use projects across the Eastern Seaboard.“We have publicly announced it and passed the resolution by council, so the name’s out there,” Mayor Williams confirms. “We’ve seen some of his previous work. He’s had successes.” The revitalization strategy preserves established businesses while upgrading their physical presence. Los Cuates, a Mexican restaurant owned by immigrants who arrived 25 years ago, exemplifies the community anchors that will benefit from infrastructure improvements. “They have all the bones, they just need a new face to attract the new people who are coming into town,” Mayor Williams notes. THREE ZONES OF LINEAR DEVELOPMENT Hardeeville’s unique geography enables a sophisticated zoning strategy that Mayor Williams describes as fundamental to managing explosive growth.“We are very unique and lucky in a way that we are somewhat linear,” Mayor Williams explains. “We’re 58 square miles, but being linear, going south to northeast, it’s about a 20-mile ride to get through the entire length of the city. So we were able to create in the southern end, that’s where our industry is booming.” The southern zone anchors around TS Conductor’s $134 million manufacturing facility. The southern zone anchors around Clarius Park Hardeeville, a 220-acre master-planned industrial park strategically located just 9.5 miles from Georgia Port Authority’s Garden City Terminal. Developed by Clarius Partners in partnership with Peakline Partners, the park can support nearly 2.7 million square feet of Class A industrial facilities with up to 90 MW of power capacity from an onsite substation. The first phase now houses TS Conductor’s $134 million, 301,275-square-foot manufacturing facility, which will produce advanced electrical conductors using carbon-core technology that triples transmission capacity compared to traditional aluminum cables, alongside Aster Graphics’ 59,252-square-foot operation. TS Conductor is the epicenter of a shift from hospitality-dependent employment to high-tech manufacturing, with the facility expected to begin production by late 2025. “The jobs that are coming 226 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 09
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