CLINTON, MO - City leaders hope their community’s location between Springfield and Kansas City, and it's access to transportation options, will attract some new industrial development to town.

Officials are eyeing acreage northeast of the interchange of Route 13/7 and Route 52 for a future industrial park. The site would be accessed directly from Route 52 and Vansandt Road.

Mark Dawson, Economic Development Director for the City of Clinton, tells Ozarks First that they’ve been examining the concept for the past three to four years and it remains in the conceptual stage.

While the site is near two highways, city leaders hope to construct new rail access to serve any potential industries needing to ship or receive goods by train. When it comes to planning the project, the city would be in

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