According to Lieutenant General Ben Freakley, several US Army organizations will be moving to Fort Knox and the surrounding communities. Freakley is one of the fourth thousand people who will be working in Fort Knox by 2010. This is expected to bring opportunity and jobs to the local community.
According to Freakley, there will be long-term employment of civilians by the Department of the Army, and these jobs will come complete with excellent health and retirement benefits.
The Army is constructing a 900,000 square foot, $185 million facility. It will be the personnel command center for the entire United States Army.
Although the facility won’t be completed for several years, construction jobs and the sales of building materials have already benefited the community of Kentuckiana.
Project Program Manager Russ Boyd asserts that $75 million of the $185 million will be needed to pay for construction material and supplies, and that the money will be spent locally.
The mayor of nearby Radcliff claims the city is excited about the growth of Fort Knox and its anticipated economic impact.
The project is not expected to be finished until fall 2010. Army officials estimate that the population of surrounding communities could increase by 15 thousand people as a result.
According to Lieutenant General Ben Freakley, several US Army organizations will be moving to Fort Knox and the surrounding communities. Freakley is one of the fourth thousand people who will be working in Fort Knox by 2010. This is expected to bring opportunity and jobs to the local community.
According to Freakley, there will be long-term employment of civilians by the Department of the Army, and these jobs will come complete with excellent health and retirement benefits.
The Army is constructing a 900,000 square foot, $185 million facility. It will be the personnel command center for the entire United States Army.
Although the facility won’t be completed for several years, construction jobs and the sales of building materials have already benefited the community of Kentuckiana.
Project Program Manager Russ Boyd asserts that $75 million of the $185 million will be needed to pay for construction material and supplies, and that the money will be spent locally.
The mayor of nearby Radcliff claims the city is excited about the growth of Fort Knox and its anticipated economic impact.
The project is not expected to be finished until fall 2010. Army officials estimate that the population of surrounding communities could increase by 15 thousand people as a result.
