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Roane's Top 10 Sites

Certified sites ready when you are

A site for any project — certified, shovel-ready and in the heart of the South.

10
Top-tier sites
75%
Of U.S. population within a day's drive
2
Interstates — I-40 & I-75
20+
Developable acres minimum
A site for any project

On the verge of explosive growth, county-wide.

Oak Ridge has been home to cutting-edge research and development for decades, and that momentum now extends across all of Roane County. 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.

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The advantages

Why projects land here first

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Ideal Location

Minutes from I-40 and I-75 and within a day's drive of more than 75% of the U.S. population and the major U.S. markets.

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Certified & Low-Risk

Sites comply with Select Tennessee Certified Site standards — surveyed, mapped, environmentally documented and development-ready.

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Growth Ready

Forward-thinking planning and sound development position Roane for a massive surge in retail, commercial and industrial growth.

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Room to grow

Available industrial & commercial property

Roane County offers a unique range of commercial opportunities covering the 3,500 acres zoned and being developed for industry today, with four convenient and affordable industrial parks.

Excellent location, solid decisions for development, enterprising planning and prospective thinking have positioned Roane County to experience a massive surge in its commercial sector. Our commercial sector will augment an already robust residential real estate market. Roane County has a site perfect for your current and future business needs.

3,500
Acres for industry
4
Industrial parks
∞
A site for any project
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Site Spotlight

A closer look at the Buttermilk Road Site — one of Roane County's development-ready sites.

The standard

Select Tennessee Certified Sites

Roane County's certified sites comply with the Select Tennessee Certified Site standards — the state's benchmark for development-ready property. Every box below is checked before a site earns the designation.

20+ developable acres

Every certified site clears the acreage threshold for a real project.

Utilities in place

Service already on site, or a formal, funded extension plan.

Surveyed & mapped

Boundaries surveyed and topographic mapping developed.

Environmentally documented

Conditions documented and analyzed up front.

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