Originally Posted by
shavethewhales
I'm sure Stitt had very little to do with landing this. Mid American Industrial Park is a pretty serious enterprise and they have a lot to offer and market themselves very well. They landed a huge Google facility... Local govs like to take credit, but businesses go where it makes sense for them to go, and Mid American is good at making the case that it makes sense for businesses to locate there. They have good rail infrastructure, close access to Port of Catoosa, cheap reliable power, and are close enough to population centers to get employees while being out it the boondocks enough to make building anything you want pretty easy.
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