SIKESTON TO DISCUSS INDUSTRIAL PARK

SIKESTON -- The Sikeston City Council is discussing the prospects of establishing an industrial park and is looking at a 640-acre tract along Highway 61 North.

Owners of the property, Hugh and Mary Austin Rose of Tucson, Ariz. have agreed to sell the land for $1.8 million.

Bill Green, director of economic development at Sikeston, said an industrial park would enhance chances of attracting industry to Sikeston.

Green has worked with two giant companies -- Tyson Foods and Frito Lay -- losing both of them to other areas.

Green said that with land to offer, "we would have a greater chance of securing these companies for Sikeston."

The council will conduct a public hearing Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. to discuss an industrial park.