Weakley County Economic Development Board

What Weakley County Economic Development Board does

The Weakley County Economic Development Board is a county-government economic development organization headquartered at 114 West Maple Street, Dresden, Tennessee (founded 2007, 11-50 employees), operating as a public non-profit entity within Weakley County government. Its functional mission is to attract, retain, and expand business investment in Weakley County, Tennessee, by serving as the primary liaison between prospective or expanding companies and the available industrial sites, workforce training programs, and federal/state/local incentive packages in the region.

The core "product" surface consists of four certified or pad-ready industrial property listings—the 35.4-acre Dresden Pad-Ready Site, the 43-acre Greenfield Industrial Park, the 74-acre Greenfield Pentecost Property, and the 216-acre Gleason Industrial Park—plus workforce development services routed through TCAT Paris and TCAT McKenzie, the TVA Remote Work Ready Pilot Program delivered with FlexJobs, and an incentive package spanning PILOT tax abatements, New Markets Tax Credits (39% equity investment credit), Industrial Revenue Bonds up to $10 million, infrastructure grants up to $750,000, and utility extensions at no cost. Underlying infrastructure draws on the county's multimodal logistics (I-40, two short-line railroads, two Mississippi River ports, Paducah Barkley Regional Airport) and the largest ball clay deposit in North America.

The business model is non-commercial: services are provided at no cost to prospective businesses (pricing notes), and the board is funded through county appropriations, TVA, TNECD, and regional partner programs rather than fee-based revenue. Distribution is delivered through direct site visits, the wcedb.com website and interactive property maps, social media, and channel partnerships with TVA's Sites Listing Portal and the TNECD Site Certification Program. The board's existing-industry roster includes MTD Products (1,550 employees, acquired by Stanley Black & Decker for $4B-plus in 2021), Atlantic Homes (230 employees), Dong-A Hwa Sung Co., LTD. (the largest FDI in county history at $13M and ~220 jobs), Parker Hannifin (100 employees), Southern Source Tool & Mfg. (171 employees), and Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company (71 employees).

Name

Weakley County Economic Development Board

Legal name

Weakley County Economic Development Board

Website

https://wcedb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Weakley County Economic Development Board is a county-government non-profit that attracts, retains, and expands businesses in Weakley County, Tennessee by marketing certified industrial sites, workforce training programs, and federal/state/local incentive packages to prospective manufacturing, retail, and mining employers.

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Product category

Economic Development Services

NAICS

All Other Business Support Services (561499)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

Keywords

• Economic development services
• Industrial site selection
• Workforce development programs
• Business attraction incentives
• Industrial property listings

Headquarters

HQ city

Dresden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Weakley County Economic Development Board provides industrial property listings, workforce development coordination, and site selection assistance to businesses evaluating Weakley County, Tennessee for location or expansion. It serves as the local liaison connecting prospective employers with state and federal incentive programs, local workforce and educational resources, and available industrial sites and buildings.

Product overview

Weakley County Economic Development Board operates as a regional economic development organization offering a portfolio of industrial property listings and business assistance services. The core offerings include four certified or pad-ready industrial sites (Dresden Pad-Ready Site at 35.4 acres, Greenfield Industrial Park at 43 acres, Greenfield Pentecost Property at 74 acres, and Gleason Industrial Park at 216 acres), workforce development training programs through affiliated Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology, the TVA Remote Work Ready program in partnership with FlexJobs, and various economic development incentives including tax abatements, New Markets Tax Credits, and infrastructure grants. The organization functions as an informational and liaison service connecting businesses with available properties, workforce training, and incentive programs in Weakley County, Tennessee.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Property Listings A curated database of available industrial buildings and sites within Weakley County, Tennessee, used by prospective employers and site selection consultants to evaluate facility options. Includes shovel-ready and pre-certified properties.
• Workforce Development Coordination Coordination of local workforce and training resources through partnerships with the University of Tennessee at Martin, local community colleges, and K-12 institutions, helping employers access skilled talent and customized training programs.
• Economic Development Incentives Assistance Advisory assistance connecting prospective and expanding businesses with state and federal incentive programs, including those administered through TNECD, TVA, and local government authorities.

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered regional and core.

• Jackson State Community CollegeregionalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Expanding to Weakley County with satellite campus at the Weakley County Adult Learning Center in Dresden, TN to provide community college access for local students through TN Promise initiative.
• Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level economic development agency providing business development resources, incentive programs, site certification, and connection to Tennessee's economic development ecosystem. TNECD administers Site Development Grants totaling nearly $18 million for industrial site preparation.
• TVA Tennessee Valley Authority Economic DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal agency providing economic development assistance, site listings on TVA Sites portal, infrastructure incentives, and power reliability for industrial customers. TVA offers 99.999% reliability and competitive rates for commercial and industrial customers.
• Northwest Tennessee Development DistrictregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional development organization supporting economic growth across Northwest Tennessee through coordination, workforce development, and business assistance programs.
• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTVA provides industrial revenue bonds, infrastructure grants up to $750,000 for sewer, water, natural gas, electrical lines, site grading and rail spurs. Also offers Remote Work Ready Pilot Program through FlexJobs.
• Weakley County Municipal Electric SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides electric power purchased from TVA to Weakley County. Works with the Economic Development Board to extend utilities to new and expanding industries.
• West Tennessee Public Utilities DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistributes natural gas in Dresden, Gleason, Greenfield and Sharon. Provides infrastructure development support for new and expanding industries.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD): State-level economic development agency that administers the Site Certification Program and nearly $18M in Site Development Grants used by Weakley County. Functions as both a parent-channel and a broader peer operating across all 95 Tennessee counties.
• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Economic Development: Federal agency whose service territory and incentive programs directly enable Weakley County's site marketing. Functions as a broader incumbent that supplies infrastructure grants, industrial revenue bonds, and the TVA Sites listing portal used as a primary deal channel.

Others

• International Economic Development Council (IEDC): Industry association for economic developers worldwide. Not a direct competitor, but provides the professional standards, accreditation, and best-practice framework that govern how Weakley County positions itself for inbound site selection.
• Area Development Magazine: Corporate site-selection publication serving as a primary inbound lead source for U.S. EDOs. Operates as an enabling channel rather than a peer; both Weakley County and competing EDOs pay for positioning on its consulting directories.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle) Industrial / Logistics: Global commercial real estate services firm whose industrial/logistics practice represents the buyer side of site selection. Functions as a key channel partner through which prospects are introduced to Weakley County rather than as a competing EDO.
• Cushman & Wakefield Industrial: Major global site selection and industrial real estate firm. Operates as a corporate-rep channel that frequently sources new manufacturing footprints, making it an enabling peer rather than a directly comparable EDO.
• Site Selection Magazine: Industry publication and data platform that ranks EDOs by project wins and capital investment, directly shaping prospect awareness. Functions as an information intermediary rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Blount County Economic Development Board (Tennessee): Tennessee-based county EDO operating in the East Tennessee region. A regional peer sharing the same legal/governmental structure, incentive toolkit, and TNECD-aligned operating model, though serving a different labor shed and industry mix.

Direct peers

• Jackson (TN) Chamber of Commerce: Neighboring Madison County EDO, the closest geographic peer within the West Tennessee labor shed. Competes for many of the same manufacturing prospect visits and operates a similar industrial site certification and business attraction program.
• Northwest Tennessee Development District: Regional economic development organization covering the same Northwest Tennessee counties. Operates as a peer-level EDO with overlapping workforce development and infrastructure coordination responsibilities, providing direct comparable scope of services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wcedb_TN
• Facebookfacebook.com/weakleycountyedb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/weakley-county-economic-development-board
• Instagraminstagram.com/wcedb_tn

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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