Shelby County receives Site Readiness grant

Shelby County, IN — Duke Energy is investing in four Indiana sites to spur economic development and jobs as part of its 2020 Duke Energy Site Readiness program. With an aim of attracting new business to industrial sites in its service area, the company has enlisted professionals to evaluate areas for development and provides each site with $10,000 to help implement the recommendations.

Of the four locations in Shelby County. It is a 208-acre parcel located at 6602 E. U.S. Highway 52 in Morristown.

Ideal properties for Duke Energy’s Site Readiness Program are typically 40 acres or larger, served by the utility, or a vacant industrial building of at least 20,000 square feet identified to support renewed industrial growth and sustainable development in a community.