TVA Economic Development

TVA and communities win Synchronist awards

Blane, Canada Ltd., developer of the Synchronist system, has honored TVA Economic Development and two Tennessee Valley communities for their outstanding efforts in using Synchronist to enhance economic growth. Read more.

Site Selection Made Easy with TVAsites.com

TVA’s GIS-based web site help businesses and site selection consultants identify the best properties available in the 80,000-square-mile TVA region. Search for available properties and buildings, find demographic data, and download maps at TVAsites.com.

Chattanooga Retains Automotive Plant

Manufacturers Industrial Group LLC has saved an auto-seating plant from closure and preserved 300 jobs. Read more.

Also see these news stories:

• Toyota supplier Arvin Sango will manufacture exhaust systems at a new plant in Henderson, Tenn. Read more.

• Stokes Development LLC will build "green homes" in a newly purchased spec building in Cullman, Ala. Read more.

• DHS Systems, which manufactures rapidly deployable shelters for the military, has opened a plant in Limestone County, Ala. Read more.

Toyota Picks Mississippi for New Assembly Plants

Toyota Motor Corporation has announced that Mississippi will be the location for its next U.S. manufacturing plant. The assembly plant will be built on the MSC-certified PUL Alliance-Wellspring Project Megasite, located near Tupelo, Mississippi.

Read the TVA news story and read about the project at the Wellspring web site.

TVA Again Named Top Utility

For the second year in a row, TVA has been named among the top utilities in North America by Site Selection magazine. The award is based on TVA’s successful economic development activities in generating investments and jobs. Read more.

Valley highlights

Valley Connection

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Conference

Tennessee Valley Corridor National Summit
May 28-29
Von Braun Center
Huntsville, Ala.

Conference information and hotel reservations.

Energy Information Library

This electronic encyclopedia covers all aspects of commercial energy use. It includes descriptions of applicable technologies and, where available, case studies, fact sheets, and vendor and manufacturer information.