Population
-- 8,901 (2000 Census)

Regional population
-- 1.2 million (Memphis MSA, includes DeSoto County, Mississippi and Fayette and Tipton Counties, Tennessee).

Location
-- Interstate 55, 10 miles northeast of Memphis, Tennessee

Transportation
-- Interstate 55, Interstate 40, US Highway 64, Union Pacific Railroad, Burlington Northern Railroad, Mississippi River (port of West Memphis, 6 miles), International Airport (Memphis Int'l, 16 miles)

Intermodal
-- UP Intermodal, four inbound and three outbound trains daily to/from West Coast seaports
-- Burlington Northern intermodal, high-priority local containers

Rail spur
-- Rail spur access available off both main lines in vicinity of intermodal terminals

Industrial park
--2,200 acres, privately owned, bounded by UP Intermodal Railport, Interstate 40, Arkansas Highway 118, Arkansas Highway 147
-- Additional industrial sites available east of Burlington Northern railroad
-- Sites available from 10 to 1,000 acres

Public utilities
-- Water and sewer, City of Marion
-- Electricity, Entergy Corp.
-- Natural Gas, Reliant Energy Arkla
-- Telephone, Southwestern Bell

Contact
-- Kay Brockwell
-- Director of Economic Development
-- City of Marion
-- 13 Military Rd
-- Marion, AR 72364
-- 870-739-5414
-- fax 870-739-5448
-- mobile 901-491-6830
-- email kayb@marionarkansas.org