Two states team on megasite

PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- Four economic development groups in two states are working together on a megasite along the Interstate 10 corridor on a road linking Dothan, Ala., to Panama City, Fla. The organizations are the Bay County Economic Development Alliance, Alabama Development Office, Enterprise Florida and the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce. Neal Wade, executive director of the Bay EDA, told the Panama City News Herald that representatives have been meeting for more than six months to prepare for the project along State 77 and I-10. Wade described the megasite as an industrial manufacturing center. (Source: Panama City News Herald, 02/16/12)