Midway Business Park

Midway Business Park is an under construction business park located in eastern Knox County, Tennessee, United States. The park, when completed will have an estimated area of 345 acres (1.40 km2).[3]

Midway Business Park
Project
Construction startedLate 2018[1]
CompletedTBA
Opening Date
  • mid-2020 (Phase I)
  • TBA (Phases II, III)
StatusIn progress
DeveloperDevelopment Corporation of Knox County
OwnerDevelopment Corporation of Knox County
Websiteknoxdevelopment.org/business-parks/midway-business-park/
Physical features
StreetsThorngrove Pike, Midway Road
Utilities
  • Electricity
  • water
  • sewage
  • gas
  • telecommunications
  • fiber optic
  • fire protection
Location
Location in Tennessee and the United States
Midway Business Park (the United States)
Coordinates: 35.99886°N 83.70471°W / 35.99886; -83.70471[2]
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyKnox
LocationThorn Grove, Tennessee, United States
Address8916 Thorngrove Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37914

Overview

The business park, when complete will provide businesses immediate access to Interstate 40 via the Midway Road interchange. The park will also have access to walking trails and over 53 acres of preserved nature areas.[4]

History

Since its earliest proposals in 2006, the project has been one of controversy, having been blocked by a 2008 lawsuit after organizing locals fought the project.[5] The project was eventually approved for construction in 2015 by the Knox County Commission.[6] In late 2018, the business park broke ground, with a estimated completion date of its first phase in mid-2020.[1] The first phase of the Midway Business Park is expected to have the potential to create an estimated 1,800 to 2,000 jobs in the region.[1]

References
  1. Whetstone, Tyler (November 19, 2018). "Knox County to break ground on Midway Business Park". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  2. Google (July 25, 2020). "Midway Business Park" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  3. Marcum, Ed (September 8, 2016). "MPC approves Midway Business Park requests". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  4. "Midway Business Park (under development)". The Development Corporation of Knox County. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  5. Crowe, Michael (February 1, 2018). "Knox County considers new 'Rural Preservation' zoning after business park controversy". WBIR-TV. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  6. "MIDWAY BUSINESS PARK SET FOR CONSTRUCTION". East Tennessee Economic Development Agency. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.