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Morning coffee on the
Shelbyville Courthouse Square.
Photo by Terence Corrigan.

Bedford County:

a good place for business,

a great place to live

H by terence corriGAn

b edford county is a good place to do business and a great The right place
place to live.
“location, location” is a common factor for real estate
bedford county is business-friendly. bedford county professionals to consider when figuring the value of a property.
is people friendly, too. bedford county is an ideal location. bedford county is close to
Ask aircraft manufacturer peter peter p k k shelbyville
krotje who retired this month rotje who retired this month major cities and provides easy access to I-24. from from f
peter flew eter flew it’s 96 miles (1 hour and 40 minutes) to chattanooga, 60 miles
after operating his business here for 14 years. when when w p p
into shelbyville on a saturday 15 years ago looking for a new (1 hour and 9 minutes) to nashville, and 211 miles (3 hours
home for his company, hank williamson, the airport manager and 22 minutes) to Atlanta.
at the time, came right over to the airport on his day off to meet bedford county is far enough away from major metropolitan
with him. williamson had been out mowing his lawn, krotje krotje k areas to provide the great quality of life and the low cost of living
recalls, and he came to greet him, wearing sandals covered with of a rural community yet still close enough for easy access to the
grass clippings. williamson made a great first impression with services and recreation opportunities of some of the nation’s
krotje.rotje. premier cities.
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what sold hat sold shelbyville to krotje, was that city officials, the krotje, was that city officials, the k
for industrial firms interested in setting up shop here, or industrial firms interested in setting up shop here,
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airport manager and airport board members all got along so well bedford county, in partnership with the city of shelbyville, has
and all encouraged him to come. developed an 85-acre, level ground, industrial park. the park
the key to krotje’s decision to set up shop here was the people.krotje’s decision to set up shop here was the people.k is zoned for light industrial uses. It has the full complement of
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