TMP Reports
Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 2:48 pm

BPU Holdings announced Wednesday Entertainment Development Group, Inc. (EDG North America), a California-based company, has signed on to take over development responsibilities for Bible Park USA.

EDG North America senior executive Robert Wyatt will head the management team for BPU Holding, LLC, a Delaware-based company established to develop and operate the Park.

“We are focused on the decision of locating the park,” Wyatt said, “and we expect to make an announcement very soon.”

BPU Holdings had looked to Rutherford County’s Blackman Community as its first choice for the park’s location. However, the Rutherford County Commission failed to approve the park after a contentious debate in May. Lately, BPU Holdings has been negotiating with Lebanon and Wilson County to locate the park off State Route 840.

Wyatt is a founding partner of EDG North America. EDG North America will form a management team to develop, build and operate the Park. Wyatt, formerly a senior executive with BRC Imagination Arts, directed the overall design of Bible Park USA during his tenure with BRC.

“We are very pleased to assume responsibility for developing Bible Park USA,” Wyatt said.

Entertainment Development Group, Inc. (EDG North America) is an entertainment consulting and management firm. The company’s services include strategic planning, master planning and development, concept definition, design management, operations planning, on-going operations and license administration.

The company guides the development of large-scale projects with multiple elements (hotels, water parks, theme parks, entertainment retail centers, etc.). EDG North America and its subsidiary, EDG Global, Ltd., carry out land use and master planning for urban and resort projects from the initial land use plans infrastructure development, landscape design, theme park and attraction development, through operation.

EDG is currently working on projects in the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Korea and China. Entertainment Development Group, Inc. For more information about the company, visit its Web site at www.edgcompany.com.