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Economic

Development

Carmeuse Lime & Stone, Inc.

Gateway to a Prosperous Murray County

Murray County has • Possible Foreign Trade Zone initiative, which provides workforce - Inland port with direct access to
become the center of Northwest designation as a sub-zone training at no cost. the Port of Savannah
Georgia when it comes to getting of FTZ 26 - Sits on 42 acres in Murray County
products to market around the • Local tax assistance and tax Transportation & Logistics - Intermodal service available
world. The county is home to one abatement schedules Murray County is within reach of - Designed to move national and
of Georgia’s three inland ports, • Industrial Revenue three-fourths of the continental U.S. international shipments
the Appalachian Regional Port, Bond financing in two days or less. efficiently and effectively
which provides direct rail access to • One Georgia Grants Air
Georgia’s seaport of Savannah, the • Strong local banking institutions • Proximity to Regional and Road
largest single container terminal in • Competitive utility rates from International Airports • Interstate 75 – 15 miles
North America. multiple providers • Direct Access
• Job Tax Credit - Atlanta – less than two - U.S. Highways 76 & 411
The Development Authority of - Murray County is a hours away - Georgia State Routes 2, 52, 61,
- Chattanooga – less than
Murray County and the Murray Tier 1 community. one hour away 225, 282 & 286
County Industrial Development - Qualify and receive $4,000 in • Dalton Municipal Airport
Authority work closely with the tax credits per new job created - 15 miles west of Chatsworth Taxes
cities of Chatsworth and Eton, every year for five years - 5,495- foot asphalt runway
local representatives, and the - Precision instrument landing Murray County industries enjoy
Georgia Department of Economic Access to a Well- system that can accommodate Georgia’s low corporate tax rate of
Development to craft incentive Trained Workforce 95% of general aviation and 6%. The single factor appointment
packages that benefit all partners. Murray County has a highly corporate aircraft formula applies the corporate tax
educated labor force of more than rate only to gross receipts or sales in
Possible Incentives 110,000 well-trained workers from Rail Georgia. This significantly reduces
• Available land at low cost across five counties. Qualifying • CSX – Class I Railroad the tax rate of Georgia companies
• Port Use Tax Credit companies also have the power • Home to the Appalachian with substantial sales to customers
• Partial Freeport Exemption and support of Georgia’s Quick Start Regional Port outside of the state.

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