DEED surveyed national characteristics for development in certain industries to create industry-specific certifications for our Shovel Ready sites. We have distilled those characteristics into the following matrix of industry-specific criteria. Sites are labeled on their individual pages as to which industries they are well-suited for based on their unique site attributes.
| Type of Operation | Min. Acreage | Utilities | Transportation | ||||||
| Telecom | Electric Power | Gas | Water | Sewer | Road | Rail | Air | ||
| Data Center | 20 | At least two fiber service providers must have existing fiber within 5 miles - 1 GBS | 2 MW (Dual feed, preferred from separate substations) within 3 miles of separate substations | 7,000 CFH | 20,000 GPD | 20,000 GPD | State or Local Hwy access | Site must be at least 1 mile from active rail line | With 100 miles |
| Light/Smaller Scale Manufacturing | 10 | 100 Mbps (Fiber optics preferred) | 1 MW (Dual feed preferred) | 7,000 CFH | 150,000 GPD | 150,000 GPD | Within 1-2 miles of primary highway | Not required | Within 90 miles |
| Large/Heavy Manufacturing | 100 | 100 Mbps (Fiber optics preferred) | 3 MW (Dual feed preferred) | 125,000 CFH | 500,000 GPD | 400,000 GPD | Within 5 miles of interstate or limited access highway | Preferred | Within 90 miles |
| Small Food Processing | 10 | 100 Mbps (Fiber optics preferred) | 1 MW (Dual feed preferred) | 5,000 CFH | 50,000 GPD | 50,000 GPD | Within 1-2 miles of primary highway | Not Required | Within 90 miles |
| Large Food Processing | 50 | 100 Mbps (Fiber optics preferred) | 3 MW (Dual feed preferred) | 100,000 CFH | 500,000 GPD | 500,000 GPD | Within 5 miles of interstate or limited access highway | Preferred | Within 90 miles |
| Logistics/Distribution Center | 100 | 100 Mbps (Fiber optics preferred) | 1 MW (Dual feed preferred) | 10,000 CFH | 25,000 GPD | 25,000 GPD | With 1-2 Miles of Interstate or limited access highway. No RR crossings. | Not Required | Within 90 miles |
| General Commercial/Industrial | 10 or less | 100 Mbps | 1 MW | 7,000 CFH | 20,000 GPD | 20,000 GPD | State or Local Hwy access | Not required | Not required |
