State to spend $24 million for possible van plant

ATLANTA - Georgia officials agreed Tuesday to spend up to $24 million for 1,500 acres of land in Chatham County -- a step that could be part of the state&#39;s bid to win a heavily sought DaimlerChrysler cargo van plant. <br> <br> State officials are known to be actively pursuing the proposed facility, as are neighboring South Carolina and Florida. <br> <br> But Governor Barnes, who chairs the State Property Commission which approved the expenditure, refused to confirm that was the intent. <br> <br> He says it is a parcel of land for economic and industrial development for future use by the ports authority. <br> <br> The money will come from a line of credit held by the ports authority.

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