Officials in southern Indiana say a more than 340-acre site near the region's Interstate 69 extension is moving closer to development.
The Pike County Economic Development Corporation says a state agency recently declared the tract as site Certified Silver.
That designation means the land has a clear title, access to utilities, local support and other qualities that make it ripe for development. The site is a half-mile from I-69's State Road 61 interchange near Petersburg, about 40 miles northeast of Evansville.
Bill Konyha is executive director of Indiana's Office of Community and Rural Affairs. He tells The Herald-Times that the location offers a "perfect storm" for economic development.
The site owned by Solar Sources Inc. is part of an 8,000-acre tract that coal company also owns.