MANCHESTER HAS always had a history in industry. It was named after the first industrialized city in the world, Manchester, England, and in the 1800s was home to several mills that harnessed the Duck River. Today the Manchester economy is steadily growing enough so that the independent economic research firm POLICOM has ranked the Manchester\/Tullahoma area in economic strength as the second best micropolitan in the state of Tennessee. A large part of that strength is the result of the many industrial parks residing in Coffee County. While the two parks in Tullahoma \u2013 the Tullahoma Business Airpark and the Tullahoma Industrial Park \u2013 are a big part of that, there are a few that are closer to home for those in Manchester.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
JOINT\u00a0INDUSTRIAL PARK\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Midway between the cities of Manchester and Tullahoma lies a 395-acre stretch of land dedicated to the industrial development of Coffee County. Established in 2001 by the combined efforts of Manchester, Tullahoma, and Coffee County, the Coffee County Joint Industrial Park (CCJIP) holds a 49-acre Select TN Certified Site as well as 35 other lots varying from 3 acres to 32. Currently, the park is home to several businesses, including MDS Foods, SEYI, a Duck River Electric Membership Corporation substation, Omar Medical Supplies, and Fischer Tool and Die Storage. The joint industrial park is located uniquely close to both the University of Tennessee Space Institute and the U.S. Air Force\u2019s Arnold Engineering Development Center, providing access to exceptional research and development facilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n MANCHESTER\u00a0INDUSTRIAL PARK\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Manchester Industrial Park lies inside the city of Manchester, boasting a 405-acre tract of land with over 270 acres Select TN certified. As with the CCJIP, Select TN Certified Sites have numerous incentives to bring business to the community. Multiple grants are available, offering anything from infrastructure to job training and economic development. The Coffee County Industry Board is also continually working to bring more businesses to the area. Dot Foods, Inc. is a perfect example of this, with a plan to establish a new distribution facility in Manchester, but there are still many unfilled lots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n INTERSTATE\u00a0INDUSTRIAL PARK\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Unlike the Manchester and joint industrial parks, the Interstate Industrial Park\u2019s 795 acres are completely developed, and home to 24 industries that employ over 2,700 people. The park was originally a part of the Arnold Air Force Base, but since its purchase in 1977 it has driven significant economic growth in Manchester. More information on this park and the others in Coffee County can be found at the Industrial Board of Coffee County at coffeetn.com. GN <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MANCHESTER HAS always had a history in industry. It was named after the first industrialized city in the world, Manchester, England, and in the 1800s was home to several mills that harnessed the Duck River. Today the Manchester economy is steadily growing enough so that the independent economic research firm POLICOM has ranked the Manchester\/Tullahoma […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":68,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n