Organizational History Early Efforts Learning From Others A New Organization is Born A Charter is Granted The Organization Expands Early Achievements More Communities Become Partners Current Status Community Partners Cooperating Partners Governance Organizational History REDCO participated in several economic development activities in the formative stages of the organization that met with much success in providing the citizens of Williamson County and the surrounding areas with good-paying manufacturing-type jobs.  The board recognized early on that real economic growth generates additional jobs in its wake.  For example, estimates are that every manufacturing job created in the area can be expected to generate anywhere from 4 to 7 additional jobs in related or service-type industries. To that end, REDCO focused on establishing conditions and building relationships that would generate additional economic opportunities.  The City of Marion was successful in attracting Circuit City's regional distribution center to the Robert L. Butler Industrial Park in 1999.  The center began with 700,000 sf of space and now has 1,300,000 sf under roof and an employee total of more than 350 workers.