Site Characteristics | Quick Facts


Site Information

Purchase Regional Industrial Park is one of the largest sites located in the southeast and offers a skilled labor pool, access to several technical and higher education institutions and a great quality of life that is affordable.

Site Features

2200 acres owned and controlled by an eight county industrial authority
• Two sites of 1200 acres and 1000 acres
• Minimum parcel size is 1000 acres
• Property is under 100% control and ownership


Located halfway between St Louis, MO and Nashville, TN
2/3 of the U.S population is within a one day drive

Premier transportation and logistics support
Site is served by 5 Class I railroads
Site is 10 miles from Interstate 24 via four-lane highways
Western Kentucky is known as the hub of inland waterways. Ports on the Tennessee, Mississippi and Ohio rivers provide numerous opportunities for low-cost, eco-friendly transportation

Skilled Workforce and access to quality technical education
Universities and colleges with accredited professional programs, and state-of-the-art vocational
   training facilities are present in the Region
Labor shed area has a household population of approximately 850,600 and a civilian labor force of approximately 433,800

Industrial-grade infrastructure
Two power providers serve the site, TVA and Jackson Purchase. These companies provide some of the lowest industrial power rates in the nation while maintaining a strong focus on the quality and reliability of their service

Local, State and Federal Support
Active State and Federal financial support in development of the site

Property is owned by a regional authority which represents the eight (8) counties in the Purchase
Area in Western Kentucky and one (1) city in Southern Illinois

• Ballard
• Calloway
• Carlisle
• Fulton
• Graves
• Hickman
• Marshall
• McCracken
• Metropolis (Southern Illinois)