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Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Partnership 2020
Business Activity
July 2011 - June 2012Announcement
Date Company Name
City of
Location
County of
Location
Expansion or
Relocation
Number of
New Jobs
Square
Footage Description of Operation Type of Operation International
7/19/2011 A.O. Smith Ashland City Cheatham Expansion 0 0
Headquartered in Ashland City, Tenn., A. O. Smith
is a leading manufacturer and marketer of
residential and commercial water heaters and
boilers. A. O. Smith offers contractors an additional
competitive advantage in that the company designs,
builds, distributes and field supports the world’s
broadest and deepest line of residential and
commercial water heaters, as well as commercial
boilers. This single-source concept simplifies
ordering, installation and service and is backed by
more than 70 years of research and innovation
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Manufacturing No
8/30/2011 ABC Group Fuel Systems Gallatin Sumner Expansion 114 0
ABC Group Fuel System is a subsidiary of ABC
Group of Companies which is headquartered in
Toronto, Canada. The company is North America’s
leading plastic automotive parts supplier and has
three facilities in Gallatin, Tennessee - ABC
Technologies, ABC Group Fuel Systems and Salga
Plastics. The company manufactures some 1.1
million multi-layer plastic fuel tank assemblies each
year.
Advanced
Manufacturing Canada
4/2/2012 Access Control Systems Nashville Davidson Expansion 17,794
Access Control Systems (ACS) is a full-service
security company. ACS is a complete system
integrator, offering a full range of products and
services to meet specific needs. They not only
possess knowledge about available security
equipment, but also about integrating the hardware
to meet each customer’s needs. Corporate Operations No
3/13/2012 Aegis Nashville Davidson Expansion 275 65,000
U.S. Rep. Diane Black’s husband, David L. Black,
has purchased a three-story office building with a
gleaming glass facade for $8.7 million, according to
county property records. David Black, who owns the
drug-testing laboratory Aegis Sciences Corp.,
bought the high-rise under the name Ebon Falcon
LLC from Embassy Square LLC, the listed seller.
Corporate Operations No
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2/24/2012 Affinion Benefits Group Franklin Williamson Expansion 150 30,000
Connecticut-based Affinion Group is adding 150
jobs to two existing locations in Williamson County.
The operation and call center jobs will be spread out
between offices at Duke Drive and Corporate Centre
Drive, according to Matt Largen, head of economic
development for Williamson County. The company
currently employs 500 people in Williamson County,
and is expected to grow to 650 by year's end.
Affinion Group is a worldwide customer service
company and privately held by Apollo Management
and General Atlantic Partners.
Corporate Operations No
5/15/2012 Agero Clarksville Montgomery Relocation 549 30
Agero, a global leader in driver assistance services
and vehicle connectivity innovation, announced
yesterday that they have selected Clarksville as the
site for their sixth North American driver assistance
call and data response center.
Agero's decision comes after a 16-month search for
a new contact center, which included a thorough
evaluation of more than 20 qualified locations. The
53,000-square-foot, $8.2 million call center will
eventually create 500 jobs for Clarksville-
Montgomery County, with 250 being hired by the
end of 2012 and the remaining 250 hired in 2013.
Corporate Operations No
10/14/2011 Air Gas Clarksville Montgomery Relocation 14
Air Gas has signed a contract with Hemlock
Semiconductor, to supply several gases to their $1.2
billion polysilicon manufacturing facility under
construction in Clarksville.
Advanced
Manufacturing No
3/6/2012 AirStrip Technologies Franklin Williamson Relocation 25 8,000
San Antonio-based AirStrip Technologies is opening
a regional office in Franklin, according to a company
news release. AirStrip, which develops software and
technology allowing live access to patient data,
already works with a number of Nashville health
care companies, including Ardent Health Services,
Vanguard Health Systems and HCA. HCA made an
undisclosed investment in AirStrip last month. The
office will be led by Connie McGee, who most
recently served as health care director of KPMG’s
advisory practice. Corporate Operations No
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12/22/2011 Amazon.com Murfreesboro Rutherford Relocation 1050 1,200,000
Today announced Amazon’s plans to open two new
fulfillment centers in Tennessee, creating over 1,300
new jobs and $135 million in investment in the state.
Amazon.com, Inc., a Fortune 500 company based in
Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July
1995 and today offers Earth’s Biggest Selection.
Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth’s most
customer-centric company, where customers can
find and discover anything they might want to buy
online, and endeavors to offer its customers the
lowest possible prices.
Supply Chain /
Distribution No
12/22/2011 Amazon.com Lebanon Wilson Relocation 650 1,048,000
Today announced Amazon’s plans to open two new
fulfillment centers in Tennessee, creating over 1,300
new jobs and $135 million in investment in the state.
Amazon.com, Inc., a Fortune 500 company based in
Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July
1995 and today offers Earth’s Biggest Selection.
Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth’s most
customer-centric company, where customers can
find and discover anything they might want to buy
online, and endeavors to offer its customers the
lowest possible prices. Distribution No
4/2/2012 Amerigroup Nashville Davidson Expansion 50,000
Amerigroup began as AMERICAID Community Care
in 1994 and was initially aimed at the health care
problems of children, mothers and pregnant women
enrolled in Medicaid. Amerigroup became a publicly
traded corporation in the fall of 2001. Today,
Amerigroup serves more than 2 million members
including Supplemental Security Income recipients,
seniors and people with disabilities, many with
complex physical and psychological illnesses. In
2006, Amerigroup entered the Medicare Advantage
program, serving low-income people who are eligible
for both Medicare and Medicaid through special
needs plans. In 2007, Amerigroup began the
operation of traditional Medicare Advantage plans.
Currently, Amerigroup offers health care services
through three government programs that target
different segments of the country’s poor: Medicaid,
the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
and Medicare. Healthcare No
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2/1/2012 Arcelor Mittal Tailored Blanks Murfreesboro Rutherford Relocation 20
Arcelor Mittal has a solid research and development
base, as well as a commitment to continuous
improvement across the entire Flat Carbon Europe
organization. Applied in the automotive,
construction, civil engineering, mechanical
engineering, processing industries, domestic
appliances, electrical applications, pipes, and
packaging fields. Our wide range of products allows
us to meet virtually any customer requirement
because it covers everything from commodity
products to high-tech solutions
Advanced
Manufacturing Belgium
4/3/2012 Argent Sector Capital Management Nashville Davidson Relocation
A Louisiana-based trust company and money
manager overseeing $2.5 billion in assets has
opened a Nashville office that will be led by the
former local boss of Regions Morgan Keegan Trust. Corporate Operations No
3/14/2012 Arriva Medical Nashville Davidson Relocation 100
Arriva Medical, a leading national provider of
diabetic supplies, announced today that it has
acquired AmMed Direct, in a transaction valued at
approximately $23 million. The transaction included
a cash payment of $21 million at closing, and
contingent payments which are expected to total $2
million. Based in Nashville, TN, AmMed had a
customer base of approximately 120,000 active
customers. As part of the acquisition, Arriva has
acquired certain operational assets and has also
leased a portion of the space in which AmMed
previously conducted its business. Ultimately, Arriva
expects to hire approximately 100 employees to
support the initiative. Healthcare No
4/26/2012 Asurion Nashville Davidson Expansion 0 90,000
Mayor Karl Dean was joined today by Sean
McKinless, senior vice president, global operations
at Asurion, to announce the technology company
plans to expand in
Davidson County and locate more than 500 jobs in
the Ragland Building at the corner of Second
Avenue South and Korean Veterans Boulevard.
Asurion will keep its corporate headquarters at
Grassmere Park in Nashville and establish a
technology products office in SoBro’s Ragland
Building to support growth in its headquarter and
North America operations. Corporate Operations No
Baylor Trucking Portland Robertson Expansion 35 4,000
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12/1/2011 Bennett Tool & Die Company Nashville Davidson Expansion 23
Bennett Tool & Die Company is a quality production
contract metal stamper and manufacturer of metal
forming dies. The company offers Part Design
Consultation, Prototyping, Design and Build of Metal
Stamping Dies, Production Stamping to 600 Tons,
Manual and Robotic Welding, Assembly, Testing
and Machining.
Advanced
Manufacturing No
8/1/2011 Betty Machine Hendersonville Sumner Expansion 52
We manufacture precision parts, CNC and screw
machine products.
Expanding their manufacturing center to
Hendersonville.
Advanced
Manufacturing No
9/21/2011 Bridgestone Metalpha Clarksville Montgomery Expansion 45
A division of Bridgestone Americas is investing $75
million in its Clarksville plant making steel cord, a
move that will create 45 jobs.
Advanced
Manufacturing Japan
7/3/1905 Bridgesone/Firestone La Vergne Rutherford Expansion 110
Advanced
Manufacturing
12/20/2011 Captain D's Nashville Davidson Expansion
Captain D's has announced the purchase of Dallas-
based Grandy's, a 65-unit breakfast, lunch and
dinner chain. Grandy’s will be operated as a
separate subsidiary of Captain D’s and the Grandy’s
executive team will continue in their respective roles.
Greenfield will assume the CEO role of Grandy’s
while also maintaining his CEO position for Captain
D’s. Corporate Operations No
12/1/2011 Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation Nashville Davidson Expansion 100 0
Caterpillar is a technology leader and the world's
largest manufacturer of construction and mining
equipment, natural gas and diesel engines, and
industrial gas turbines. We offer a wide range of
financing alternatives to customers and Cat dealers
for Cat machinery and engines, Solar® gas turbines
and other equipment and marine vessels. Corporate Operations No
3/14/2012 Chem-Dry Nashville Davidson Relocation 30 8,500
Economic and Community Development
Commissioner Bill Hagerty and Nashville Mayor Karl
Dean announced that Harris Research, Inc. (HRI) is
establishing a new regional headquarters in
Nashville. The company, which offers franchises
under the in-home consumer services brands Chem-
Dry and N-Hance, will create 30 new jobs and invest
more than $1 million in its new 8,500-square-foot
space in the Braid Building in Nashville's Gulch
area. Corporate Operations No
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7/1/2011 Clopay Plastics Products Company Nashville Davidson Expansion 44
Clopay is a global leader in specialty films, extrusion
coatings, custom-printing and engineered
laminations. The company is widely known for its
unique technology developments, monolithic, and
aperture films and composites. Clopay’s products
are used in the hygienic, healthcare, protective
apparel, and industrial markets.
Advanced
Manufacturing No
12/1/2011 Coeur, Inc Lebanon Wilson Expansion 100 0
Coeur OEM is a state-of-the-art designer and
contract manufacturer for the medical and
commercial marketplace. The company offers a full
complement of services ranging from design,
molding, tubing extrusion, assembly and packaging
of medical devices. Coeur OEM also provides
regulatory support including 510(k) submissions and
sterilization services to the medical marketplace. Healthcare No
12/12/2011 Community Health Systems Franklin Williamson Expansion 0 0
Community Health Systems announced today that a
subsidiary has signed a definitive agreement to
acquire MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island,
Ill. Corporate Operations No
11/1/2011 Correct Care Solutions Nashville Davidson Expansion 150 21,600
The Nashville-based company is moving its
headquarters to a 47,600-square-foot space in the
Airways Plaza II building at 1283 Murfreesboro Pike.
It is currently located in a 26,000-square-foot space
about four miles south at 3343 Perimeter Hill Dr. Corporate Operations No
8/12/2011 Creative Occasions Nashville Davidson Expansion 50 0
Creative Occasions is a cake manufacturer. The
company, about nine years old, produces
approximately 17,000 frozen decorated cakes a day
for supermarkets. It currently has about 200
employees.
Advanced
Manufacturing No
1/31/2012 Cruiser Customizing LaVergne Davidson Relocation
Cruiser Customizing, a leading e-commerce site for
motor cycle parts and accessories is moving their
warehouse and fulfillment center to Tennessee, in
order to serve metric bikers faster. They are
addressing their customer’s desire for faster delivery
by relocating their fulfillment center from Livermore,
California to LaVergne, Tennessee.
Supply Chain /
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3/29/2012 CSX Nashville Davidson Expansion 150
CSX Corporation will recruit employees for nearly
150 new positions in Tennessee in 2012, the
company has announced.
The positions will be located primarily in Nashville,
and new employees will operate trains and maintain
tracks, locomotives and rail cars.
Corporate Operations No
7/1/2011 Custom Packaging Lebanon Wilson Expansion 20 0
Manufactures corrugated shipping containers &
point of purchase displays. Custom Packaging, Inc.
produces graphic and structural designs for both
POP displays and packaging.
Advanced
Manufacturing No
8/5/2011 Cytec Mt. Pleasant Maury Expansion 2 0
Cytec Industries Inc. is a global specialty chemicals
and materials company focused on developing,
manufacturing and selling value-added products.
Advanced
Manufacturing No
10/14/2011 Dave and Busters Nashville Davidson Expansion 230 70,000
Dave & Buster's is now hiring 230 employees for its
Opry Mills location. The entertainment center has
been closed since the May 2010 flood, but is set to
reopen in time for this year’s holiday shopping
season. Corporate Operations No
2/1/2012 Dollywood Nashville Davidson Relocation
Nashville, Tennessee, also known as “Music City”,
will soon be welcoming a new amusement park
backed by none other than country music legend,
Dolly Parton. The 114-acre entertainment park will
be developed across from the Gaylord Opryland
Resort and Convention Center. Entertainment No
12/1/2011 Doodleco, Inc. Old Hickory Davidson Expansion 40 0
Manufactures manmade automotive fabric;
manufactures motor vehicle parts & accessories;
manufactures truck & bus bodies; manufactures
marine hardware Hose fitting, Funnels, Grease
fitting, Diaphragms, Drain plugs, Drain covers, Fuel
cocks, Orifice fittings, Atomizers, Nozzle tips or
caps, Drain bowls, Fusible plugs
Advanced
Manufacturing No
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4/3/2012 DSI Renal Nashville Davidson Relocation 70
A fledging Nashville-based chain of dialysis clinics
said it is creating more than 70 new jobs here after
acquiring 54 clinics nationwide from the largest
player in its industry. DSI Renal is now the nation’s
fourth largest for-profit provider of outpatient dialysis
after buying the clinics that dialysis giant Fresenius
Medical Care. The acquisition takes DSI Renal from
having clinics mostly in the South and Southwest to
a national player with 85 dialysis centers and home
and acute care programs in 23 states that provide
care to more than 6,500 patients. Its new markets
include California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware,
Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, New York,
Oklahoma and Pennsylvania, while clinics were
added in states including Florida, Georgia and
Texas Healthcare No
10/10/2011 Electrolux Springfield Robertson Expansion 75
Electrolux is investing in an expansion of its existing
Springfield cooking manufacturing facility. According
to a news release, the expansion will transform
Springfield into the company’s R&D center and
purchasing headquarters for cooking products in
North America, as well as a global development
center for Electrolux major appliances worldwide.
The expansion will bring 75 new engineering and
technical job to Springfield.
Advanced
Manufacturing Sweden
12-Oct Energy Automation Systems, Inc. Gallatin Sumner Expansion 12 20,000
EASI constructed and moved into a 20,000 square
foot building on Airport Road. The energy
automation company had previously leased space
on South Water Street. This investment will provide
the company room for about a dozen immediate jobs
and future expansions. The company is already
making plans for another 20,000 square foot
building that will be home to a sheet metal and
lighting products manufacturing facility.
Advanced
Manufacturing No
1/30/2012 Epiphone Guitar Nashville Davidson Expansion 0 85,000
Gibson subsidiary Epiphone will move its North
American headquarters to Holladay Properties’
Ameriplex at Elm Hill, leasing the remaining 85,000
square feet of Ameriplex's Building B. Epiphone has
operated from a facility at nearby 645 Massman Dr.
Corporate Operations No
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5/7/2012 ErgoCentric Nashville Davidson Relocation
Design and manufacture the high-quality ergonomic
chairs. Working closely with ergonomists and health
practitioners to continuously improve and refine our
chair designs. ergoCentric seating systems are
ergonomically designed to accommodate 100
percent of your diverse workforce.
New to Medical Trade Center. They will exhibit
medical grade seating. Corporate Operations Canada
5/3/2012 Exodus HR Group Brentwood Williamson Relocation
Oklahoma-based Exodus HR Group has opened an
office in Brentwood, with Dan Telford to serve as
regional director of the company's Tennessee
operations. Exodus HR Group provides human
resources solutions regarding government
regulation compliance; processing payroll and taxes;
liability management; supervisory training;
calculating, collecting and paying employment-
related vendors; and benefit plan administration.
The Brentwood office, located in Maryland Farms, is
the company’s first outside its Oklahoma
headquarters in Durant.
Corporate Operations No
First Farmers Spring Hill Maury Expansion 5 0
Member FDIC bank specializing in private banking,
personal banking, commercial banking, online
banking, and trust & financial management. Corporate Operations No
4/18/2012 Food Warming Equipment Portland Robertson Relocation 150 161,000
Accurately named Food Warming Equipment Co.
has snapped up the 161,000-square-foot building in
Portland from First Industrial REIT and will relocate
its manufacturing operations to Sumner County from
Illinois. Food Warming Equipment's purchase of
5599 Highway 31W and said Portland competed
with Austin, Texas, and others for the facility, which
is expected to draw 150 jobs to the area.
Advanced
Manufacturing No
4/2/2012 Forterus Brentwood Williamson Relocation 75 15,039
Obesity Control Company recently merged with
Performance Revolution. CEO is Michael Cartwright Healthcare No
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12/1/2012 Fortna Brentwood Williamson Expansion 20 0
The “Distribution Experts”
Fortna has built a comprehensive model to address
the real problems and achieve the best results in
supply chain. We have deep expertise in Supply
Chain Strategy, Distribution Center Operations,
Organizational Excellence, Materials Handling and
Supply Chain Systems.
Industrial Machinery Merchant Whls
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Manufacturing No
Fresenius Medical Care Antioch Davidson Expansion 40,000
Fresenius Medical Care has more than three
decades of experience in dialysis, innovative
research, the global leader in dialysis services and
products. Patients with kidney disease can now look
ahead with much more confidence thanks to our
innovative technologies and treatment concepts. We
use the increasing demand for modern dialysis
methods to our advantage and work consistently to
enhance the Company’s growth. We focus on
pursuing strategies that will enable us to uphold our
technological leadership. As a vertically integrated
company, we offer products and services for the
entire dialysis value chain. Healthcare Germany
12/14/2011 Frost Brown Todd Nashville Davidson Expansion 0 29,771
Nashville law firm Frost Brown Todd has signed a
long-term lease for two floors in the Pinnacle at
Symphony Place office building. The law firm will
take up 29,771 square feet, which is basically the
18th and 19th floors. Corporate Operations No
8/15/2011 Furniture Connection Clarksville Montgomery Expansion 25 65,000
Furniture Connection is a locally owned and
operated furniture store. The company has recently
opened a new concept, Furnish 123 with a store in
Clarksville and plans to open several Nashville
locations. The company has outgrown their 15k sq.
ft. warehouse and is building a new 65k sq. ft.
(expandable to 250K) distribution center in the
Corporate Business Park. Distribution No
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11/21/2011 GM Spring Hill Maury Expansion 1900 0
General Motors will invest a total of $244 million and
create nearly 1,900 jobs as it reboots the idle Spring
Hill plant into an ultra-flexible operation, the
company announced Monday. The initial $61 million
investment will create 685 jobs, announced Cathy
Clegg, vice president of GM Labor Relations to a
crowd at the plant. The first vehicle to roll of the line
will be the Chevrolet Equinox, the hot-selling mid-
size crossover SUV. The second phase of
investment will be for production of 2015 model mid-
size vehicles. Officials declined to identify those
vehicles.
Advanced
Manufacturing No
5/10/2012 Green Cloud Technologies Nashville Davidson Relocation
A young cloud-based data center company based in
South Carolina plans to make its first step toward a
national network in Nashville. An executive at Green
Cloud Technologies, which has raised about $5
million, told a Greenville conference Tuesday his
colleagues are setting up a data center in Middle
Tennessee. Green Cloud's leaders include a
number of the executives who formerly ran NuVox. Corporate Operations No
2/22/2012 HCA Antioch Davidson Expansion 155 40,000
HCA plans to build a new data center at The
Crossings in Antioch and expand its existing IT
locations in the Nashville region. The construction
and expansion plans represent a total investment in
excess of $200 million and the creation of
approximately 155 IT jobs during a five-year period. Corporate Operations No
12/1/2011 Hoeganaes Corporation Gallatin Sumner Expansion 35 0
Manufactures iron & Steel Powders. Hoeganaes
Corporation has a network of companies encircling
the globe. Hoeganaes Corporation has led the
industry in developing products and processes that
allow the production of parts with more complex
geometries, higher densities, and improved dynamic
properties. Hoeganaes Corporation R&D, always
market driven, continues to focus on products and
processes that respond to industry needs. All of our
products are backed by the finest applications
support staff in the industry. Invest in programs that
expand our product capacity while improving metal
powder manufacturing. This ensures that a quality
raw materials supply will be readily available well in
advance of industry demand.
Advanced
Manufacturing No
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7/1/2011 Hoffman Transportation Nashville Davidson Expansion 17 101,000
Hoffman Transportation, an Illinois-based firm that
specializes in dry and liquid good transportation, has
purchased a 101,000-square-foot warehouse in Old
Hickory, TN for $2.6 million, or about $26 per square
foot, from Marj Properties, LP.
The facility, located at 935 Industrial Road, sits on
10.5 acres and was built in 1989. It features 19
loading docks with 15 elevators, two drive-in doors,
and a 24-foot clear height. The power is 3-phase
with 1200 amps and 480 volts.
Gary Ealey of Ealey Construction Company
represented the seller. Supply Chain /
Warehouse No
7/8/2011 Holdrite LaVergne Rutherford Relocation 35 60,000
California-based plumbing manufacturer Holdrite is
planning to open a new manufacturing and
distribution facility in LaVergne that will employ 20
people in the first year. Over the next five years, that
number will climb to 35. The “mid-July” expansion to
LaVergne comes as part of a broader push for the
company. Currently housed in one Southern
California building, the company will move its
corporate functions to an office in San Diego while
the LaVergne facility along with another in Las
Vegas will handle other operations.
Advanced
Manufacturing No
Hot Topic LaVergne Rutherford Expansion 40 0
Supply Chain /
Distribution
5/7/2012 Humanscale Nashville Davidson Relocation
New to Medical Trade Center.
Develops high-performance ergonomic office tools
that solve functional problems as simply and
elegantly as possible was notably recognized by as
one of ten “best companies” worldwide that “help
push design forward.”
Corporate Operations No
5/7/2012 Informatics Corp. of America Nashville Davidson Expansion
New to Medical Trade Center. the locally based
company helping build health insurance exchanges
around the country Corporate Operations
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12/1/2011 Ingram Barge Co. Nashville Davidson Expansion 20
The Ingram Barge Company is a barge company
based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Ingram operates nearly 4,000 barges with a fleet of
over 80 line haul vessels and over 30 tug boats. The
company operates on the Mississippi River, Ohio
River, Cumberland River, Tennessee River, Gulf
Intracoastal Waterway, Kanawha River, Illinois
River, and the Monongahela River. In 1994 Forbes
Magazine listed Ingram as the 14th largest privately
held company in the United States
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Manufacturing No
InnLink Hendersonville Sumner Expansion 73 Hospitality
Integrity Nutraceuticals Spring Hill Maury Expansion 57 55,000
A worldwide supplier of innovative and specialty
nutraceutical ingredients, including amino acids,
creatine, glucose support, joint and health care,
sports nutrition, and specialty items.
Advanced
Manufacturing No
3/20/2012 Jackson National Life Franklin Williamson Expansion 50 0
Still building on its new headquarters here, Jackson
National Life Insurance Company announced
Monday that the company will add an information
technology center to the site, as well.
The company is looking to fill 20 programming
positions to get the center off the ground, and also
plans to move about 30 IT employees here from its
headquarters in Lansing, Mich.
Corporate Operations No
12/31/2011 Jericho Sciences Nashville Davidson Relocation
Biotech Firm locating in Cummins Station. Jericho
Sciences aims to contribute to new therapies to fight
viruses, including HIV, in collaboration with
academic, institutional, government and business
collaborators. Corporate Operation No
12/1/2011 John W McDougal Company Nashville Davidson Expansion 20
John W. McDougall Company is the premier
company for Industrial Metal and Architectural Metal
and Building Products fabrication
Advanced
Manufacturing No
4/26/2011 Jostens Clarksville Montgomery Expansion 230 545,000
Minneapolis-based Jostens is a provider of
products, programs and services that help people
tell their stories, celebrate important traditions and
recognize achievements. The new facility platform
will allow Jostens to capitalize on its advanced
technological solutions, innovation and efficiencies
benefitting its customers and the business. The new
Clarksville plant will be capable of producing
memory books and a variety of commercial print
products.
Advanced
Manufacturing No
3/22/2012 Kyowa Portland Robertson Relocation 160 84,000Manufactures high quality, close tolerance plastic
parts for automotive applications.
Advanced
Manufacturing Japan
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10/11/2011 Laminate Technologies Gallatin Sumner Expansion 18 20,000
Laminate Technologies, located in Gallatin Industrial
Center, completed its 20,000 square foot expansion.
The latest investment by Laminate brought an
immediate six new hires with the potential for 6-12
additional positions. Corporate Operations No
12/1/2011 LASKO Metal Products Franklin Williamson Expansion 30 0
Lasko has been engineering and building great-
looking, high performance home comfort products,
such as fans and heaters, in the U.S. and around
the world for more than 100 years. The company
has grown to an international organization and
market leader in portable fans and ceramic heaters.
Advanced
Manufacturing No
5/10/2012 Lexon Insurance Company Mt. Juliet Wilson Relocation 150 40,000
Lexon Surety Group, LLC is a privately held
insurance company specializing in the business of
surety bonds. The company is a full service surety
bond company that writes a variety of bonds,
licenses, and permits for individuals and companies
of all sizes. Lexon Surety Group, LLC is comprised
of Lexon Insurance Company and Bond Safeguard
Insurance Company both are headquartered in
Hermitage, TN. Cumulatively we are the 12th
largest writer of surety bonds according to The
Surety and Fidelity Association of America’s 2011
report.
Per Wilson County's news letter. Corporate Operations No
11/22/2011 LifePoint Brentwood Davidson Expansion 179 203,000
LifePoint announced plans to build a new facility to
unite LifePoint Hospitals' corporate offices in a new
headquarters location at Seven Springs Office Park
in Davidson County. Construction of the seven-
story, 203,000-square-foot LifePoint Hospital
Support Center will begin in 2012. Slated for
completion in the fourth quarter of 2013, the building
will allow LifePoint to consolidate its 400-member
corporate team from three separate locations in
Brentwood into one location. Corporate Operations No
TBD LKQ Nashville Davidson Expansion 60,000
With more than 430 facilities in five countries, LKQ
provides its customers with the industry’s largest
selection of replacement parts and services from
knowledgeable sales staff.
Expanding to 501 Mason Road. Corporate Operations No
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8/30/2011 LoanDepot.com Franklin Williamson Expansion 50 20,000
A direct-to-consumer mortgage lender is setting up
shop in Franklin with plans to build a regional
origination center that could employ up to 100
people. California-based loanDepot.com has picked
up 20 loan officers and is close to finalizing formal
office space for those people, who are now working
out of executive suites in the area. Managing the
group is Jason Reaves, who was formerly with
Lending Tree and also ran his own business. Matt
Murray, senior vice president of marketing at loan
Depot, said that the office footprint is likely to be
about 20,000 square feet. Company officials have
tapped Franklin to be one of seven regional centers
that will serve the entire country and plan to grow
their local operations to at least 50 people. Corporate Operations No
12/2/2011 Loews Vanderbilt Hotel Nashville Davidson Expansion 0 0
Loews Vanderbilt Hotel Nashville, the only AAA Four-
Diamond hotel in Tennessee for over 27
consecutive years. Our 340 spacious guest rooms,
including 14 chart-topping suites, are both energetic
and inviting – just like our charming city. Loaded
with amenities including complimentary fitness
center access and an accent wall of Designer Denim
Blue, both families and business travelers alike have
the space they need to relax. With 24,000 square
feet of dynamic function space and the 2011
Meetings & Conventions Gold Key Award, Loews
Vanderbilt Hotel is an ideal choice for your next
Nashville meeting. Located right across from
Vanderbilt University in the West End
Neighborhood, the hotel is only minutes from the
city’s most renowned attractions.
Loews Vanderbilt Hotel is planning an approximately
$10 million interior renovation. Tourism No
9/1/2011 Louisiana Pacific Corporation Nashville Davidson Expansion 41
LP Building Products is a leading manufacturer of
high quality building materials. LP is a major
manufacturer of building materials, industrial wood
products and pulp Corporate Operations No
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9/6/2011 Marangoni Madison Davidson Expansion 30
The North American unit of truck tread maker
Marangoni is investing $10 million to boost the
capacity of its plant in Madison, where it also has its
continental headquarters. Marangoni Tread North
America began cranking out its products in Madison
seven years ago and says it has steadily built
market share. "Product demand has continued to
rise at compelling rates each year," the company
said it a statement. The $10 million commitment by
Italy-based Marangoni to growing in North America
will boost by 30 percent the production capacity of
Ringtread, a spliceless retread technology. The
project also has added machinery to begin making
Marangoni’s procure Unitread product and added 20
people to Marangoni's local payroll. Officials said
they expect to add another eight to 10 people in the
next six months. Corporate Operations /
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Maury Regional Hospital Spring Hill Maury Expansion 50 62,365
The facility will house a proposed ambulatory
surgery center, owned by Maury Regional and
operated by Vanderbilt Operative Services. Healthcare No
9/20/2011 MedSoultions Franklin Williamson Expansion 263 27,000
Franklin-based MedSolutions has announced plans
to expand its corporate headquarters with a $16
million investment that could create more than 260
jobs over the next three years. MedSolutions, a
medical management firm, signed a lease last
October to expand its space at 730 Cool Springs
Blvd. in Franklin. The company, which got its start in
radiology, specializes in cost management of
medical services for commercial, Medicare and
Medicaid payers Corporate Operations No
12/14/2011 Metropolitan Bank Brentwood Williamson Relocation
Metropolitan Bank, which is co-headquartered in
Memphis and Ridgeland, Miss., has established an
office in Brentwood. Corporate Operations No
MGM Industries Hendersonville Sumner Expansion 19 0
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2/15/2012 Molecular Sensing Inc. Nashville Davidson Relocation
Molecular Sensing Inc., recently moved its
headquarters from California, setting up shop at the
Cumberland Emerging Technologies' Life Sciences
Center near downtown. Molecular Sensing’s
technology came out of the labs of Vanderbilt
chemistry professor Darryl Bornhop, and it hopes to
ride a wave of interest in determining how and why a
specific drug works. This comes as large
pharmaceutical companies are cutting research and
development jobs, perhaps opening the niche for
startups with brain power. Vanderbilt initially
invested in development of the technology, which
the university licensed to Molecular Sensing’s
founders who set up shop out west. Now, the
company has moved here with a small corporate
presence that includes research services.
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12/1/2011 NASG Tennessee North, LLC Portland Sumner Expansion 23 142,000
Stamped Automotive Parts.
NASG Tennessee North, L.L.C. was opened in the
fall of 1998. The facility has undergone two
expansions to its current size of 115,000 square feet
including a fully automated underground scrap
system. Presses are both progressive and three axis
servo transfer ranging from 75 tons to 800 tons.
Secondary operations include welding, assembly,
vibratory finishing and washing. The key product
focus is on ride control, emissions control, NVH and
seating components.
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1/23/2012 Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt Nashville Davidson Expansion 0 0
The Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt hotel at 2555
West End Avenue, is undergoing a renovation
project that will triple the size of its existing lobby,
add three executive boardrooms and open a new
restaurant. The work is scheduled to be completed
in April. Capital expense of the project is $3 million,
Marriott officials said.
Tourism No
12/1/2011 Nashville Tempered Glass Corporation Nashville Davidson Expansion 45
Nashville Tempered Glass Corporation produces a
type of safety glass processed by controlled thermal
or chemical treatments to increase its strength
compared with normal glass.
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3/21/2012 Nashville Wire White Bluff Dickson Expansion 5 0
Nashville Wire Products is a world-class supplier of
wire products. We specialize in the design and
fabrication of welded wire products. Our primary
products include OEM parts, wire mesh, retail
displays, store fixtures, and wire products for the
material handling industry. Per Dickson
County
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3/21/2012 Nemak Dickson Dickson Expansion 200
Nemak produces high-tech aluminum components
such as cylinder heads, engine blocks and
transmission parts for the automotive industry.
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7/29/2011 Newport Audiology Centers Brentwood Williamson Relocation 25 6,000
Newport Audiology Centers announced that it is
relocating its corporate offices from Denver,
Colorado, to Brentwood, Tennessee. The new
Nashville Operations Center will allow the company
to work more effectively with its key partners and
expand operations across their consumer, business-
to-business and workers’ compensation segments.
“We are very excited by the opportunities Nashville
will bring,” said David Gligor, Chief Operating
Officer. “It will enable our retail, managed care,
value-add affinity relationships and workers’
compensation division to capitalize on greater lead
generation and best practices for the long term
growth of our company.” The move is already
underway and the transition is expected to be
complete by late summer or early fall of this year.
"Strategically, Nashville was the right choice for us,”
Gligor said. “And for a company that’s devoted to
helping people hear better, being in one of the music
capitals of the world makes a certain poetic sense
as well.” Newport Audiology Centers has moved its
headquarters to Nashville from Denver. CEO is
David Gilgor. The Hearing Planet, 100 Westwood
Place #300, Brentwood, TN. (615) 248-5910. Corporate Operations No
3/19/2012 NextGxDx Franklin Williamson Expansion 5 2,000
NextGxDx, a healthcare information technology
company that provides physicians with online
access to a searchable database of genetic tests,
recently announced that it has relocated to the Cool
Springs Life Sciences Center in Franklin. NextGxDx
was launched in 2010 out of the Nashville
Entrepreneur Center and start-up incubator
Jumpstart Foundry. In the Cool Springs Life
Sciences Center, the company is occupying an initial
2,000 square feet of space at 389 Nichol Mill Lane. Corporate Operations No
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2/21/2012 Nissan Smyrna Rutherford Expansion 1300 500,000
The first Infinity JX crossover rolled off the Smyrna
assembly line, where about 3,500 people are
employed, The Tennessean reports. To help with
production of the new vehicle — and a new
crossover based on the Nissan Pathfinder.
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One Source Fleet Services Spring Hill Maury Relocation 25 0
One Source Fleet Services offers used trucks for
lease or purchase, drivers for hire, repair facility,
over the road and local fuel cards, prescription drug
discount card, and insurance.
Advanced
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2/1/2012 Orion Allied Services, LLC Hendersonville Sumner Expansion 103 0
Orion Allied Services, LLC produces Wholesales
Pharmaceuticals.
Planning to expand into Hendersonville. Healthcare No
8/9/2011 Parallon Cool Springs Williamson Expansion 200 83,000
Parallon Business Solutions, a new subsidiary of
Nashville-based Hospital giant HCA (NYSE: HCA),
will call Cool Springs in Williamson County its home.
Parallon recently inked a lease for approximately
83,000 square feet of executive office space in the
Eight Corporate Centre building at 6640 Carothers
Parkway. Parallon plans to move into the building by
November. HCA announced the launch of Parallon
Business Solutions in May. Parallon will offer health
care providers a range of services including
"revenue cycle and other business processes,
workforce management solutions, supply chain
services and the purchasing power of Health Trust
Purchasing Group," according to a news release
announcing its formation. Corporate Operations No
7/27/2011 Peak 10 Franklin Williamson Expansion 25 3,000
Peak 10 is a data center that provides servers for
their clients. The 3,000 SF addition is was
necessary to accommodate customer growth. They
now occupy 25,000 SF. Corporate Operations No
2/1/2012 Permobil Lebanon Wilson Expansion 100 0
Permobil manufactures high end wheel chairs and
other medical supplies.
Expanding a manufacturing center to Lebanon, TN.
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Phoenix Metals Spring Hill Maury Expansion 6 50,000
Phoenix Metals, a subsidiary of Reliance Steel &
Aluminum Co., creates a bridge between primary
metal producers and consumers. This enables us to
custom fit orders making us a one stop depot for all
of your metal service needs. Phoenix Metals is also
happy to process custom orders to fit your exacting
needs using our state-of-the-art processing
equipment.
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10/18/2011 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw & Pitman Nashville Davidson Relocation 150 25,000
Full service law firm specializing in energy, financial
services, real estate and technology. They will be
consolidating IT, Finance, HR, and Marketing. They
are based in New York and were established in San
Francisco in the late 1800. They have offices in New
York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, DC, San Diego,
Shanghai, Tokyo, London. Corporate Operations No
9/20/2011 Praxair, Inc. Clarksville Montgomery Relocation 3
Praxair has signed a multi-year contract with
Hemlock Semiconductor, to supply high-purity
hydrogen to their $1.2 billion polysilicon
manufacturing facility under construction in
Clarksville. Praxair will build and operate an on-site
hydrogen generating facility and supply liquid
hydrogen by truck.
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12/1/2011 Pro - Tech Industries, Inc. LaVergne Rutherford Expansion 24
Automotive aluminum accessories: tool boxes,
fenders and cab guards.
Pro-Tech Industries is a leading manufacturer of
quality truck accessories with distributors in all 50
states.
We have been committed to making the best
products for your truck and tractor trailer since 1981.
Our team, with over 160 members, has worked hard
to earn your trust and remains committed to
developing and producing the truck and tractor
trailer accessories that you need.
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12/1/2011 PTL Fabricators, LLC Clarksville Montgomery Expansion 25 0
PTL is a steel fabrication operation.
Services include: 1. Welding of aluminum, carbon
steel, galvanized & stainless steel, pipe fitting and
welding, plasma and oxy fuel cutting 2. Custom
Fabrication 3. Industrial Maintenance
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12/6/2011 PureSafety Franklin Williamson Expansion 0 0
Franklin-based PureSafety, a medical software
company, soon will be reaching a global audience
and adding consulting work to its services.
Underwriters Laboratories, a global product safety
firm based in Northbrook, Ill., closed a deal Tuesday
to acquire PureSafety, the second-largest
acquisition in UL’s history. Though the details of the
sale were not made public, UL’s largest acquisition
came in August when the company purchased STR
Holdings, a maker of solar power equipment, for
$275 million. Corporate Operations No
12/1/2011
Quickway Distribution Services Company,
llc Nashville Davidson Expansion 55 0
Provides general distribution & local refrigerated
trucking services. Expanding its supply chain and
warehouse to Nashville, TN.
Supply Chain /
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12/11/2012 R&D Fixtures Mount Juliet Wilson Expansion 25 0
For nearly 20 years, R&D Fixtures has been
providing food merchandising equipment to some of
the largest retail supermarkets in the United States
and Canada. We offer in-house engineering and
manufacturing, customization to match your brand
and décor, responsive & attentive service, energy
efficient design, and UL listed and NSF compliance.
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10/11/2011 RCTENN Gallatin Sumner Expansion 40 0
RCTENN has invested just under $500,000 in
equipment and added about 40 positions, with more
growth anticipated depending on certain pending
contract outcomes.
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12/1/2011 Ready Duct Nashville Davidson Expansion 20 0Ready Duct is a sheet metal fabrication.
Expanding their manufacturing to Nashville.
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9/13/2011 Remar Lebanon Wilson Expansion 234,000
Remar Inc. is the new corporate name of a privately
owned and certified Minority Business Enterprise
headquartered in Lebanon. Remar Inc.’s diverse
business lines include customized product
assembly, packaging, fulfillment, logistics, print
management, signage and a variety of customized
production and distribution services. The company
has also recently consolidated its operations from
multiple locations into a single 234,000 sq. ft.
production and warehouse facility at 6200 East
Division Street in Lebanon. Corporate Operations No
5/7/2012 Remind America Nashville Davidson Relocation
For over fifteen years, RemindAmerica has been
providing LIVE PATIENT REMINDER CALLS for
medical practices across the country. Studies have
proven that your patients are more likely to show up
for an appointment when confirmed by a person to
person conversation.
New to Medical Trade Center. A HIPAA-complaint
physician reminder service. Corporate Operations No
7/14/2011 Restaurant Depot Nashville Davidson Relocation 35 53,000
Restaurant Depot is locating a warehouse facility in
Nashville. Headquartered in New York, they are a
food service provider to mainly independent
restaurants and caterers.
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11/1/2011 Ricoh Business Services Nashville Davidson Expansion 67 0
Distributes copier and other office equipment repair
parts. Expanding manufacturing sector to Nashville,
Tennessee.
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12/1/2011 RJ Young Company Nashville Davidson Expansion 25 0
Whole Sale office equipment, provides document
management solutions, sales and leasing of copiers Corporate Operations No
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4/2/2012 Robinson Tire Nashville Davidson Relocation 75,000
Offers many services, including 2 and 4 wheel
computer alignment, tire rotation, precision tire
balancing , oil changes, brake services, including
rear-wheel disc brakes and antilock brakes, front
and rear suspension, including shocks and struts, air
conditioning recharge and repair, other under car
services, including axles, wheel cylinders, CV joints
and more Industrial No
4/1/2012 Rock Tenn Company Murfreesboro Rutherford Expansion 24
RockTenn is one of North America's leading
producers of corrugated and consumer packaging
and recycling solutions, with annualized net sales of
approximately $10 billion. Based in Norcross, GA,
we employ approximately 26,000 people and
operate more than 245 facilities worldwide
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11/4/2011 Rural Rhythm Mt. Juliet Wilson Relocation
Rural Rhythm Records is relocating from the Los
Angeles, CA area to Mt. Juliet, TN. Rural Rhythm is
an important label in the bluegrass and roots music
field. Corporate Operations No
10/12/2011 Saint Thomas Nashville Davidson Expansion 0 135,537
Saint Thomas Hospital is planning a $110 million
expansion that would include a new six-level patient
tower, The Tennessean reports. he hospital,
Nashville-based Saint Thomas Health Services
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flagship, is expected to file this week for a certificate
of need for the project. In addition to the new
135,537-square-foot tower, the project would
renovate 89,134 square feet of existing hospital
space. Healthcare No
2/13/2012 Saks Fifth Avenue LaVergne Rutherford Relocation 250 564,000
The new distribution and fulfillment center will
occupy approximately 564,000 square feet of leased
space and will be located in LaVergne, Tennessee,
which is in Rutherford County. The Company
expects the Tennessee facility to be operational by
August 2012 and ultimately to employ over 250 full-
time associates at complete capacity.
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3/21/2012 Salga Plastics Gallatin Sumner Expansion 100 0
Salga Plastics, of the ABC Group, has invested
some $2 million in new equipment and adding about
100 new jobs
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12/30/2011 Service Source Nashville Davidson Expansion 300 35,000
Over the next three years, ServiceSource could add
at least 150-200 jobs as it takes up an additional
20,000-35,000 square feet in the former Third
National Bank building at 201 Fourth Ave. N.
ServiceSource, a publicly traded company that helps
technology-based companies maximize support and
subscription revenue, plans to start the new hiring
by the spring. Positions to be added are in
accounting, finance, information technology and
sales. Corporate Operations No
12/31/2011 Shareholder Insight Nashville Davidson Relocation
Nashville-based CapControls, a provider of data
management tools for private companies, venture
capitalists and private equity groups, announced
today it has merged with Boulder, Colo.-based Qval
to form a new company, Shareholder InSite. The
new company will offer a suite of services and
software-based tools that manage portfolio data for
capital structure, develop financial measurements
and address audit requirements. Corporate Operations No
5/7/2012 Shelter Insurance Franklin Williamson Expansion 24 30,000
Shelter Insurance is buying 3.2 acres in Tollgate
Village — the self-contained “new urbanism”
community in Thompson’s Station — to build a two-
story state headquarters. The insurer hopes to start
construction by late summer on what will be a $3
million to $5 million investment, said Keith Curd,
director of facilities and services for Shelter
Insurance, based in Columbia, Mo. The planned
30,000-square-foot state headquarters will include
about 24 employees, who will move from the Cool
Springs office to operate a claims office, marketing
department and other mostly administrative
positions. It will not include agents or billing
services, Curd said. Shelter has been working with
Tollgate to make the project a reality for about a
year, Curd said.
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Shoals Technologies Portland Robertson Expansion 100 75,820
3/21/2012 Simpson Strong Tie Gallatin Sumner Expansion 40
Simpson Strong Tie, makers of air screw equipment,
is relocating about 40 positions from a Baltimore,
MD, plant to Gallatin
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11/2/2011 Solantic - CareSpot Express Healthcare Franklin Williamson Relocation 100 14,871
The headquarters for Solantic Corp., the urgent-care
medical chain co-founded by Gov. Rick Scott and
recently sold to an investment group, will move from
Jacksonville to Nashville by the end of the year.
Solantic stands for “South on the Atlantic.” Website
is www.solantic.com. Solantic is located at Maryland
Park Center 115 East Park Drive, Suite 300. They
occupy the entire 3rd floor which consists of 14,871
SF. Corporate Operations No
Soltility Spring Hill Maury Relocation 10 10,000
Soltility specializes in Solar Panel assembly and
installation.
Relocating their manufacturing to Spring Hill.
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4/1/2012 Southeast Emulsion
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Pleasant Maury Relocation 20 0Per the state. Southeast Emulsion manufactures
asphalt.
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12/1/2011 Southerland, Inc. Nashville Davidson Expansion 20
Manufactures mattresses and box springs.
Expanding this manufacturing center to Nashville. Advanced
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Southern Container Murfreesboro Rutherford Expansion 17
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Southwestern Investment Services announced
Friday that it’s moving its main office from Nashville
to an 11,000-square-foot office in Cool Springs.
Southwestern Investment Services is an
independent firm offering conservative and
comprehensive retirement planning through
Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Corporate Operations No
3/29/2011 Sperry Van Ness International Nashville Davidson Relocation
“SVNI continues to pursue a presence in strong
markets across the nation. We are pleased to
announce this new Nashville office which is led by
some of the region’s top brokers as part of our
strategic growth initiative,” said Kevin Maggiacomo,
chief executive officer and president of Sperry Van
Ness International. Investec Realty Services will
now operate as Sperry Van Ness® / Investec Realty
Services. The new office is located at 2400
Crestmoor Road, Suite 327, Nashville, TN and is led
by Anthony Lopes Corporate Operations Yes
Spirit Aerosystems Nashville Davidson Relocation 30
Square D Company Smyrna Rutherford Expansion 21
Manufactures electrical switchgear & circuit
breakers. Square D is expanding their
Lavergne Industrial instrument engineering center
by 25 jobs. The company designs and
manufactures electrical control and distribution
equipment company. Square D is a division of
Schneider Electric.
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2/27/2012 SunTrust Bank Nashville Davidson Expansion 6
SunTrust Bank company is moving a half-dozen
wealth management positions from East Tennessee
to Nashville, The Chattanooga Times Free Press
reports. A bank spokesman said the moves are for
"operating efficiency reasons." SunTrust Bank is the
third largest bank in Nashville, with a local market
share of 11.84 percent.Corporate Operations No
12/13/2011 Symmetry Medical Inc. Nashville Davidson Relocation 120
An Indiana-based surgical device manufacturer has
purchased a competing product division from
Johnson & Johnson for $165 Million. Symmetry
Medical Inc., which currently operates Specialty
Surgical Instrumentation in Nashville, is purchasing
the J&J division, Codman & Shurtleff Inc., with plans
to combine both companies in Nashville. The new
division, Symmetry Surgical, would have combined
annual sales of $100 million and more than 120
employees.
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3/21/2012 Tennessee Bun Dickson Dickson Expansion
Per Dickson County, expansion of the Dickson plant
where they make the hamburger buns for
McDonalds.
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7/14/2011 The Country Network Nashville Davidson Expansion 13
The network has signed a lease for the new studio
and production space at 40 Music Square West.
The network is a 24-hour country music channel.
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5/7/2012 The SSI Group Nashville Davidson Relocation
The company offers a wide range of provider / payer
/ physician services and technologies for managing
the revenue cycle - claims processing (ASP / Direct /
Clearinghouse), document management and
business office outsourcing of paper claims. The
company annually processes over 350 million
transactions totaling in excess of $700 billion in
billed electronic claims revenue for its providers. SSI
has over 400 employees and 2,400-plus clients
nationwide. New
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12/13/2011 The Tennessee Hospital Association Franklin Williamson Expansion 46 35,000
The Tennessee Hospital Association plans to move
its headquarters to Cool Springs. The association
plans to build a 30,000-square-foot building on the
land, Martin said. Its current headquarters, home to
46 employees, is located off Nolensville Pike near
the fairgrounds in Davidson County. The association
is purchasing about three acres at Westgate Circle
off Moore's Lane near Interstate 65, said J.T. Martin,
a commercial real estate broker with Southeast
Venture involved in the transaction. The property is
under contract. The seller is Dixie Land Co. Corporate Operations No
Thomas and Betts Portland Sumner Expansion 120 0
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Manufactures stamped metal automotive parts. The
company has been committed to world-class
manufacturing and has gradually expanded the
range of industries it serves to include refrigerating
machinery, air-conditioning systems, electronic
products, and office automation equipment, in
addition to automobile equipment.
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9/15/2011 TRG Customer Solutions Spring Hill Maury Relocation 835 50,000
TRG Customer Solutions will be taking 50,000
square feet of space in the Northfield Building to
operate a technical support center. They are hiring
for inbound tech support for a consumer electronics
company, and retention/sales agents for DirecTV. Corporate Operations No
TriStar Centennial Medical Center Spring Hill Maury Relocation 25 .
The TriStar ER at Spring Hill, a TriStar Centennial
Medical Center facility, will provide 24-hour
emergency services from board-certified emergency
medicine physicians. The 10,768-square-foot
emergency room will offer emergency diagnostic
and treatment services with a comprehensive
laboratory and state-of-the-art imaging
capabilities—including 64-slice CT scan technology,
the most often used diagnostic imaging resource in
emergency departments. A helipad will also be
installed to help expedite patient transfer should
they need a higher level of care. Healthcare No
12/1/2011 TS3 Technology, Inc. Franklin Williamson Expansion 50 0
The company is an electronic Contract
Manufacturing company specializing in printed
circuit board assemblies, wire harness, cable
assemblies and electomechanical assemblies.
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12/1/2011 Turner Machine Company Smyrna Rutherford Expansion 20
Machine Shop manufacturing automated machines,
storm shelters & automotive machinery.
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5/7/2012 V Alexander Nashville Davidson Relocation
V. Alexander’s vision is to be the world’s most
valued independent cargo dynamics provider.
Through VNET, our industry-leading data
communication system, the company has can have
seamless transfer of data whenever and wherever
possible, with no re-entry
New to Medical Trade Center. They are a supply
chain manager. Corporate Operations No
9/7/2011 Vacation Ownership Group Nashville Davidson Relocation 40 7,000
Vacation Ownership Group was launched in the
spring of last year to specialize in working with
timeshare owners "who are the victims of fraud and
misrepresentation." The company, which recently
also opened an office in Cape Cod, Mass., has
leased about 7,200 square feet in the Greenbrier
Business Park north of Nashville International
Airport for three years. Corporate Operations No
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3/9/2012 Vanderbilt University Franklin Williamson Expansion 25 18,000
Vanderbilt University Medical Center will build a new
$7.6 million laboratory in the Cool Springs Life
Sciences Center. The 18,000 square-foot laboratory
will allow Vanderbilt to consolidate its Center for
Neuroscience Drug Discovery. Healthcare No
7/1/2011 Verizon Wireless Franklin Williamson Expansion 300 0
Verizon Wireless has begun filling the remaining
300 jobs of 1,300 total employees they promised to
hire as part of a corporate relocation three years
ago. All the jobs will be in the company's $54 million,
191,142 square-foot facility off Mallory Station Road
in Cool Springs. Corporate Operations No
10/27/2011 Viacom Franklin Williamson Expansion 100 23,000
Viacom, MTV's Parent Company, is bringing
additional jobs to Middle Tennessee.
The company is relocating an accounting office from
out of state to Franklin, according to multiple
sources. The company has leased more than 23,000
square feet of space in the Three Corporate Center
office building in Cool Springs. Spectrum
Properties/Emery manages the building.
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3/20/2012 Video Gaming Technologies Brentwood Williamson Expansion 197 57,000
Brentwood-based Video Gaming Technologies, Inc.
is opening a technology center in Cool Springs later
this year. VGT, which makes gaming machines
found in casinos, is consolidating its operation in
Williamson County to help support "VGT’s future
growth strategy", the company said in a statement.
The company bought a 67,000 square foot facility at
308 Mallory Station Road from its previous owner
Louisiana Pacific Corp. for $5.8 million.
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9/23/2011 Waller Landsen Dortch & Davis Nashville Davidson Expansion
Clients trust Waller to help achieve their financial
and strategic goals. Because of our deep
understanding of their markets and their objectives,
and our commitment to achieving positive results,
corporate leadership and boards of directors seek
our counsel on a wide range of issues. Established
in 1905, Waller is one of the oldest law firms in
Tennessee. With 200 attorneys serving 10 core
industries, we can quickly assemble a multi-
dimensional team to address almost any matter.
Resigned lease downtown. Corporate Operations No
10/18/2011 Weir Minerals-Linatex Gallatin Sumner Expansion 26 12,000
Linatex merged with Weir Minerals and expanded
creating 26 new jobs and a 12,000 SF addition to
their facility in Gallatin. Corporate Operations United Kingdom
9/8/2011 Windsor - Part 2 Nashville Davidson Expansion 100 45,000
Windsor Health Plans is planning to add 200 new
jobs over the next few years through a consolidation
of its parent’s U.S. Medicare Advantage plan
operations here. With the move, Windsor will now
be the operations hub for owner Munich Re’s
Medicare Advantage plans across multiple U.S.
states, including those that have roughly 66,000
members overall that previously had been managed
by Sterling Health Corporate Operations No
9/8/2011 Windsor Part 1 Cool Springs Williamson Expansion 100 25,000
Windsor Health Plans is planning to add 200 new
jobs over the next few years through a consolidation
of its parent’s U.S. Medicare Advantage plan
operations here. With the move, Windsor will now
be the operations hub for owner Munich Re’s
Medicare Advantage plans across multiple U.S.
states, including those that have roughly 66,000
members overall that previously had been managed
by Sterling Health Corporate Operations No
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11/3/2011 Wirtgen Antioch Davidson Expansion 41 22,000
A Chambersburg manufacturer is moving its
operations to Tennessee. Vogele, which makes road
paving equipment in Chambersburg, is relocating to
another facility that is expanding near Nashville.
Vogele is a brand of the German-based Wirtgen
Group, which operates a plant in Antioch, Tenn.
Advanced
Manufacturing Germany
7/27/2011 Wiseman Ashworth Law Group Nashville Davidson Expansion 0 10,000
Wiseman Ashworth Law Group is a one year old
firm that is expanding its footprint in the Nashville
City Center. They will move on 9/1/11. Corporate Operations No
9/27/2011 Wonton Foods LaVergne Davidson Relocation 75 184,434
Wonton Foods, which bills itself as the nation’s
largest manufacturer of noodles and fortune
cookies, announced plans to start making and
distributing its products in Rutherford County. The
company has purchased a 184,434 square foot
building in LaVergne and is expected to hire about
75 people.
Advanced
Manufacturing China
4/9/2012 Xerox Nashville Davidson Expansion 60 0
Xerox on Monday morning said it plans to add at
least 60 people at its call center in Century City. The
global technology giant said its ACS division is
looking for customer service representatives, quality
assurance analysts, technical analysts and service
center managers. The new jobs will help the
company handle newly won business at its 20,000-
square-foot facility in the Highland Ridge III building
on Marriott Drive. Corporate Operations No
7/1/2011 Xtend Healthcare Hendersonville Sumner Expansion 141 0
Focusing on primary business office outsourcing,
the company that evolved into TransCend began in
1990 and rose to become a significant presence in
the field. Meanwhile, ARS developed an outstanding
track record for providing both a comprehensive
array of business office services.
Over the years, our team has served clients of all
types and sizes in all 50 states—from critical-access
hospitals to those with more than 2,000 beds, and
from individual facilities to multi-hospital health
systems. Healthcare is our exclusive focus.
Health Insurance Back Office Healthcare No
3/9/2012 Yates Construction Nashville Davidson Relocation
W.G. Yates & Sons Construction announced today
the opening of a new office in Nashville. The
Mississippi-based firm is working on several high-
profile projects in Tennessee, including the $84
million Nissan electric vehicle battery plant in
Smyrna, the $95 million Electrolux project in
Memphis and the $1.5 billion Wacker Chemie
polysilicon plant in Cleveland, Tenn. Corporate Operations No
