MCFI - Clarks Landing press release

Press release 11-2-11

The Midwest Center for Foreign Investment announced today that three businesses will be located at Clark’s Landing, the former Colgate Palmolive plant in Clarksville, IN.  Plans are being finalized for a healthcare technology firm, and an international financial firm.  In addition a warehouse has been leased and occupied by Carton Croft this week.  These three companies will occupy 10% of the property; approximately 100,000 sq feet of space will be used. 

The Midwest Center for Foreign Investment is a USCIS approved regional center in Kentucky and Indiana.  MCFI helped to provide foreign investment funds so that Boston Development Group could purchase the Clark’s Landing property on January 18, 2011.

The development of the former Colgate Palmolive plant site will have a major regional impact by embracing Jeffersonville, New Albany, Louisville, and the entire community of Clarksville.  Katherine D. Johnson, COO of MCFI, works closely with Indiana Economic Development and Kentucky Economic Development regional & international offices.  In the past 6 weeks alone, Johnson has coordinated tours of approximately 40 plus foreign investors.

MCFI has secured funding for all three of their current shovel ready projects.  Phase I of Clarks Landing will attract 98 foreign investors that would create a minimum of 980 jobs at the location in 2012/2013.  This will encompass a broad spectrum of employment from service sector jobs to professionals.   

MCFI compliments President Obama’s “job initiative”.  MCFI is creating jobs through foreign investment.  In return, the foreign investor receives a US Green card.  Jobs are created for local people.  Everyone indeed wins! The support from the town of Clarksville is so very valued.

Andreas V. Kissal, Managing Partner of Market Street Partners (www.marketstreet-partners.com), serving as real estate advisor to Dr. Jayesh Sheth and Boston Development Group, remarked on the recent lease to Carton Craft, saying "while this is a modest beginning, it is nonetheless significant for the development of Clark's Landing. This important first step results from the underlying financial structure through MCFI and its public - private partnership of state and local officials, foreign investors, local entrepreneurs and a local tenant.

This approach to real estate development, unprecedented in the greater Louisville market, can be expected to continue to bring significant value to the community in the form of jobs, quality of life and economic growth."

MCFI calls upon the international community in metro Louisville and southern Indiana to bring their friends and family to invest from around the world and make Louisville MSA their home. If you are interested in having your friends or family to get permanent residency and US citizenship through investment based immigration also known as the EB-5 visa program contact Katherine Johnson (k.johnson@mcfiusa.com) or visit our website www.mcfiusa.com. For further information on the project, visit www.theclarkslanding.com