http://wfpl.org en http://wfpl.org/post/city-purchases-land-attract-jobs-development-west-louisville <p>Mayor Greg Fischer announced Friday that Metro Government has purchased a 30-acre piece of land in west Louisville that it plans to market to companies wishing to expand or relocate to the city.</p><p>The property is the former headquarters of National Tobacco located at 30th and Muhammad Ali Blvd. It will cost the city $1.2 million to buy from state government, with $750,000 coming from a settlement with the state over an unrelated right-of-way dispute.</p><p>The other $500,000 was allocated by the mayor last year in the city budget to buy brown space in the West End.</p><p>"This property is ideal and ready for development," Fischer said in a news release. "The site is clear with no significant environmental issues. It’s on a rail line, abuts the interstate and is surrounded by a ready workforce."</p><p> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:07:07 +0000 Phillip M. Bailey 3615 at http://wfpl.org City Purchases Land to Attract Jobs, Development in West Louisville