a preliminary site plan that shows that that 60 acres is perfectly served for some sort of processed based manufacturing, whether that’s petrochemical fuels or something else. So that’s really where we’re positioning it right now.” He mentions Commissioner Schilling’s advocacy through the Ohio Gas Access Partnership, which is helping secure legislative support to bring natural gas to the industrial park, opening the door to further economic opportunities. “That’s our one glaring gap in our due diligence and our site assessment, is we need to get natural gas there. It’s only a mile away, so it’s very achievable, and that changes our competitiveness for one of those petrochemical processing facilities,” Roush asserts. Second to that, the plan is to marry a 99 car rail loop that goes through the middle of the industrial park. “That rail then connects to the Ohio River. So, once we complete this second acquisition and get our multimodal port facility off and running, the two sites working totally in synergy will support that petrochemical development down the road,” he maintains. Located in the number one inland waterway port in the U.S., Washington County features the most riverfront in the state. “There’s a lot of opportunity for economic development. This project that we’re working on would pull those two modes of transportation together along with the highway system, and that really gives us a hub to be able to move both raw material inputs and value added products back out of the region,” he expands. “Because the Ohio River is effectively connected to the world’s markets via New Orleans, we really have a tremendous opportunity to change the way we export and import materials here in the county.” HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Not immune to the challenges of housing availability, Washington County is focused on providing options for an aging population. This includes the possible development of senior housing on 300 acres of PowerFlo Solutions Empowering your Data Center Higher quality power distribution units (PDUs) with top-of-the line, robust magnetics, and reasonable lead times that you can trust. 27834 State Route 7, Suite 100 | Marietta, OH 45750 | sales@powerfloltd.com PDU’S RPP’S rackPDU Our mission is to deliver superior power distribution units (PDUs) that set the standard for quality, reliability, and efficiency in the data center industry. By taking control of the most critical components in a PDU, we ensure that our customers receive products with robust magnetics, optimized for performance, and within reasonable lead times. We're not just building products; we're empowering the future of your infrastructure. 136 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 11
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