to the intersection on the Interstates connecting Atlanta, Nashville, and Knoxville.

Chattanooga was also close to becoming the location for a Toyota plant last year. Even if Chattanooga loses the VW plant, Enterprise South industrial park provides the opportunity for Chattanooga to offer a world class industrial site. It is part of the managed progress that is moving Chattanooga into national prominence.

The site is 3000 acres suitable for Class A industrial development. Railroad access is already available. The site is close to the Chattanooga airport. Site can be medium (10 acres), small (5 acres). The park is certified to be suitable for development of a Mega Site. It is the first such site in Tennessee to receive that certification.

Here is a layout of the site.

Enterprise South combines with the plans for fiber optics network for business and homes to give Chattanooga a great chance to be a major growth center in the Southeast. We look forward to the VW plant coming to Chattanooga, but the opportunity in Chattanooga does not depend on that decision.

Chattanooga is poised for the future, and Enterprise South is a big part of that.

Richard Smith
Home financing in Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama.
Experience matters when it is your home loan.