Roane County - "We Mean Business"!
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Roane County has over 1 million sq. ft. of available building space for business and industry. Roane County offers a unique range of industrial opportunities covering the 4,455 acres zoned and being developed for industry today.
How To Start (or Grow) A Business in Roane County
Roane County is the only place in the country where you can walk out of a national lab and be in the most visited national park within an hour. Though located in an idyllic setting around one of the largest lakes in East Tennessee, Roane County also is a place where business and technology flourishes. Home to the nation's largest federal research and development center, the world's largest science project and soon-to-be home of the world's fastest computer, Roane County offers the most highly sophisticated and experimental facilities in the world. With more than 45,000 IT professionals; 9,000 students majoring in science; and 2,000 PhDs -- as well as nearly 400,000 prospective employees -- and abundant industrial and commercial real estate prime for development - Roane County offers a unique range of industrial and commercial opportunities.
Long the home of cutting-edge technology research and development in Oak Ridge, Roane County is also on the verge of explosive new growth county-wide. Ideally located in the center of the south, Roane County is within minutes of both I-40 and I-75 and within a day's drive of more than 75 percent of the U.S. population and the major U.S. markets. Through a combination of excellent location, sound development, ambitious planning and forward thinking, Roane County is set to experience a massive surge in its retail, commercial and industrial sectors -- bolstering an already robust residential real estate market.
Roane County has a healthy, vibrant economy, and businesses grow quickly here. With an outstanding location; low tax rate; ready infrastructure; skilled workforce; available industrial sites and an established resume of success in retail, tourism, scientific research and industry, Roane County may be just the place for you to do business.
In education, Roane County's systems are on the cutting edge of technology integration in the classroom. According to 2000 Census data, of the total population of Roane County in the age group 24-75, 75 percent of Roane Countians have graduated from high school; 19 percent have a bachelor's degree or higher, and 2,177 people (one in 48) have graduate or professional degrees.
In all cases, The Roane Alliance -- which is made up of the Chamber, the Roane County Industrial Development Board and the Visitors Bureau -- works closely with several partners, including the Tennessee Career Center and the State Economic and Community Development office to ensure that existing business and industry thrives and flourishes.
We encourage you to strongly consider this area for your business, your industry and your family. We believe you will find the spirit of cooperation and level of excitement in Roane County is contagious. "We Mean Business"!
