The Rhythm of the river.

A true West Tennessee community in both industry and music, Lake County enjoys the benefits of an expansive highway system and the Mississippi River. The Port of Cates Landing, the nation’s newest multimodal port, provides the advantages of a Foreign Trade Zone and cost-efficient shipping. From Lake County, food, music and goods can be cultivated, processed and transported across the nation and around the globe.

Convenient Location
Open year round, the Port of Cates Landing has a 9,000-linear-foot slack water harbor and its location along the Mississippi River is immediately south of the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. This makes its location near the northern-most point of the Lower Mississippi River puts the Industrial Complex near the population center of the United States.  There are no locks and dams from the Port of Cates Landing south to the deep-water ports on and along the Gulf of Mexico.
A Strong Workforce
Lake County was the first in the state to be certified as an ACT® Work Ready Community, which helps build workforce development skills. There are currently 8,192 individuals qualified and ready to work today through the ACT program and that number is continuously increasing.
Certified Site
The Lake County Industrial Site at the Port of Cates Landing is a 345-acre certified heavy industrial site.  Adjacent to the port, this certified site sits completely out of the 500-year flood plain.  In addition, the site has up to 3,000 additional acreage.
Outdoor Paradise
Lake County receives more than 600,000 visitors every year for arts and crafts festivals, birdwatching, fishing, duck hunting, to visit Reelfoot Lake and to learn more about the area’s musical history.
R&K Metal Processing

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