The future is here – well, in Clarksville anyway
Posted on November 13, 2009 at 8:04 amHemlock Semiconductor has officially started construction of a $1.2 billion solar panel manufacturing plant in Montgomery County. We couldn’t find any renderings, but here are some dandy stats to mix into your weekend conversations.
Total construction time for the entire project is estimated to be nearly three years. The site will contain over 150,000 cubic yards of concrete, 20,000 tons of structural steel, and more than one million feet of piping, which equates to 1.3 miles of piping installed per week.
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Bank renegotiates data deal
Posted on August 14, 2009 at 12:26 pmClarksville-based First Advantage Bancorp (Ticker: FABK) has extended its deal with IT provider Fiserv, a move that “may” save it more than $1 million by 2015.
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Clarksville growth flatlining
Posted on March 23, 2009 at 8:28 amFrom WPLN:
In recent years, Clarksville has made the country’s top-ten list for population gains. But new county census figures show double-digit growth has slowed to a fraction of a percent. Clarksville’s four-county statistical region actually lost population from 2007 to 2008. It’s the only MSA in the state to lose residents last year.
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Dust off your hard hat
Posted on March 18, 2009 at 2:13 pmHemlock will break ground on its Clarksville plant tomorrow. The project is worth about $1.2 billion and will create 500 jobs.
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Convergys needs to fill 120
Posted on March 4, 2009 at 1:23 pmA Clarksville call center looks to staff up:
A recruiting manager said potential candidates should have previous sales and customer service experience, computer skills and the ability to work flexible hours.
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Clarksville auto plant part of bankruptcy
Posted on January 30, 2009 at 7:12 pmMichigan-based car parts maker Contech has filed for bankruptcy protection less than two years after being bought by a private-equity group. The company owns a plant in Clarksville, which it acquired in 2000 and expanded five years later.
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Buyback at Clarksville bank
Posted on December 22, 2008 at 4:10 pmFirst Advantage Bancorp says it will repurchase 5 percent of its shares (Ticker: FABK).
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And now to land all those Hemlock suppliers
Posted on December 17, 2008 at 7:33 amClarksville real estate brokerage CM&H Commercial has signed on with the NAI network.
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Topping VW
Posted on December 13, 2008 at 11:40 amGov. Bredesen said the planned Hemlock Semiconductor plant in Clarksville – which is scheduled to be announced Monday – could be “potentially the largest investment ever in the state of Tennessee, and something that really helps to put us in the forefront of an area that is going to be very, very important in the future.”
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