Governor Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd have been planning to pitch a 4,100-acre Tennessee megasite during a trip to Asia to showcase what the state has to offer to foreign companies looking to invest.
The Jackson Sun reported Boyd said they intend to propose Haywood County's Memphis Regional Megasite to companies that may be interested in constructing new facilities.
The nine-day sales trip has been set to begin Saturday. The team will visit South Korea, China, and Japan presenting to over 100 different companies.
Boyd has said the site has been one of the state's major assets and priorities. He said the company or companies that fill the site need to be large, major manufacturers that can build on at least 500 acres and bring in at least 1,000 jobs.
