The Michigan-based automotive supplier will open a new manufacturing plant in Perry County. ...

TN Statewide Economic Development Agencies Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development Matt Kisber Commissioner 312 Rosa Parks Boulevard, 11th Floor Nashville, TN USA 37243 615-741-1888 matt.kisber@tn.gov www.state.tn.us/ecd/ Would you like to advertise here? call 732-559-1265 or email Jim Semple at jsemple@groupc.com TN Utilities Bristol Tennessee Essential Services April L. Eads, CEcD Bus ...

The Memphis Coalition for Advanced Networkingrn(MCAN) inaugurated its ultra high speed fiber-optic communications network thisrnweek with an event at the University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology.MCAN is an independent, nonprofit corporationrnchartered to promote and operate leading-edge communications technologies thatrnsupport education, research, public service, and economic developmentrninitia ...

German Chemical Giant to Build $1-Billion Polysilicon Plant in Tennessee Wacker Chemie AG, the Munich-based chemical company, has announced plans to build a $1-billion polysilicon plant in Bradley County, Tennessee. The new chemical facility, expected to create more than 500 new jobs in the region, is the third mega-project landed by Tennessee in the past eight months. Earlier this year, Hemlock Semiconduct ...

Hemlock Semiconductor to Build $2.5 Billion Plant in Clarksville The Hemlock Semiconductor Group will invest up to $2.5 billion to locate a polycrystalline silicon (polysilicon) manufacturing operation in Clarksville, TN at the Commerce Park megasite in the northeastern edge of the city. If plans are fully implemented, it will be the largest corporate capital investment in Tennessee history. After a two-yea ...

Silver Award: Tennessee Snares the Big Prize: Volkswagon's $1-billion Assembly Plant ...

Johnson City: A Perfect 10 in Tennessee Once a 19th century railroad depot, Johnson City, TN has grown into a successful city with deep musical and historical roots. Positioned in the far eastern stretches of Tennessee, Johnson City spans Washington, Carter and Sullivan Counties. The MSA's estimated population was 181,607 in 2006, with approximately 60,000 people residing in the city limits. Intelligent res ...

  Chattanooga Gets a $1-Billion Windfall from Volkswagon Tennessee scored its largest economic development coup in more than a decade when Volkswagon Group of America announced in July that it will build its new U.S. automotive production facility in Chattanooga. The Chattanooga plant marks a return to U.S. production for VW, which closed its last North American plant in Pennsylvania in 1988. The Germa ...

The automotive sector continues to be one of the most successful industries in North America. But, global competition, emerging eco-trends, and innovations are changing the playing field. ...