business: about oak ridge

The City of Oak Ridge is located in the eastern part of Tennessee, approximately 22 miles northwest of Knoxville, with a population of approximately 27,000. The City occupies a southern portion of Anderson County and an eastern portion of Roane County. Oak Ridge is approximately 92 square miles in area and includes plant and facilities of the U.S. Department of Energy.  Residential, commercial, and municipal owned portions of the City make up nearly 30 square miles. The remaining area of the City is owned by the Department of Energy.

Oak Ridge is home to United States Department of Energy facilities - a national laboratory and a national security complex - and high tech/high wage employers. It is also home to a regional medical center. Oak Ridge is the first retail destination for residents within five (5) East Tennessee counties.

Currently, there are four industrial parks in the City that were developed by the municipality and two parks that were developed by private firms. Oak Ridge also has a new industrial park, Horizon Center,  with 1,000 acres of undeveloped federal land.

In 2009, Money Magazine listed Oak Ridge third in a list of twenty-five growing towns where residents see their incomes go the furthest.  (Click here to read the on-line article.)

To learn more about economic opportunities in Oak Ridge, please visit the following sites:
Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce
Oak Ridge Economic Partnership