Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced the 4-Star Regional Industrial Park’s million-square-foot-plus pad as a new Build-Ready site in a Thursday Team Kentucky update.
The 1.1 million square site adds to the state’s growing list of properties certified by the Cabinet for Economic Development as Build-Ready and offers the largest graded Build-Ready-certified building pad in the commonwealth, said a release from the office of the governor.
With a Build-Ready site, much of the work—aside from construction—has already been completed, said the release. That includes controlling the land to be developed, completing archaeological, environmental and geotechnical studies, constructing a building pad, finishing preliminary design work, obtaining approved site plan permits and putting necessary infrastructure in place. On a Build-Ready site, construction can begin immediately, said the release.
“Our state’s Build-Ready program has grown significantly over the last several years, and I’m excited to see that momentum continue in Henderson County as we announce the largest Build-Ready site in the commonwealth,” Beshear said.
Henderson County Judge-Executive Brad Schneider thanked 4-Star Board of Directors, the team at Henderson Economic Development, Hazex Construction and the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development for forming the partnership that brought this project to fruition, said the release.
“I am certain we’ll see the ultimate benefit of this effort very soon,” Schneider said.
Henderson Economic Development Executive Director Missy Vanderpool also thanked entities that worked on the project, including Union, Webster and McLean counites, which with Henderson County are partners in the 4-Star Industrial Park.
“We are thrilled to offer this prime location to prospective companies and look forward to the economic growth and job creation it will bring to our region,” Vanderpool said.
