The Tenn-Tom Waterway Corridor, a 54-county, 4-state region, has over 40 large waterfront sites that are ideal for new manufacturing operations. These unique locations are best suited for industries that use large amounts of raw materials or produce heavy or bulk-type products. Plants that need large volumes of water for its production processes typically locate on waterways.

Criteria used for identifying these prime industrial sites are:

1. Land available for development includes 500 acres or more;
2. No known environmental or other impediments to impede development of the site;
3. Most of site’s property is above the 100 - year flood plain; and
4. Access to water, rail and highway transportation