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For the fifth year in a row, the Tennessee Valley Authority has been named by Site Selection magazine as one of the top 10 North American utilities for economic development achievement.
In 2009, TVA and its distributor customers, working with state and local partners, helped attract or retain more than 26,000 jobs and leverage more than $4 billion in capital investment for the seven-state TVA territory.
“Being recognized by Site Selection magazine for the fifth consecutive year is definitely a win for all of our economic development partners,” said John Bradley, TVA senior vice president of Economic Development. “This economic development success is the result of teamwork between distributors of TVA power, state agencies and economic, industrial and community leaders across the TVA service region.”
The magazine specifically cites TVA’s work in attracting a $1 billion investment by Wacker Chemie AG in Bradley County in 2009.
“Wacker Chemie did a global search before selecting this site,” Bradley said. “We were competing with the world for this project. We had Volkswagen, Toyota, Hemlock Semiconductor and Wacker all announce within about 18 months. That is a pretty amazing accomplishment, and we are very excited about this success.”
TVA is one of only three utilities to consecutively earn this honor during the past five years. The annual ranking is based on capital investment, job creation, capital investment per capita and jobs created per 10,000 in population.
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