CLARKSVILLE, Ind. (AP)- A site along the Ohio River that opened as Indiana's second prison in 1847 and later became a landmark Colgate-Palmolive Co. manufacturing plant could soon be refurbished into dozens of loft apartments, an international-themed lifestyle center with pedestrian-friendly shops and technology businesses.

The complex of 19th- and 20th-century buildings has sat largely vacant since Colgate closed in 2007, but Tom Galligan tells The Louisville, Kentucky Courier-Journal that redevelopment activities will pick up in the coming months. Galligan is a consultant for the company that owns the 55-acre property, Clarks Landing Enterprise Investments LLC.

He says that within two years the company wants to build 96 units in buildings that once contained prison cells.

Colgate operated a plant that produced toothpaste and other personal hygiene products until 2007.