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Clarksville, Arkansas

The Clarksville, Arkansas BDO Zone for Poultry Litter is rated ‘AA’.

Rating Issue Date: May 19, 2023.

‘AA’ ratings denote very high prospective viability of Feedstock Supply and Infrastructure and very low expectations of default risk in the Zone. They indicate very strong ongoing capacity of the region to support new biobased plant operations. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.

BDO Zone Rating

AA

Clarksville, AR BDO Zone Overview

Feedstock quantities are expressed in tons per year (t/yr), while feedstock costs are expressed in USD ($). Maximum transport distance is based on a 75-mile driving distance from the center point.

BDO Zone Assets:
  • Stable long-term outlook on quantity, reliability and supply chain resilience.
  • 16x Biomass Availability Multiple: 2.4 million tons of Poultry Litter (PL) IS generated within the BDO Zone
  • Key supply chain components are well-developed and mature.
  • 3,550 poultry producers in the BDO Zone. Supply chain redundancy is high. The risk of supply disruptions due to individual supplier failure is low.
  • Local support for PL-utilizing project development.
BDO Zone Liabilities:
  • PL cost fluctuates with the cost of manufactured fertilizer. Exposure to price risk over time.
  • PL is land-applied as fertilizer. There is no limit on land applying PL.
  • PL quality can fluctuate. Current land-application markets are tolerant to PL quality. A new project should tolerate the existing PL quality.

Infrastructure

Overall, the Clarksville BDO Zone presents a profile of positively rated infrastructure assets and access to industrial sites for a new incoming business.

Specifically, the Clarksville BDO Zone infrastructure assessment focused on the Clarksville Business Park, a 120-acre city-owned industrial property located at 204 Massengale Road, Clarksville 72830, Johnson County, Arkansas.

The site is bound by Interstate 40 to the north, Massengale Road to the north and east, undeveloped property to the south, and undeveloped property combined with a small residential development to the west. The property is also an Enterprise Zone as well as an Industrial Park located within the city limits. On-site infrastructure includes water supply, sewage, gas, electrical, and telecommunications.

Four additional industrial sites within the Clarksville BDO Zone are available and equipt with onsite infrastructure:

  • A 36-acre site bounded by N State Highway 109, S Crawford St, County Road 2331, and County Road 2340
  • A 60-acre site adjacent to Sterlin Hurley Ind Hwy
  • A 40-acre site adjacent to S Craxford St
  • 108-acre site adjacent to S Crawford St and N State Highway 109
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Contact Info

Ryan Magwood

Ryan Magwood

Head of Business Development

BDO Zone Initiative

ryan@bdozone.org

647-962-3286

Stephen Houserman

Stephen Houserman

Economic Development Director

City of Clarksville

SHouserman@clarksvillear.gov

518-775-8712

Local grants and Incentives

Located in a US Treasury Approved Opportunity Zone (5071952000), this tax incentive program provides an opportunity for private investors to support businesses and distressed communities are available. In addition, new businesses that locate in the Clarksville BDO Zone rating are eligible for New Market Tax Credits.

 

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