Officials of

the Coweta County Development Authority confirmed this week that Brown

Steel had purchased additional property in Shenandoah Industrial Park.

Chairman Mike

Barber said the company purchased a two-acre site near its present location

in the park, just off Amlajack Boulevard. The company is building a manufacturing

facility and wants the additional land for future expansion.

Barber said

the company paid nearly $200,000 for the site, which helps the county

pay off the debt for the county-owned industrial park.

To date, companies

have purchased more than $5 million in land in the park.

"Our job

is to help create jobs for Coweta County, which this purchase will help,"

Barber said.

Barber said

he has heard the county's industrial park is at the top of many potential

companies' list for relocation.