YOUR OCTOBER 2018 NEWS BULLETIN BRIEF FROM AROUND THE…
TENNESSEE
STONEPEAK CERAMICS INVESTING $70 MILLION IN TENNESSEE EXPANSION: Stonepeak Ceramics, Inc. will invest $70 million to expand operations and open a new production line at its Crossville, TN facility. The porcelain tile manufacturer will add approximately 160 full-time jobs at the facility over the next five years. SOURCE: CLICK HERE
TENNESSEE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME GROWTH OUTPACES SOUTHEAST REGION: Tennessee’s median household income increased by nearly 6 percent in 2017, the fifth highest rate in the U.S. Tennessee’s median income rose to $51,340. SOURCE:CLICK HERE
KENTUCKY
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO. PLANS $8.5M INVESTMENT; WILL ADD MORE THAN 150 JOBS IN SIMPSON COUNTY: Tractor Supply Co., a major rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, will create approximately 156 full-time jobs at its distribution facility in Franklin with an $8.5 million investment. SOURCE: CLICK HERE
NORTON HEALTHCARE RANKED 4TH IN HEALTHIEST 100 WORKPLACES IN AMERICA LIST: Norton Healthcare ranks No. 4 on the
2018 list of Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America by Healthiest Employers, a national leader in employee health analytics, best practices and benchmark data. The organization moved up two spots from No. 6 on the highly selective list. SOURCE: CLICK HERE
WEST VIRGINIA
UPSHUR COUNTY PIPELINE SITE PROVIDING JOBS, BOOST TO LOCAL ECONOMY: The Brushy Fork Construction Yard, located just a few miles outside of Buckhannon, is the base of operations for hundreds of contract workers employed to help Dominion Energy build a section of its Atlantic Coast Pipeline project. SOURCE:CLICK HERE
OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY ENERGIZING WEST VIRGINIA ECONOMY:
Oil and gas production is one of West Virginia’s fastest-growing and most successful industries, easily outpacing other sectors of the economy.