11/09/1998
Dedication ceremonies took place October 27 in Cape Charles, Virginia, unveiling the nations first eco-industrial park. The first phase of the Cape Charles Sustainable Technology Park is fully leased to solar-energy, food-processing and environmental consulting and technology firms. The park will accommodate its tenants early in 1999.
For more information contact Ed Cohen-Rosenthal, Cornell U. Work & Environment Inst. or Greg Manter, Eastern Shore, Virginia Economic Development Commission.
http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/wei/capecharles.html
http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/success/northam.html
To learn more about eco-industrial parks: http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/business/ecoparks.htm