ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT PLAN FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA

Economic dislocation and adjustment problems created by the plant closure of the Texas Instrument plant formulated a comprehensive economic adjustment plan for the area. The manufacturing strategy proposes two site improvement projects to enhance the growth potential of the industrial parks located at Fort Walton Beach and Crestview. The conversion of a center into a child care facility would serve the needs of the females seeking employment--especially heads of households. The fact that Okaloosa County had no railroad service, the transportation strategy suggests a project to study the feasibility of extending rail service into the area.

• Corporate Authors:

  West Florida Regional Planning Council

  Pensacola, FL  United States 

  Economic Development Administration

  14th Street, Between E St and Constitution Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Pagination: 103 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Branch lines; Counties; Economic conditions; Economic development; Facilities; Federal assistance programs; Freight service; Lines of track; Location; Problem solving; Programming (Planning); Rail line extensions; Railroad transportation; Recommendations; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Industrial development; Recovery
• Geographic Terms: Florida; Texas
• Old TRIS Terms: Line location
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Railroads; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00154391
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: EDA-77-026
• Contract Numbers: EDA-04-09-01341
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM